Free Download of the Week: The Drums – “Down By The Water”
While many have been quick to compare the band to the Beach Boys we assure you that the only thing these guys have in common with the Beach Boys is the word surfing in the catchy track “Let’s Go Surfing” from the band’s first two releases. Musically the band’s aren’t even remotely similar. I guess if you had to say the two band’s had anything in common it would be a pervasive upbeat joyfulness that comes through with each song. On “Down by the Water” however the band slows things down to a crawl as lead singer Jonny Pierce loving assures, “If you fall asleep down by the water baby I’ll carry you all the way home”. The love song of the summer is here and you can download it for free right now by clicking here (Right Click Save as) or at any time throughout the week on our sidebar.
The band will also be hitting the road this fall into winter with a stop right here in Montreal on October 17th at the Cabaret Juste Pour Rire. Tickets for that show can be purchased here. You can check out all of the band’s tour dates below.
The Drums – ST (out September 14th via Downtown Music)
1. Best Friend
2. Me and the Moon
3. Let’s Go Surfing
4. Book of Stories
5. Skippin’ Town
6. Forever and Ever, Amen
7. Down by the Water (Right click Save as)
8. It Will All End In Tears
9. We Tried
10. I Need Fun In My Life
11. I’ll Never Drop My Sword
12. The Future
The Drums on Tour:
9/11 Providence, RI @ Jerky’s Live Music Hall
9/12: Washington, DC @ The 9:30 Club
9/13 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
9/15: Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
9/17: Orlando, FL @ Social
9/18: Miami, FL @ Grand Central
9/19: Tampa, FL @ State Theatre
9/20 Gainesville, FL @ Common Ground Coffeehouse
9/21: Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
9/23: Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s (The Drums ONLY)
9/24: Dallas, TX @ The Loft (The Drums ONLY)
9/25: Austin, TX @ ND (The Drums ONLY)
9/27: Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse
9/28 Pomona, CA @ Glass House
9/29: Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box
10/01: San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (The Drums ONLY)
10/03: Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
10/04: Seattle, WA @ Neumos (The Drums ONLY)
10/05: Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret
10/07: Boise, ID @ Neurolux
10/08: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/10: Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/13: Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theater
10/14: Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/16: Toronto, ON @ Mod Club (The Drums ONLY)
10/17: Montreal, QB @ Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire (The Drums ONLY)
10/18: Boston, MA @ Paradise (The Drums ONLY)
10/20: New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/22: Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time
All Dates with Surfer Blood unless noted.
