aaamusic | On 13, Oct 2011

THE DRUMS

NEW SINGLE ‘HOW IT ENDED’ OUT OCT 31ST

NEW VIDEO PAYS TRIBUTE TO LONDON & NYC

LABEL: MOSHI MOSHI/ISLAND

www.thedrums.com – @thedrumsforever

 

“A class act” The Independent 4****

“As crystal clear as the air around them” The Times 4****

“A thrilling live act” Evening Standard 4****

“Pop gold” Metro 4****

“A mesmerising barrage of hyper-melodiousness” Uncut 4****

“Genius pop songs” NME 7/10

 

The Drums return with their second single from new album ‘Portamento’, releasing ‘How It Ended’ on October 31st through Moshi Moshi/Island.

Fast becoming a live favourite, the final track on the record ‘How It Ended’ comes with a video recorded whilst the band were in London for their three heaving, sold out, intimate album launch shows last month.

“[London] is a place that brings me a good level of comfort and at the same time keeps me on edge, which I think any great city should do,“says The Drums front man Jonny Pierce. “We took three days for filming which happened to be the same three days that we were playing a few small intimate shows around London. It made us a bit nostalgic because it was just like the first time we came to London as a band, and our worlds changed forever.”

 

Says director Patrick Roberts: “For Jonny, this is a very personal song. We wanted to convey a tone of recollection, memory, and longing. While the lyrical content could refer to a person, we wanted to play with the idea that it could also refer to a place.

 

“We chose to incorporate figures that were ghostly, painterly, and saturated in color. We wanted a video that retained a sense of human touch. Something visceral and intimate.”

 

See the video for ‘How it Ended’ here: http://youtu.be/A3Fi8kDGyo0

 

The Drums will be back in November for a full UK tour, with the Manchester and London shows already sold out – all dates listed below. Now a quintet live, The Drums showcase a newfound vitality and rawer, more dynamic sound. Former guitarist Jacob Graham‘s soaring synthesizers and multi-instrumentalist Myles Matheny‘s driving live bass have completely revitalised and enriched the live sound, presenting ‘Portamento’’s songs in a big, bold way and giving new life to fan favourites.

 

Additionally, The Drums’ new web series, ‘VISIOMENTO’, has a new episode running every Tuesday. Coming up soon, the band has promised; Jacob Graham’s “New Technologies In Music”, exclusive in-studio performances of songs from ‘Portamento’, plus Jonny Pierce interviewing a special guest.

 

Watch this space www.thedrums.com/visiomento/ every Tuesday for VISIOMENTO

 

SEE THE DRUMS LIVE:

 

Mon 28-Nov Birmingham Institute The Library

Tue 29-Nov Newcastle O2 Academy

Wed 30-Nov Leeds Metropolitan University

Sat 03-Dec Glasgow O2 ABC

Sun 04-Dec Edinburgh Picture House

Mon 05-Dec Cambridge Junction

Tue 06-Dec Portsmouth Pyramids Centre

Thu 08-Dec Bristol O2 Academy

Fri 09-Dec London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire *SOLD OUT*

Sat 10-Dec Manchester Ritz *SOLD OUT*

 

The Drums are:

Jonny Pierce – vocals

Jacob Graham – synths

Connor Hanwick – guitar