Watch: The Drums Reveal Music Video For "Body Chemistry"

The Drums have revealed the video for "Body Chemistry".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from the new album 'Brutalism', which came out earlier this month (April 5th) via Anti-Records. Get it here.

The video was directed by Anton Reva. Take a look below.

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New Entry: The Drums Reveal New Single "Loner"

The Drums have revealed their new single "Loner".

The song is taken from their upcoming new album 'Brutalism', which will be out tomorrow (April 5th) via Anti-Records. Pre-order your copy here.

Take a listen below.

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New Entry: The Drums Release New Single "626 Bedford Avenue"

The Drums have released their new single "626 Bedford Avenue".

The song is taken from their upcoming new album 'Brutalism', which will be out on April 5th via Anti-Records. Pre-order your copy here.

Speaking a bout the song Pierce said: I’m a big believer in making yourself vulnerable in personal relationships, and keeping your guard down. This song talks about how I sometimes make myself fully emotionally available to people who can’t reciprocate because of their own insecurities, and the frustration that ensues … This song is my tongue-in-cheek exploration of those ideas — being kind, not taking shit from anyone, and learning to hold people accountable for their own choices, while still holding some empathy for them... 

Take a listen below.

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The Drums Announce New LP 'Brutalism', Stream "Body Chemistry"

The Drums have announced the release of their new album titled 'Brutalism'.

The follow-up to 2017’s Abysmal Thoughts', will be out on April 5th via Anti-Records, and according to the press release, is defined by growth, transformation and questions, but It doesn't provide all the answers. Brutalism is a form of simplistic architecture defined by blocks of raw concrete. Pre-order your copy here.

The record is rooted in an emotional rawness but its layers are soft, intricate and warm, full of frivolous and exquisitely crafted pop songs that blast sunlight and high energy in the face of anxiety, solitude and crippling self-doubt.  

'Brutalism' is about a love so intense you feel destroyed by it, it is defined by vulnerability. It is truly pop at its core with thoroughly modern production. “I love pop but I feel that there's a sensitivity that's missing,” Pierce says of the landscape. He wants to sacrifice ego in favor of tenderness. “I wanted to make a pop record where I'm not declaring how great I am,” he laughs. “I'm questioning if I could ever be great? I'm a grown man saying: ' I feel more crazy than ever. I feel lost. I'm terrified of the future.'”” . 

The band have also shared the album's first single "Body Chemistry", take a listen below the record's tracklist.

Tracklist:

01. Pretty Cloud
02. Body Chemistry
03. 626 Bedford Avenue
04. Brutalism
05. Loner
06. I Wanna Go Back
07. Kiss It Away
08. Nervous
09. Blip of Joy

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New Entry: The Drums Premiere New Single "Meet Me In Mexico"

Brooklyn indie rock/pop/alt outfit The Drums have premiered their new single  "Meet Me In Mexico".

The song is out today (February 15) via Anti-Records.  Grab your copy here.

Have a listen below.

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New Entry: The Drums Share New Single "Heart Basel"

Brooklyn indie rock/pop outfit The Drums have shared their new single  "Heart Basel".

The song is taken from their forthcoming new album 'Abysmal Thoughts', which will be available on June 16 via Anti-Records.  Pre-order your copy here.

Have a listen below.

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Watch: The Drums Premiere "Blood Under My Belt" Music Video

Brooklyn indie rock/pop outfit The Drums have premiered the video for their latest single  "Blood Under My Belt."

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming new album 'Abysmal Thoughts', which will be available on June 16 via Anti-Records.  Pre-order your copy here.

The video was directed by CYCY Sanders. Watch it below.

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The Drums Announce New Album 'Abysmal Thoughts', Stream "Blood Under My Belt"

Brooklyn indie rock/pop outfit The Drums have announced the release of their new album 'Abysmal Thoughts'.

The follow-up to 2014’s Encyclopedia will be out on June 16 via Anti-Records, and was recorded by frontman and founder Jonny Pierce, who also wrote all the songs and played all the instruments. Jonathan Schenke (Parquet Courts, Mannequin Pussy) served as engineer.  Pre-order your copy here.

"Happiness can be confusing to me," says Pierce. “It shows up out of nowhere, and before you can even get used to it, it’s vanished. But Abysmal Thoughts? I can rely on them—and with the political chaos that is raining down, who knows when these dark feelings will subside?” . 

The band have also shared the album's first single "Blood Under My Belt."

Check out the tracklist and listen the new single below.

01. Mirror
02. I’ll Fight For Your Life
03. Blood Under My Belt
04. Heart Basel
05. Shoot The Sun Down
06. Head Of The Horse
07. Under The Ice
08. Are U Fucked
09. Your Tenderness
10. Rich Kids
11. If All We Share (Means Nothing)
12. Abysmal Thoughts

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Watch: The Drums Unveil Music Video For "There is Nothing Left"

Brooklyn indie rock/pop duo The Drums have released the official video for their current single "There is Nothing Left".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their latest album 'Encyclopedia', which came out last year. Get the album here.

The clip was directed by David Gantz + Theo Cohn. Watch it below.

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Watch: Johnny Aries Airs "This Grave Is My Bed Tonight" New Video

Singer/songwriter Johnny Aries (of The Drums, and Two Wounded Birds frontman) has aired the video for "This Grave Is My Bed Tonight".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from his debut solo album titled 'Unbloomed', released back in August via French Kiss. Get it here.

Watch the video below.

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Watch: The Drums Release Music Video For "I Can't Pretend"

Brooklyn indie rock/pop duo The Drums have released the official video for their latest single "I Can't Pretend".

The song is part of our current playlist and is the second single taken from their recent album 'Encyclopedia', which came out last month (September 23). Get the album here.

Watch the video below.

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Watch: The Drums Share Lyric Video For New Single "I Can't Pretend"

Brooklyn indie rock/pop duo The Drums have shared a lyric video for their new single "I Can't Pretend".

The song is part of our current playlist and is the second single taken from their forthcoming new album 'Encyclopedia', which will be out on September 23. Pre-order the album here.

Watch the video below.

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Watch: The Drums Preview New Album 'Encyclopedia' With Teaser Video

The Drums have shared a new video with a selection of a few songs from their upcoming new album 'Encyclopedia', which will be out on September 23 via Minor Records.

The video, directed by The Drums, features the songs "Kiss Me Again", "I Hope Time Doesn't Change Him", "Let Me" and the previously shared "Magic Mountain", all of them sound really promising.

 Pre-order the album here, and take a look at the video below.

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The Drums' Johnny Aries Announces Debut Solo Album 'Unbloomed'

The Drums' guitarist Johnny Aries has announced he will release his debut solo album titled 'Unbloomed' on August 26 via French Kiss.

Aries moved from his native England to New York last year, and the album was recorded in Brooklyn, "it’s something a parting shot towards England and my old life," Aries says. "Some of the songs are me lamenting things I’ve done, but some are also about letting go and looking toward greener pastures."

"All of these songs were written as soon as I got to New York. I felt like I had a fresh start and I should make something unhinged from anything people expected from me. It was a clean page for me to start something exciting." He explains.

"I wanted to make a record, and it felt like the best chance to do that would be when I came to America. I wanted to take the upheaval of my old band breaking up and moving here, and all the changes that came with that, and push them into this.”

Unbloomed isn't all about feeling blue, though. "I’m just looking for happiness, really; I’m trying to make sense of everything going on around me. The best thing to come out of that is the lyrical quality of the songs—it’s romantic, I suppose." 

'Unbloomed' tracklist:

01. Unbloomed
02. This Grave Is My Bed Tonight
03. Bodybag
04. We’re Just Girls And Boys
05. To Be Desired
06. Human Nature
07. I’m A Dreamer
08. Ambulette Tape
09. You Belong To Me
10. Great Expectations

Aries has also shared the first taste of this solo effort "This Grave Is My Bed Tonight", a melancholic-pop song that has been added to our current playlist.

In related news, Aries' first record with The Drums 'Encyclopedia' will be released in September.

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Watch: The Drums Premiere Music Video For New Single "Magic Mountain"

Brooklyn indie rock/pop duo The Drums have premiered the video for their infectious new single "Magic Mountain".

The song is our current Single of the Week and is taken from their forthcoming new album 'Encyclopedia', which will be out on September 23. 

Pre-order the album here now and get an instant download of the song.

The black and white video was directed by the Drums and filmed by Gorjan Lauseger. Watch it below.

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The Drums Announce New Album 'Encyclopedia'

Over the last week, Brooklyn indie rock/pop duo The Drums, have slowly unveiled the details of their eagerly-anticipated return, first announcing their U.S. tour set for September, then they shared "Magic Mountain", and today they have announced the full details for the follow-up to 2011's Portamento. 

Titled 'Encyclopedia', The Drums' third album features 12 tracks and is due out September 23rd.

Speaking to the press, frontman Jonny Pierce told: "Encyclopedia is full of magic and surprise while maintaining a serious, more weighty tone throughout. We were feeling very angry, confused and alone when we made this album, and we wanted to be very honest this time around, even if being honest meant making some people uncomfortable. We've left the beach for higher ground, always searching for hope.”

'Encyclopedia' Tracklist:

01. Magic Mountain

02. I Can’t Pretend

03. I Hope Times Doesn’t Change Him

04. Kiss Me Again

05. Let Me

06. Break My Heart

07. Face Of God

08. U.S. National Park

09. Deep In My Heart

10. Bell Laboratories

11. There Is Nothing Left

12. Wild Geese

Re-visit the album's lead single "Magic Mountain" below.

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The Drums Share "Magic Mountain", First New Track In 3 Years

Last Week, Brooklyn NY indie poppers The Drums announced the release of their new single "Magic Mountain" for September, now the band are streaming the track.

Speaking about the song, vocalist Jonny Pierce says: 

"Not since the Summertime EP has it been just Jacob and I left up to our own devices. Now that we’re back to just the two founding members, we figured we could do whatever we wanted and run with it. Together, we had just one goal: let go of any preconceived ideas that anyone has about The Drums and make songs to be as grand and majestic as we want them to be. "Magic Mountain" is a sparkling reflection of our last three years. It's about shedding off what binds you and protecting whats good, finding a safe place away from everyone and everything that wants to destroy you." (via Noisey).

Have a listen to the infectious track below, it has been added to our current playlist.

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The Drums Announce New Single "Magic Mountain" And North American Tour

Brooklyn NY indie poppers The Drums have announced that they will release a new single called "Magic Mountain" this summer.

In addition to the band's new song, which follows the release of their 2011's sophomore album 'Portamento', they will also be touring North America this September.

Watch a teaser video and the tour dates below.

The Drums North America Tour - Autumn 2014

15-Sep Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
16-Sep Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
17-Sep Washington, DC 9:30
20-Sep New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
22-Sep Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
24-Sep Montreal, QC Cabaret Mile-End
25-Sep Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall
27-Sep Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
29-Sep Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
1-Oct Denver, CO Gothic Theatre
2-Oct Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
3-Oct Sacramento, CA TBD FESTIVAL
5-Oct Los Angeles, CA Mayan Theatre
6-Oct San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
8-Oct Portland, OR Portland Star
9-Oct Seattle, WA Neumo's
10-Oct Vancouver, BC Fortune

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The Drums' Jonny Pierce Announces Solo Album, Streams New Track

The Drums frontman Jonny Pierce has announced that he will release his solo album debut, written, recorded and produced by himself, early next year.

"Some might say it's strange for a man to bare his soul the way I do on this album but I wanted to do something that exposed me for who I am even more so than anything I have done with The Drums ... I wanted to be as self-indulgent as possible with this album. This is pop done the way I think it should be done." Says Pierce about the album.

He has also released the video for his new song "I Didn't Realise", watch it below.

That's all the information we have so far, we'll keep you updated.

The Drums Working On New Album

The Drums have confirmed they are currently working on a new album, and hope to have the record released this year.

The band’s frontman Jonathan Pierce explained in an interview how the recording process is closely linked to the formula which produced their successful debut.

“This year we’ll put something out. We’re writing and recording every day in New York. Currently recording in our kitchen so it’s a very home spun effort again,’ he said. “Right now its just guitar based, drums, vocals and I’ve bought this really old modular analogue synthesiser from Tokyo that we’re sort of implementing.”

The Drums were treated to a big build up towards the end of 2009 and into early 2010, featuring prominently on the BBC‘s annual Sound Of rundown, while KOOL ROCK RADIO included them in the top 10 of the Best New Bands of 2009.

The follow-up to their successful 2010 self-titled debut will be released later this year.