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- Summary: Two former members of the band Elkland comprise the New York indie rock quartet The Drums, who releases the follow-up to its 2009 EP "Summertime!"
- Record Label: Downtown
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Pop
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 22
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Mixed: 6 out of 22
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Negative: 0 out of 22
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Pierce has picked apart the classics that influenced him (the Wake, the Shangri-Las, Joy Electric), stripped them down to their pop core, and redressed it all as one of the best albums of 2010.
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The Drums' sound is still distinctive, and even if the album feels a little calculated at times, it's still greater than the sum of its parts.
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In the end, the endless connotation of yesteryear ultimately elevates the Drums's work beyond its innate simplicity and innocence.
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There is just as much evidence to suggest--particularly in the album's less exuberant but more revelatory second half--that the band this band truly excels in more intimate spaces.
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What The Drums lack in originality and authenticity they make up for with some of the purest moments of fun and summertime joy this side of the next Eighties revival.
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As a whole, The Drums is a conflicting package. The band has reined in its eccentricities considerably, and when post-punk and C86 remains so prominent, this seems a dangerous thing.
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Juxtaposing winsome 50s pop against 80s post-punk scored the Brooklyn band a lot of blog buzz, but the sound loses its novelty when stretched over a full album.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Dec 1, 2011
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Aug 31, 2011
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