New Yorker The Drums Returns With a Deeply Personal Album
On his latest album under the name The Drums, New York indie-pop artist Jonny Pierce delves into the work of healing from childhood trauma and the long shadow it casts over adulthood. The sparkling eponymous Jonny unfurls a love letter to a galaxy of younger selves, all hungry to be nourished, all rejoicing at finally having their place. Playful, heartbreaking, raucous, and serene all at once, Jonny embraces the messiness of life in all its facets. It makes magic happen when you fall in love with yourself down to the core.
The Drums has released studio albums that expertly oscillate between aching melancholy and irresistible pop sensibility, presented through a kaleidoscope of pastel guitars, reverb, modular synthesizers, and drum machines. It's a sound that is entirely unique, and undeniably The Drums.