The Drums

Release Date: 10/13/2023
Format: 2 X LP
Label: Anti, Epitaph
Release type: Eco-Mix Colored Double Vinyl LP Pressing

On his latest album as The Drums, New York-based indie pop artist Jonny Pierce plunges into the work of healing from childhood trauma and the long shadow it casts over adulthood. The sparkling, eponymous Jonny unfurls a love letter to a galaxy of younger selves, all hungry to be nourished, all rejoicing now that they finally get to belong. Playful, heartbreaking, raucous, and serene all in turn, Jonny embraces the mess of life in all it's facets. It renders the magic that happens when you fall in love with yourself down to the marrow.

Soaring to alt-pop prestige on arrival, The Drums have released studio albums that deftly walk the line of aching melancholy and irresistible pop sensibilities, presented through a kaleidoscope of pastel guitars, reverb, modular synthesizers and drum machines. It's a sound that's wholly unique, and unmistakably The Drums. The Drums' music remains timeless, as evidenced by the recent explosion of their RIAA Gold-certified song Money, which first appeared on their breakout sophomore album Portamento, reaching #1on the Alternative Global Shazam Chart and #2 on the TikTok Global Hashtag Chart.

1. I Want It All 
2. Isolette 
3. I'm Still Scared
4. Better
5. Harms
6. Little Jonny
7. Plastic Envelope 
8. Protect Him Always 
9. Be Gentle
10. Dying
11. Green Grass
12. Obvious 
13. The Flowers 
14. Teach My Body
15. Pool God
16. I Used To Want To Die