The Drums is the eponymous debut studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by American indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 band The Drums

The Drums

The Drums are an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, NY with members stemming from the shortlived band Elkland . The band is currently on the Moshi Moshi/Island , Universal and Frenchkiss labels.-Formation:...

, it was released June 7, 2010, on Moshi Moshi and Island Records

Island Records

Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

. The album contains the singles "Let's Go Surfing

Let's Go Surfing

-Chart performance:Upon initial release in September 2009, "Let's Go Surfing" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 107, narrowly missing out on the Top 100. However, after receiving airplay from BBC Radio 1 DJs such as Fearne Cotton, the single re-entered the Top 100 at number 87 on 14 August...

", "Best Friend", "Me and the Moon" and "Forever and Ever, Amen" as well as "Down By The Water"; which had previously been released as part of the band's Summertime!

Summertime!

Summertime! is an EP released by American indie pop band The Drums in 2009 on the Moshi Moshi record label.Two of the tracks from the EP, "Let's Go Surfing" and "Down By the Water" later appeared on the band's debut album The Drums, released in 2010....

EP.

Recording

The album was recorded in Jacob Graham's apartment in Florida, the band's apartment in New York City, and in a shack in Woodstock, New York.

Critical Reception

The album has had positive reviews. NME

NME

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gave the album 8/10, saying "The Drums have proved... there's still a hurricane of heartsore life in guitar pop." It also highlighted "Book of Stories", "Down by the Water" and "Skippin' Town" as particularly good tracks. Q

Q (magazine)

Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...

gave the album 4 stars, saying that "The Drums provide its steadiest beat in years." when referring to the album's impact on the indie music genre.

Singles

• The first single to be released from the album was "Best Friend" which was released on 29 March 2010. The single found success in the UK, where it charted at number 110.

• The second single to be released from the album was "Me and the Moon" which was released on 31 May 2010. The single acted as the second promotion for the album which was released a week later on 7 June 2010.

• The third single to be released from the album was "Let's Go Surfing
  Let's Go Surfing
  -Chart performance:Upon initial release in September 2009, "Let's Go Surfing" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 107, narrowly missing out on the Top 100. However, after receiving airplay from BBC Radio 1 DJs such as Fearne Cotton, the single re-entered the Top 100 at number 87 on 14 August...
  
  " which was released on 12 August 2010. Having originally peaked at number 107 upon initial release in September 2009, the reissue lead to the single peaking at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart
  UK Singles Chart
  The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
  
  ; marking the band's most successful single to date.

• The fourth single to be released from the album is "Forever and Ever, Amen" which was released on 12 December 2010.

Track listing

Personnel

• Jonathan Pierce - vocals, keyboards, drum programming
• Jacob Graham - guitar
• Adam Kessler - guitar*
• Connor Hanwick - drums*