SXSW 2012: The Drums at the Under The Radar Day Show [Photos]

Stream: The Drums | Portamento + Tour Dates

[Stream The Entire Album 'Portamento' Now]

Watch The Drums' "Visiomento":
Episode 1 - http://thedrums.com/visiomento/episodes/01.html
Episode 2 - http://thedrums.com/visiomento/episodes/02.html
Portamento is available for pre-order on iTunes now.

Tour Dates:
09-28 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
09-29 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
09-30 Montreal, QC - Evenko
10-01 Toronto, ON - The Mod Club
10-03 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
10-04 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
10-05 Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
10-06 Des Moines, IA - Vaudville Mews
10-10 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10-11 Vancouver, BC - Venue
10-12 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
10-14 San Francisco, CA - The Independent – Treasure Island Night Show
10-15 San Diego, CA - The Casbah
10-18 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex
10-20 Tempe, AZ - Sail Inn
10-22 Dallas, TX - The Loft
10-23 Austin, TX - The Parish
10-24 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
10-26 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
10-27 Orlando, FL - The Social
10-28 Miami, FL - Grand Central
10-31st Atlanta, GA - The Drunken Unicorn
11-03 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
11-05 Philadelphia, PA - Making Time at Voyeur Night Club
11-06 Washington, DC - The Black Cat

New Music from The Drums | "Money" [Stream] + Cover Art, Track Listing

The Drums have just posted the first single off their forthcoming album Portamento on their official website. The track entitled, "Money" sounds very similar to what we have come to expect from the band. (via)

The Drums - Money by WorkItMedia



Portamento Track Listing:

1. Book Of Revelation
2. Days
3. What You Were
4. Money
5. Hard To Love
6. I Don’t Know How To Love
7. Searching For Heaven
8. Please Don’t Leave
9. If He Likes It Let Him Do It
10. I Need A Doctor
11. In The Cold
12. How It Ended

Last Night: The Drums at the ND

The Drums returned to Austin Saturday night, bringing an energetic 45 minute set to the ND. The Drums stand out amongst the current crop of surf pop bands by infusing a bit of 1980’s Manchester to their sound. One part Brian Wilson and one part Tony Wilson.

The show opened with the excellent song “It Will All End In Tears,” though the night would not suffer that fate. It would all end in smiles and a sweaty dance floor. Singer Jonathan Pierce was in top form channeling his inner Morrissey. His microphone whips urged the crowd to get straight, go forward, and move ahead. By the time the exceedingly catchy “Me and the Moon,” was doled out, the group was hitting its stride. Despite the fact that guitarist Adam Kessler left the band earlier in the week, the group’s sound was as tight as their pinch-rolled jeans.

Also, Our good friends at Austin Town Hall had a different idea of the night. We highly recommend checking out their write up of the night and then watching the video below after to make up your own conclusions.

The Drums | "Down By The Water" Video

Seems The Drums got their choreography for their new video for "Down By The Water" from The Shangri-La's "Out In The Streets " video.

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Back in July, if you remember we told you The Drums would be hitting the road to go on tour. The band will be stopping by the ND on September 25th, purchase your tickets ($12) here.

The Drums Announce Fall Tour (w/ Austin Date)

I finally get to catch the only band that I wanted to see but didn't get to at SXSW. The album is one of the most promising debuts of the year and I can't wait to see how they are live. The band will be co-headlining the tour with Surfer Blood. Sad news for Austin is that SB will not be playing the Austin show. Full tour dates after the video...

The Drums and Surfer Blood on Tour

9/10: Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time
9/11 Providence, RI @ Jerky’s Live Music Hall
9/12: Washington, DC @ The 9:30 Club
9/13 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
9/15: Atlanta, GA @ Loft
9/17: Orlando, FL @ Social
9/18: Miami, FL @ Grand Central
9/19: Tampa, FL @ Crowbar
9/20 Gainesville, FL @ Common Ground Coffeehouse
9/21: Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
9/23: Houston, TX @ Walter’s (The Drums ONLY)
9/24: Dallas, TX @ Loft (The Drums ONLY)
9/25: Austin, TX @ ND (The Drums ONLY)
9/27: Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse
9/28 Pomona, CA @ Glass House
9/29: Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box
10/01: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
10/03: Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
10/04: Seattle, WA @ Neumos
10/05: Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
10/07: Boise, ID @ Neurlox
10/08: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/10: Denver, CO @ Bluebird
10/13: Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theater
10/14: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/16: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club (The Drums ONLY)
10/17: Montreal, QB @ La Sala/Petit Campus/Motore (The Drums ONLY)
10/18: Boston, MA @ Paradise (The Drums ONLY)
10/22: New York, NY @ Webster Hall

The Drums Get Stuck To The Ground

Video: The Drums on Jonathan Ross

I love that NME had The Drums on the cover this week with the bold title " The Best British Band From America". You have to admire that kind of hype.

Video: The Drums | Forever & Ever Amen

Having just finished an intimate sold out three-date UK tour (where they were watched by Morrissey, Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke of The Smiths), appearing on the Jonathan Ross show and supporting Florence and the Machine on her UK tour, The Drums are delighted to announce the release of debut album "The Drums" on June 7th. It's preceded by new single "Forever and Ever Amen" on May 31st.

Video: The Drums | "I Felt Stupid"

The Drums came highly recommended by a trusted source during and intense conversation about new music during New Years Eve festivities. So when we got some stuff on the band today in the mail I had to give it a listen. They are already being hyped as "The Coolest Band In New York" by NME and Pitchfork is premiering there video so expect success and (inevitable) backlash to follow. Till then we thought we would share the bands video for "I Felt Stupid". Totally digging the song and this is the first great new band I have heard in the New Year. Hype. Begins. Now.