It's been three long years, but Brooklyn band The Drums are back with a new song. Stripped back down to the founding duo of Jonny Pierce and Jacob Graham, Pierce explained the new song to Noisey.com: "It’s about shedding off what binds you and protecting what’s good, finding a safe place away from…
Today's Song of the Day, as chosen by John Richards, host of The Morning Show on KEXP, is “Texas Drums Pt I & II” by Pottery, from the 2020 album Welcome to Bobby's Motel on Partisan Records.
The Drums played a packed Neumos on July 17th, with frontman Jonny Pierce giving a spirited rendition of tracks from across The Drums discography. The Seattle show was the kickoff to an extensive tour for the band, which goes on until the end of the year, and includes a lengthy stint in Europe. A h…
Pioneering Seattle-based drum & bass DJ/producer Jordana wraps up the 2020 run of Midnight In A Perfect World with a high-octane DJ mix that storms through 30 magnetic drum & bass songs and includes her unreleased remix of Loxy & Inc.'s 2000 single "Murder Inc."
Drums and guitars, effects and amps, flutes and noise.
New music from Of Montreal, The Drums, Wye Oak, and more.
Underneath shimmering textures and spiky rhythms, The Drums have always kept their heart on their musical sleeves, with Jonathan Pierce effortlessly dropping sentimental expressions alongside darkly-tinted humor alongside each other. That's no different on the band's latest album “Abysmal Though…
Immersive solo music for analog synthesizer, cymbal, snare drum and feedback.
Freely improvised music from Matt Williams (guitar) and Kevin Haag (drums, loops and samples).
Intense, powerhouse improvisation. Bryan Lineberry (alto sax) and Dio Jean-Baptiste (drums, voice).
An abstract, rhythmic drone freak-out featuring Evan Schiller on electronics and Branden Harper on the drum kit.
New jazz music from Kevin Nortness (tenor sax), Troy Schiefelbein (bass), and Mike Gebhart (drums).
New music for a piano trio featuring Tim Kennedy (piano), Geoff Harper (bass), and Brad Gibson (drums.)
Quiet explorations in metal and wood. Charlie Bowlen (solar drum), Tom Faber (didgeridoo).
A psychedelic, post-rock fusion from Jules Nickel (guitar), Todd Lui (bass) and Chris Martin (drums).
Noise and beats in service of the drone experience, with Jason Bledsoe (drums) and Lea Bledsoe (bass, keys and samples).
A progressive jazz and punk fusion featuring Jason Goessl (guitar), Phil Cali (electric bass) and Brian Oppel (drums).
New jazz music from Kenny Mandel (sax, flute, percussion), Don Berman (drums), and Nate Omdal (bass).
Jazz compositions for a unique ensemble with Michael Vlatkovich, Greg Scholl (trombones) and Mark Burdon (drums).
Audio media gets shredded, put into a collage context then submerged into the world of drum n' bass.
