NEWS: DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ACTS FOR 2012
Dot To Dot, the UKs only tri-city travelling festival returns for 2012 announcing its first salvo of must-see artists. Renowned in its seven year history for offering guaranteed crowd-pleasing bands alongside the first live glimpses of some of today’s biggest acts, which have included double Brits winner Ed Sheeran, The xx, Florence & The Machine, The Naked and Famous, Friendly Fires, Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons, this year’s multi-venue... Read More
NEWS: THE DRUMS – VISIOMENTO VIDEO INTERVIEW + FREE REMIX DOWNLOAD
As the year draws to a close, The Drums continue to stay busy, wrapping up a mammoth year of touring with sold out shows at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire and The Ritz in Manchester this past weekend in support of their new album Portamento. In addition to touring and making music, the band have continued to pour their energy into their self-produced web series Visiomento, a companion piece to sophomore album Portamento. This week’s episode,... Read More
LIVE: THE DRUMS – 10/12/2011
- THE RITZ, MANCHESTER - So here I am at the Manchester Ritz and while I’m not a die hard fan, I’ll confess right now to have a bit of a liking for The Drums and so as it turns out, there were a number of surprises in store. It hit me immediately how much this band’s shtick is influenced by The Smiths. Its there in the music but within 10 seconds I’d clocked it from frontman, Jonathan Pierce’s swirling. A charismatic front man with compelling... Read More
Album Review: The Drums – Portamento
The new Drums album is named after a 17th Century Italian word meaning a slide between two vocal pitches, an apt name for an album, which also slides from one mood to another. The first album, Summertime!, is a release the band describe as a concept album, that while visceral and fun, lacked depth. This time around they have focused inwards, taking time to reflect and make a more personal LP that tackles issues such as religion, heartbreak and….trans-genderism.... Read More
