The Drums (album)

The Drums is the eponymous debut studio album by American indie pop band The Drums. It was released June 7, 2010, on Moshi Moshi and Island Records. 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.

Recording

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.

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
BBC	(positive) link
Consequence of Sound	link
Drowned in Sound	link
God Is in the TV Zine	link
The Guardian	link
musicOMH	link
NME	link
Pitchfork Media	7.5/10 link
Rhythm Circus	(mixed)
The Skinny	link
Spin
TORO	link

The album has had positive reviews. NME gave the album 8/10, saying, "The Drums have proved... there's still a hurricane of heartsore life in guitar pop." It also highlighted "Book of Stories," "Down by the Water" and "Skippin' Town" as particularly good tracks. Q gave the album 4 stars, saying that "The Drums provide its steadiest beat in years" when referring to the album's impact on the indie music genre.

Singles

The first single to be released from the album was "Best Friend," which was released on 29 March 2010. The single found success in the UK, where it charted at number 110.

The second single to be released from the album was "Me and the Moon," which was released on 31 May 2010. The single acted as the second promotion for the album, which was released a week later on 7 June 2010.

The third single to be released from the album was "Let's Go Surfing," which was released on 12 August 2010. Having originally peaked at number 107 upon initial release in September 2009, the reissue lead to the single peaking at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart, marking the band's most successful single to date.

The fourth single to be released from the album is "Forever and Ever, Amen," which was released on 12 December 2010.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Best Friend"	3:26
2.	"Me and the Moon"	3:12
3.	"Let's Go Surfing"	2:56
4.	"Book of Stories"	3:38
5.	"Skippin' Town"	3:22
6.	"Forever and Ever Amen"	4:24
7.	"Down by the Water"	3:33
8.	"It Will All End in Tears"	3:44
9.	"We Tried"	3:45
10.	"I Need Fun in My Life"	3:27
11.	"I'll Never Drop My Sword"	3:43
12.	"The Future"	4:09

iTunes bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"When I Come Home" (Bonus Track)	3:41
14.	"Best Friend" (Music Video)	3:33

Personnel

Jonathan Pierce - vocals, keyboards, drum programming
Jacob Graham - guitar
Adam Kessler - guitar
Connor Hanwick - drums

Charts

Charts (2011)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[1]	29
Belgium (Ultratop)^[1]	44
Norway (Norwegian Albums Chart)^[1]	30
France (French Albums Chart)^[1]	100
UK (The Official Charts Company)^[1]	19
US (Billboard Top Heatseekers)^[2]	17

References

The Drums

Jonathan Pierce Jacob Graham

Studio albums	The Drums (2010) Portamento (2011) Encyclopedia (2014)

Extended plays	Summertime! (2009)

Singles	"Let's Go Surfing" "I Felt Stupid" "Best Friend" "Forever and Ever, Amen" "Me and the Moon" "Money" "How It Ended" "Days" "Magic Mountain" "I Can't Pretend"

Related articles	Island Records Moshi Moshi Records Norman Records

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