Following a stream of interesting Post-Punk Indie coming from Brooklyn, New York, The Drums are a band that on first glance seem to be jumping on the bandwagon of Vampire Weekend. They came to the attention of hardcore Indie fans on the back of "Kitsune-Maison"s compilation CD for 2009. The single that their label seems to be pushing is "Lets Go Surfing", an arfobeat, math rock influenced record that is bound to getting you smiling. Although the lyrics seem slightly basic, "O woman, I wanna go surfing", the music offers promise that the EP "Summertime", will be one of those indulgent than will take you through the week with a smile on your face.
As you Progress through the album, elements of brilliance can be found. The dual vocals and light drums are given a dynamic in the form of a synthesised riff throughout that has seems akin to MGMT. Constant stop start bombardment of single guitar notes as opposed to chords shows the maturity of this band and how it has taken the best of the British new wave of Post-Punk Indie with the original Cure-Esq approach of their melodies. This can be seen in "Make You Mine" and "By the Water".
The band are due to feature on the NME awards tour 2010. This will be, in my opinion, the making or breaking of the band. Last years NME awards tour spelt disaster for the headliners Glasvegas whom were walked out on in many venues. However, the platform of this tour could set this band for success as seen by last years tourists, White Lies and Florence and The Machine.
This band deserves a listen to, as they have managed to create a sound that may not be new in any respect but resonates an air of magic that can lift the audiences of festival tents on rainy days.
http://www.myspace.com/thedrumsforever
Artist Score 6.5/10
Sounds Like : Vampire Weekend, The Cure.
Listen to: Lets Go Surfing, Saddest Summer, Make You Mine.
By Dai Wells
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