Drums and Guns

Studio album by Low

Released

20 March 2007

Recorded

2006

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

41:22

Low chronology

The Great Destroyer
(2005)

Drums and Guns
(2007)

C'mon
(2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
CLUAS	(7/10)^[2]
NME	(7/10)^[3]
Pitchfork Media	(8.1/10)^[4]
PopMatters	(8/10)^[5]

Drums and Guns is the eighth full-length album by indie rock band Low. It is the second album they recorded with producer Dave Fridmann (The Great Destroyer). The album was partially inspired by the war in Iraq.^[1] It was released on March 20, 2007, on Sub Pop records.

Track listing

"Pretty People" – 3:01
"Belarus" – 3:17
"Breaker" – 2:53
"Dragonfly" – 3:44
"Sandinista" – 2:22
"Always Fade" – 3:57
"Dust on the Window" – 4:12
"Hatchet" – 2:18
"Your Poison" – 1:13
"Take Your Time" – 4:18
"In Silence" – 2:46
"Murderer" – 3:43
"Violent Past" – 3:38

Charts

Charts (2007)	Peak position
Belgium (Flanders) (Ultratop 50)^[6]	60
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	54
Italy (FIMI)^[8]	68
United States Billboard 200^[9]	196
Billboard Top Heatseekers^[9]	8
Billboard Top Independent Albums^[9]	26

References

1 2 "Allmusic Review".
↑ "CLUAS Review".
↑ "NME Review".
↑ "Pitchfork Review".
↑ "PopMatters Review".
↑ "Belgium: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending April 7, 2007". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
↑ "Ireland: Top 75 Albums, Week Ending April 12, 2007". GfK. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
↑ "Italy: Top 100 Albums, Week Ending March 20, 2007". aCharts. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
1 2 3 "Drums & Guns Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-08-25.

External links

"Song of the Day: An Air of Portent That Borders on Menace", by Stephen Thompson, from NPR.org, April 2, 2007 (features "Belarus")

Low

Steve Garrington Mimi Parker Alan Sparhawk John Nichols Zak Sally Matt Livingston

Studio albums	I Could Live in Hope Long Division The Curtain Hits the Cast Secret Name Things We Lost in the Fire Trust The Great Destroyer Drums and Guns C'mon The Invisible Way Ones and Sixes

Other albums	Maybe They Are Not Liking the Human Beings One More Reason to Forget OwL Remix Paris '99: "Anthony, Are You Around?" A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides and Rarities

EPs	Low Finally... Transmission Songs for a Dead Pilot Christmas Bombscare The Exit Papers In the Fishtank 7 Tonight the Monkeys Die: Low Remixed Murderer

Singles	"Over the Ocean" "If You Were Born Today (Song for Little Baby Jesus)" "Venus" "Joan of Arc" "Immune" "Dinosaur Act" "K./Low" "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" "Canada" "David & Jude" "California" "Tonight" "Hatchet"

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