So have you heard The Drums yet then? No, where the hell have you been?!?! Tipped as the next big thing to come out of New York, The Drums have been receiving plaudits from all the usual candidates who line-up to drool and dribble over the next big thing to come out of anybody's arse. For example: PR Persona "Oh did you hear Steve just crapped out an annoyingly cute ukulele band from Tanzania who have a dwarf who yodels." Reporter from well known music publication "OMG we have to get them on the cover wearing nothing but leopard print, we'll tip them to be the best thing in music since Phil Collins retired, and we'll go with the headline 'BIGGEST UKULELE DWARF IN THE WORLD?'" OK OK maybe I'm going off point but what I'm trying to say is don't we all hate hyped bands we're told to love?

Well now it's time to change as The Drums live up to the praise and hysteria and well I'm only going to go and bloody join in. With 'Let's Go Surfing' The Drums employ the well trodden sound of surf-rock that did so well for The Shins just lately but where The Drums differ is that they unashamedly hurl themselves into it headfirst and begin to breaststroke the shit out of it. With whirling guitars and drenched vocals exclaiming "Oh mama I want to go surfing / Oh mama I don't care about nothing" it's both exhilarating and strangely annoying yet I love it.

'Don't Be A Jerk, Johnny' again borrows heavily from a bygone era whilst also sounding like The Cure's 'Close To Me.' It's a beautiful track despite the refrain of "Believe in something / You're full of horse shit." How lovely! But it's such an uplifting track that this does little to dissuade you, hell even my Dad loved it and he hates everything except The Beatles.


The Drums may not do anything particularly new or inspiring but they do their thing so subtly well that it's hard not to admire and find yourself cascading away with it's gentle melodies. I urge you to get this now do not miss out.