Email this story Printable version 'Days' is the third single to be taken from The Drums' second album 'Portamento', standing out for its sparse thorny guitar, foreboding harmonies and crest-fallen sentiment and showcasing The Drums' knack for making the melancholy feel so alluring and cathartic.
The Drums' frontman Jonny Pierce explains, 'When I wrote and recorded it I thought it might be just another heartbreak song, but when I listened back to it I saw it was more than that. It was a reaction to years of trying to make things work one way and then having a breakthrough and realizing sometimes you have to start over completely from scratch to be at peace with yourself. '
The single's release date of February 27th 2012 also sees The Drums headline an NME Awards Show at London's Roundhouse as part of a short UK tour. Support will come from Spector.
Prior to these dates, the band will be heading to Australia and Singapore for the Laneway Festival and two shows in Melbourne and Sydney with Cults.
'Portamento' - released just over a year since The Drums' debut - reveals a band tugging lightly at the boundaries of their sound while still retaining their recognizable sonic signatures. Sweet rushes of melody and brittle synthesizer sheens colliding with wiry Spector-esque guitar lines are still very much present, but singer, Jonny Pierce's lyrics have assumed a deeper, personal tone and coupled with the band's own more expansive production, 'Portamento' is a more complex, but ultimately more rewarding listen than their debut.
To accommodate the record's sonic expansiveness, the band has swollen to a quintet live, augmented by two auxiliary members including good friend Myles Matheny on guitar and bass. Also gone are the backing tracks used for the bulk of their live shows previously, thus lending their performances a more visceral, spontaneous feel, in line with the aesthetic of the new album.
Full 2012 UK tour dates:
February 26: Liverpool, O2 Academy ' venue upgrade
February 27: London, Roundhouse (NME Awards Show)
February 28: Oxford, O2 Academy ' venue upgrade The Drums are:
Jonny Pierce - vocals
Jacob Graham - synths
Connor Hanwick ' guitar
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