Of all the blog buzz bands that I loved in 2009, the Drums have remained far more successful than nearly any of their peers, with monthly Spotify streams that surpass the combined listeners of Best Coast, Wavves, Washed Out, Sleigh Bells and Neon Indian.
"Better" is the whopping fifth single to be released from the forthcoming album Jonny, and with post-punk guitars that go from gothic menace to blissful bubblegum, plus singer Jonny Pierce's gasping melodrama, it sounds a hell of a lot like the project's early songs that made me want to go surfing all those years ago.
(ANTI- Records)"Better" is the whopping fifth single to be released from the forthcoming album Jonny, and with post-punk guitars that go from gothic menace to blissful bubblegum, plus singer Jonny Pierce's gasping melodrama, it sounds a hell of a lot like the project's early songs that made me want to go surfing all those years ago.