[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n May 11, 1992, British rock band Suede released their debut single, “The Drowners.” Nearly 20 years to the day, on April 17, 2012, New York’s the Drowners performed their first gig at Pianos in Manhattan. Since then, the post-punk quartet with a heavy debt to ’80s jangle-pop has dropped the “The,” possibly thanks to a Swedish band sharing the moniker, but are still intent on taking you oh-vah.
Their second crack at a Boston audience (after an September gig at the Paradise opening for Arctic Monkeys) comes tomorrow night at Great Scott, when they are joined on stage by another band known to raise a glass or two to Brett Anderson, Boston’s the Daily Pravda.
Last year, on the 20th anniversary of Suede’s debut record, Pravda performed a tribute set to the Britpop kickstarters at the Pill. We’re told they might dust off a cover or two, but in the meantime, here’s a primer on those New York Drowners. Feel kiss to kiss in your room to these soon-to-be-popular tunes, fresh off the band’s debut LP, out now…
