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The Drums [hype post]

[taper link taken down, sry dus]

Okay, so I'll admit, I'm pretty late on jumping on The Drums bandwagon, but hey! I tried to be immune to the hype, be a rebel/elitist and 'Just-Say-No' to the increasing allure of a popular NYC indie pop band that ISN'T the Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Sorry guys, love yall, but NYC is in dire need of more twee).

And so, I finally caught them opening for Cymbals Eat Guitars at Brooklyn Bowl the other night along with my summer love: Real Estate, These Are Powers, and Suckers; much to my elitist chagrin, I actually... kinda liked them. A lot. And was really annoyed/disappointed that, for the most part, no one else was dancing along with them. I mean, for chrissakes, the frontman and the tambourinist/guitarist were shooting around the stage and flailing their arms, showing more energy in that one set than I've seen in full shows.

This whole surf/ocean/beach thing is kinda getting old, but while The Drums' 50s/60s/80s inspired take on it isn't the most original thing, in what's becoming a very crowded 'theme' (I see you Real Estate/Beach Fossils/Wavves/Best Coast/Vivian Girls/Crystal Stilts/etc.), they definitely stand out as a nice and poppy alternative to reverb soaked or fuzzed out competition.

I can't wait to see these guys blow up.

Just a Note: I Am Not Missing Camera Obscura [Again] in November

yep.

August 27-September 2nd = amazing

August 27th - Cymbals Eat Guitars/These Are Powers/The Drums/Real Estate @ Brooklyn Bowl

August 28th - REST

August 29th - Psychic Ills/Screaming Females/Zs/Silver Summit/Sharon van Etten/Future Islands/Air Waves/Boogie Boarder @ The Yard

August 30th - Lightning Bolt/who cares who else? @ Brooklyn/Broadway Backyard

August 31st - REST

September 1st - Stardeath & White Dwarfs/Dinowalrus@ Maxwells

September 2nd - Titus Andronicus/Smith Westerns/So So Glos @ Monster Island Basement

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