Beams (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Beams
Type = studio
Artist = The Presets


Released = 20 May 2005
Recorded =
Genre = Electronic
Length =
Label = Modular
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h9foxq9dldke link]
* FasterLouder (very positive) [http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/3207/ link]
* Pitchfork Media (3.7/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/36567/The_Presets_Beams 20 Jun 2006]
* PopMatters (7/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/1266/the_presets_beams/ link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/9940999/review/10396696/beams link]
Last album = "Girl and the Sea"
(2004)
This album = "Beams"
(2005)
Next album = "Are You the One?"
(2005)
Misc = Singles
Name = Beams
Type = studio
single 1 = Girl and the Sea
single 1 date = 2004
single 2 = Are You the One?
single 2 date = 2005
single 3 = I Go Hard, I Go Home
single 3 date = 2006

"Beams" is the debut full length album from Sydney's electronic band The Presets. This album was released on Modular Recordings on 20 May 2005 in Australia. Eventually, "Beams" was followed by "Apocalypso" in 2008.

Track listing

# "Steamworks" – 4:36
# "Are You the One?" – 3:24
# "Down Down Down" – 3:17
# "Girl and the Sea" – 4:46
# "Black Background" – 1:39
# "Worms" – 4:00
# "Kitty in the Middle" – 2:42
# "Hill Stuck" – 1:47
# "Girl (You Chew My Mind Up)" – 3:52
# "I Go Hard, I Go Home" – 5:04
# "Bad Up Your Betterness" – 4:11
# "Beams" – 3:42

Personnel

*Julian Hamilton - Vocals, Keyboards
*Kim Moyes - Drums, Keyboards