The Drums - The Drums (2009)

When this first crossed my desk last year, I thought it was the same recording of "The Drums - Demos" (available in the Archive), and I relegated it to the master sort pile. I felt foolish when I finally sat down to listen, because it seems to be a previously unknown EP or something. What is known is that they were wrapped in a hand-illustrated paper sleeve, and sold for $5 at the very few shows performed by The Drums. Twin drummers, Ezeetiger and John Dwyer attack their kits with ferocity, including a shared bass and high hat, and proceed to pummel the ear. Sometimes they strike in sync, other times the bang the mad opposite, all the time they are beating the skins like a misbehaving kid in church. The conjoined yelps and caterwauling lyrics slice through and stir up the ruckus, with loud originals and some interesting takes on pop rock conventions of decades past. 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - It Seems Miles Away 02:11 - I Wanna 04:12 - Big Paper 05:59 - Anniversary 07:38 - Monster Mash 10:36 - One Thing 13:00 - Weird 14:32 - The Hunky Fireman 17:17 - Blue Bag (live) This recording and many more can be found for free in OSEES ARCHIVE (link in our "About" section). 1. Buy official Osees merchandise and records anywhere you can find them! 2. All recordings in Osees Archive are unofficial and intended for free fan-circulation only! 3. Never buy or sell unofficial recordings! #Osees #OhSees #TheeOhSees #OseesArchive #OseesBootlegRecordArchive #TheDrums #EzeeTiger #JohnDwyer