The Drums: Transparent Blue Vinyl LP

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Label: Integral Distribution Services
Release Date: 16th October

The Drums arrived in the late 00s/early 10s with the kind of hype that can really jar, sitting at the tailend of a time when NME's relevance was burning it's last embers, Pitchfork was at it's peak and the BBC's Sound of poll kinda mattered. This lo-fi surf-pop indie outfit appeared with drum machines, cooing vocals and tunes so hooky they soundtracked a decade of adverts. Listening now, this record is loaded with the kind of insta-indie pop satisfaction that made the CD purchase worth it. 

Overview:

The Drums is the debut studio album by American indie pop band The Drums. It was released June 7, 2010. The album contains the singles "Let's Go Surfing," "Best Friend," "Me and the Moon" and "Forever and Ever, Amen" as well as "Down By The Water," which had previously been released as part of the band's Summertime! EP. The album was recorded in Jacob Graham's apartment in Florida, the band's apartment in New York City, and in a shack in Woodstock, New York. The Album is certified gold in the UK, The single “Let’s Go Surfing” was used in advertising for Volkswagen, and it featured frequently in the third series of the E4 coming-of-age sitcom The Inbetweeners and October 2011, NME placed it at number 60 on its list of the "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years". To celebrate the albums 15th anniversary in 2025 the album has been repressed on Transparent Blue Vinyl.