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Brooklyn-based buzz-band The Drums perform Live In NYC from The Studio at Webster Hall.

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    The Drums love Japan, but are happy to be back in NYC. Get the background on their songwriting and how the indie-rockers got their start.

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About The Drums

  1. It's no exaggeration to say Brooklyn indie-pop band The Drums are blowing up. In some circles they've positively exploded already. They've already been named a Freshman Five band by mtvU and performed on Ahead of the Curve at this year's SXSW. And we're not the only ones that have noticed. Rolling Stone, NME, Pitchfork and Stereogum are all raving about this band and helping create a groundswell. And while the press is a lot of noise, the indie-rock band -- mixing the dreamy sheen of Factory Records bands such as New Order and Joy Division, the romantic longing of the Smiths, '80s synth pop and even some 1950s bubblegum pop -- definitely lives up to the hype. If you don't know them already, get educated and then get for... More»

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