Bring It Down is the debut album by New York City-based alternative rock band Madder Rose.

"Swim" increased the band's popularity in the UK thanks to the single's promotion by John Peel of the BBC.

[3] Bring it Down received mainly positive reviews upon its release, and prompted many British critics to proclaim Madder Rose as the second coming of the Velvet Underground.

"[6] Another favorable retrospective assessment came from Everett True, who wrote in 2009 that the album was "pretty gorgeous".

[7] In addition, in a favorable review, Rachel Felder compared Madder Rose's guitar sound to that of Dinosaur Jr. and My Bloody Valentine.