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About The Drums
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Formed
2008
Genre
Alternative
Indie-pop band The Drums was formed in 2008 by Jonny Pierce, formerly the frontman of the synth-pop act Elkland.
∙ Their debut single, 2010’s “Let’s Go Surfing,” appeared in a national car commercial and also made NME’s 2011 list of the 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years.
∙ Jonny Pierce cowrote “You Gave Me Nothing” and the Ghostface Killah-featuring “Lose It (In the End)” on Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.’s 2010 album, Record Collection.
∙ The Drums collaborated with Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins on the 2011 song “In Your Eyes.”
∙ They have had four albums reach the Top 10 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart, including 2019’s Brutalism.
Members of The Drums include, or have included, Jonathan Pierce, Jonny Pierce, Connor Hanwick and more.
Influenced by The DrumsThe Drums has influenced the music of Kross Irwin, Los Animales También Se Suicidan, The Boring Tapes and more.
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