Not Many Experts

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Apparently, that’s all you need to know about New York based band The Drums, if many of their reviewers are the be believed. Obviously, it’s a fairly accurate comparison, but it’s far too simple. Fittingly, it’s the same accusation that some people are levelling at The Drums; their music’s just too basic. The band take a different view on matters: “[But] there’s an instant gratification in straightforward music. That’s why we love the 1950s. It was the beginning of basic pop music.”. Good point, well made. There’s also a temptation to associate uncomplicated music with poor song writing, but I think that the subtleties in The Drums’ music is perhaps the reason why they aren’t just going to be the biggest thing in slightly preppy pop since Vampire Weekend, but are unbelievably universally lauded by critics.

At the start of their biography, they say that “We only write about two feelings: one is the first day of summer when you and all of your friends are standing on the edge of a cliff watching the sun set and being overcome with all of your hopes and dreams at once. The other is when you’re walking alone in the rain and realize you will be alone forever.”At the moment I’ve only heard the first feeling, so look forward to how the second will manifest itself in their debut record, due out early next year. How it will turn out is anyone’s guess, but one thing’s for sure; The Drums are 2010’s first big tip.