34. The Drums

34. The Drums - The Drums

The Drums are essentially Jonathan Pierce and Jacob Graham, childhood friends from, of course, Brooklyn. I just started listening to this album one day for the hell of it and really got into it. It is a synthesis of 80's and surfer rock music. They cite their influences as: The Wake, The Smiths, Joy Division, The Zombies, The Tough Alliance, The Legends, The Shangri-las and Orange Juice. Jacob also mentions that reverb in general has played a major role in their sound: "...If reverb didn´t exist we wouldn´t have bothered trying to start a band." I love the video below, reminds me of PB&J's Young Folks and the rest of their songs seem to have that Cure sounding guitar.



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