Strange Creatures
by Drenge
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Glide Magazine
    Feb 25, 2019
    80
    It’s much more textural [than 2015's Undertow], drawing a lot from new wave and shoegaze, with drummer Rory Loveless (Eoin’s brother) always luring the song back to those rock roots. The combination works and keeps the album from sounding like an 80’s tribute record.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 21, 2019
    80
    Strange Creatures is an audacious and gratifying return that makes you want to envelope yourself in its gloom.
  3. The Quietus
    Feb 21, 2019
    80
    This record is perhaps the first time we see Drenge exploiting the additions that were initially made to their live band, and exploring the expanded instrumentation to its full potential.
  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 11, 2019
    70
    Dark, twisted, twisting. [Apr 2019, p.89]
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6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. goodintentions9
    Feb 4, 2023
    10
    Drenge build on their last two releases and expand their sound. All the promo I've seen calls this a "nocturnal" record, and that's really theDrenge build on their last two releases and expand their sound. All the promo I've seen calls this a "nocturnal" record, and that's really the best word for it. What I don't have a word for is the genre that it falls into - your guess is as good as mine. Rock? Indie? Grunge? Punk? Pop? I can see this album being polarizing for fans of their previous work, but I love the new direction and want to see where they're going next. (Though it's going on four years since this album came out, so let's hope there will be a next one.)
    Favorite tracks: Avalanches, Strange Creatures, No Flesh Road    … Full Review »
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