Like a bolt from the blue, The Drums return with their second album, 'Portamento' to be released on September 12th through Moshi Moshi / Island Records.
Tracks: Book Of Revelation / Days / What You Were / Money / Hard To Love / I Don't Know How To Love / Searching For Heaven / Please Don't Leave / If He Likes It Let Him Do It / I Need A Doctor / In The Cold / How It Ended
'Portamento' - released just over a year since their debut - reveals a band tugging lightly at the boundaries of their sound while still retaining their recognizable sonic signatures. Sweet rushes of melody and brittle synthesizer sheens colliding with wiry Spector-esque guitar lines are still very much present, but singer, Jonny Pierce's lyrics have assumed a deeper, personal tone and coupled with the band's own more expansive production, 'Portamento' is a more complex, but ultimately more rewarding listen than their debut.
The band sidestepped the pitfalls of the often 'difficult second album' by recording it quickly, often laying down tracks spontaneously in Pierce's kitchen. Following the departure of guitarist Adam Kessler, drummer Connor Hanwick switched to guitar, and guitarist Jacob Graham picked up his more natural instrument of synthesizers.
Of the LP's almost autobiographical lyrical contents, Pierce says, "This new album touches on everything from my extreme religious roots to transgenderism to violence, and of course there's plenty of heartbreak stuff, which I couldn't get away from even if I tried."
To accommodate the record's sonic expansiveness, the band has swollen to a quintet live, augmented by two auxiliary members including good friend Myles Matheny on guitar and bass. Also gone are the backing tracks used for the bulk of their live shows to date, thus lending their performances a more visceral, spontaneous feel, in line with the aesthetic of the new album.
Portamento is a 17th century Italian term that denotes a vocal slide between two pitches. For Pierce, it takes on an additional, personal meaning: "Jacob and I meeting as young boys with a shared love for Kraftwerk, Anything Box and Wendy Carlos - these were all synth pioneers, and a common feature on old analog systems was 'Portamento.' It dictates the travel time from one note to another, and we have always thought it was a beautiful word. It seems to come in to play with how we have transitioned in the last year, losing a guitarist, reforming the band, our personal lives, and the actual sound of the album travelling from one thing to the next."
LIVE:
Sat 16-Sep - Lovebox Festival, London
Mon 05-Sep – London, Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
Tue 06-Sep – London, Lexington
Wed 07-Sep – London, XOYO
08-11-Sep - Bestival
17-Sep - Split Festival, Sunderland
The Drums:
Jonny Pierce - vocals, guitars
Jacob Graham - synths
Conor Hanwick – drums
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