I first learned about The Drums from a promotional email, where I took one look at their photos and thought, "I’m totally going to despise this band." In fact, I was actually tempted to send their picture in to Look At This Fucking Hipster.
Then I listened
the song being promoted - fully expecting to hate it, of
course.
But I ended up loving it. People everywhere
often say "Don’t judge!" and I certainly shouldn’t have in
this case. Sure, the guys in the band look like
they're out of a hipster catalogue, but who really cares?
I know I don’t, especially considering they’ve released one of my
favorite pop albums of the year. It combines the
finely crafted, professional songwriting of the 1950’s with
the post-punk and electronic music of the ‘80s. It’s
an unlikely pairing of musical influences, really, but both
eras did feature music that spoke directly to teenagers,
communicating their thoughts, dreams, and feelings in a
simple and clear-cut language, so there is a sort of natural
connection. The Drums' self titled debut is a great
one. Pick it up!
- Dan Corbin -
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