Head of the Horse - By The Drums
TITLE: Head of the Horse
ARTIST: The Drums
GENRE: Bedroom Pop
MOOD: Sparse / Moody / Reflective
SIMILAR TO: Modern Baseball, La Dispute
For listeners familiar with this New York based duo, this track crystallizes The Drums’ ability to perfectly capture that rainy-day melancholy of youthful heartache and frustration. Yet far from simply rehashing an old schtick, this new track signals promising evolution in the band’s sound. The instrumentation is tighter than ever, with not a single moment sounding superfluous and out of place. Repetition and vocal hooks are also used to great effect, bolstering the song’s intimately personal themes concerning childhood and memory.
This duo is one to watch in the next month: “Head of the Horse” is the third single released in promotion of their next album “Abysmal Thoughts,” set to come out on June 16.