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The Drums - Let's Go Surfing
"Let's Go Surfing" is the debut single by American band, The Drums, to be released from their self-titled debut album. The single was first released in the UK on 15 September 2009 as the lead single from the band's EP Summertime!, but was later re-released on 9 August 2010. On both releases, the track was released as a double A-side with the Summertime! EP exclusive track "Don't Be A Jerk, Johnny", although only the lead track received chart placement in the UK. An excerpt of the song was used in advertising for Volkswagen. Grab the hottest Drums merch around click here.
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Drums Bio
The Drums are an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York, with members stemming from the shortlived band Elkland (formerly Goat Explosion). The band is currently on the Moshi Moshi/Island (UK), Popfrenzy (AU) and Downtown (US) labels.Formation
Founder members Jonathan Pierce and Jacob Graham first became friends as children, having met at a summer camp. Soon after their first meeting they formed the electro-pop group Goat Explosion, touring in North America.
The two separated for several years: Pierce formed indie rock group Elkland which quickly gained attention and was signed by Columbia Records; meanwhile, Graham formed 'Horse Shoes' which was signed by Shelflife Records. Eventually, having both grown tired of electronic music, they decided to switch from synthesizers to guitars, and formed the Drums in late 2006 in New York, recruiting drummer Connor Hanwick.
Career
In December 2009, the band were shortlisted as one of the 15 music acts for the BBC Sound of 2010. Subsequently, they placed at #5 in this list on 4 January 2010. The Drums also appeared in Cliché Magazine's December '09/January '10 issue. The article featured an exclusive interview by Executive Editor Miguel Ángel Jimenez and drummer Connor Hanwick. In NME's first issue of 2010 they were named number 1 in the magazine's top tips for the year as well as in Clash Magazine's Tips for 2010. The Drums were also voted 'Best Hope for 2010' in Pitchfork Media's 2009 Readers' Poll.
In February 2010, the band played venues around the UK on the 2010 NME Awards Tour alongside The Maccabees, Bombay Bicycle Club and The Big Pink, going on to play support band for Florence and The Machine's 2010 Cosmic Love tour. In June 2010, they played as one of the support bands for Kings of Leon in Hyde Park, London.
On May 7, 2010, they appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross where they performed "Best Friend".
On September 16, 2010 it was announced on the band's Facebook page and website that guitarist Adam Kessler had left the band.
On May 5, 2011 it was reported by the NME that the Drums had expanded their live line-up to include Chris Stein and Myles Matheny (of Violens).
After the disaster in Japan, the Drums released the single "The New World" on April 11th.
The Drums have recently revealed that their second album is called 'Portamento', symbolising going from one point to another. They also revealed that they almost split at the end of June due to stylistic disagreements.
Influences
The band cite their major influences as The Wake, The Smiths, Joy Division, The Tough Alliance, The Legends, The Shangri-las, The Embassy,and Orange Juice. Graham also mentions that reverb in general has played a major role in their sound: "...If reverb didn't exist we wouldn't have bothered trying to start a band."
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