The Drums

Chalk the Drums’ music up as another argument for the dissipating notion of a regional sound: When 20-somethings who grew up in west New York and central Florida get together to form a rock band leaning heavily on the California-born surf rock of the ’50s and the pop sensibilities of the ’60s (with some new wave dashed in also), any attempt to logically tie the Drums’ sound together falls apart at formation. But what’s so fun about the Drums’ music is that it’s so sharp, straightforward and instinctive that it precludes thought. (More …)