The Drums
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Combustible Brooklyn-via-Florida outfit THE DRUMS have packed a lot into their two years: two excellent, mostly self-recorded albums and an EP, line-up changes, internal strife, a couple of world tours. Now a five-piece, The Drums deftly sidestepped the sophomore slump this year with Portamento, an intimate and largely autobiographical LP full of the band's trademark mix of giddy hooks and singer Jonathon Pierce's musings on heartbreak, redemption, loss and love. Lest it all get too glum, The Drums keep their arrangements spry and wiry, drawing on the dynamics of 80s British post-punk to turn some decidedly heavy feelings into seriously compelling pop.
Laneway personality test
Test taken by Jonny Pierce. With thanks to The Stool Pigeon.
- 1
Acoustic/ Electric Till Death - 2
Alien
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Predator - 3
Beer
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Spirits - 4
Blond/ Brunette - 5
Bono/ The Pope - 6
Charlie Sheen/ Martin Sheen - 7
Childhood/ Adulthood - 8
Chocolate/ Cheese - 9
Country music
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Urban music - 10
Crocodiles/ Sharks - 11
Cycling
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Driving - 12
David Bowie/ Brian Eno - 13
Daydream Nation
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Loveless - 14
Denim
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Leather - 15
Dog
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Cat - 16
Dre
/
Snoop - 17
Early Man/ Late Man - 18
Eighties/ Nineties - 19
Fiction/ Non-fiction - 20
Fish
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Chips - 21
Gaga/ Madonna - 22
Godfather
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Godfather II - 23
Half-empty/ Half-full - 24
Hetfield/ Ulrich - 25
Humans/ Animals - 26
Inside
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Outside - 27
Krautrock
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Euro Disco - 28
Men / Women/ Does not matter - 29
Mick Dundee/ Steve Irwin (something pure) - 30
More
/
Less - 31
Morning
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Night - 32
Nature
/
Nurture - 33
PC / Mac/ RIP Steve - 34
Sweden
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Norway - 35
Sweet
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Savoury - 36
Tyler, The Creator
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Tegan and Sara - 37
Bill Callahan/ Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - 38
Mum / Dad/ Tie ? - 39
Web 1.1 / Web 2.0/ Any web - 40
Freemasonry / Scientology/ Dead - 41
Slanted and Enchanted / Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain/ Confused ! - 42
Schwarzenegger / Stallone/ Puking up my dinner - 43
Lennon / Ono/ The Cramps - 44
Beatles / Stones/ The Zombies - 45
Beef / Chicken/ Fish - 46
Capitalism/ Communism (or at least the idea of it) - 47
Jesus / Mohammed/ Dead - 48
Pacino/ De Niro (Awakenings is one of my favourite films) - 49
Credit/ Cash (it's more romantic) - 50
Mel Gibson / Russell Crowe/ Neither (anger management ?)
