Hope y’all like The Drums, because Jonny Pierce is here today with a whole lotta news: A new album called Brutalism, which hits April 5th via ANTI-; a bouncy new synth-pop single called “Body Chemistry” that’s giving us some warm and fuzzy Elkland vibes; and a spring North American tour that arrives at The Paradise Rock Club on May 4.
Brutalism is described as a “self-care focused” record, one that finds Pierce clearing that beautiful head of his.
“For the year prior to writing this song, I had been dealing with an increased feeling of depression,” Pierce says. “To counter that, I was doing all I could do to try and make myself feel good: implementing all sorts of self-care, going to therapy, eating well, exercising at the gym, taking a step back from partying, and focusing on positive relationships while weeding out the not-so-good ones… I still found myself weighed down with anxiety and depression. This song asks the question: Is this dull, sad feeling in my DNA? Is it part of my gene pool? Can it ever be corrected? I had been confronting some of my most stubborn demons, and I came to realize that confronting doesn’t always mean conquering.”
Get in with the song’s “good luck” and “good fuck” after the tour date jump below.
Featured image by Nicholas More.
The Drums 2019 Tour Dates:
April 24: Tustin, CA @ Marty’s On Newport
April 26: El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
April 27: San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
April 29: Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
April 30: St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
May 01: Chicago, IL @ Metro
May 02: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
May 04: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
May 07: New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
May 08: Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
May 09: Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at The Fillmore
May 10: Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
May 11: Washington, D.C. @ The Black Cat
May 13: Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
May 14: Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
May 15: Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
May 16: Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theater
May 17: Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
May 18: Tampa Bay, FL @ The Orpheum
May 20: Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
May 21: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs)
May 22: Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
May 23: Austin, TX @ Emo’s