Song · DMA's
“Criminals” by DMA's
From the album The Glow (2020)
“Criminals” by DMA's appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2020. It was first released in 2020 on the album The Glow. Its best result is #32 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #153 alternative song of 2020.
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"Criminals" came together in the last few days of the sessions for The Glow, the third album from Australian band DMA's, and it went out as the record's fifth single in 2020 after a premiere on Triple J. It's a song in two halves: a slow, mellow opening minute of piano and frontman Tommy O'Dell's soft voice, then a lurch into full-blown dance-pop, all punchy groove and uplift.
The Edge's Josh Regan Matthews gave it 4 out of 5 and called it a bold experiment that came off. The band played it at the 2020 AFL Grand Final, and the Avalanches' remix went on to win Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single at the 2021 AIR Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 32 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020 | 100 |
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