The Drums have announced, their new LP Brutalism, which co-produced by Jonny Pierce, will be released on April 5th via ANTI-. With the announcement, the band have shared, the albums lead-single “Body Chemistry.”

Jonny Pierce on “Body Chemistry.”:

“For the year prior to writing this song, I had been dealing with an increased feeling of depression. 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” he explains. “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.” Listen to “Body Chemistry.”

The past year has been transformative Pierce, who may a permanent rain cloud above his head but is working towards a better, healthier headspace. “I don’t think I’ll ever really find myself,” he says. “I don’t think people do. I don’t think there’s a day that you wake up and you go, Now I know who I am. The best way for me to be an artist is by taking a goddamn minute, being still and listening to what it is that I want and need.” It was a real year of growth for him, but growth towards what? “I don’t really know, and that’s OK.”

The Drums
Brutalism
Tracklisting

1. Pretty Cloud
2. Body Chemistry
3. 626 Bedford Avenue
4. Brutalism
5. Loner
6. I Wanna Go Back
7. Kiss It Away
8. My Jasp
9. Blip Of Joy

Tour dates
4/24/19 – Tustin, CA @ Marty’s On Newport
4/26/19 – El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace
4/27/19 – San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
4/29/19 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
4/30/19 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
5/01/19 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
5/02/19 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
5/04/19 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
5/07/19 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
5/08/19 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
5/09/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at The Fillmore
5/10/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
5/11/19 – Washington, D.C. @ The Black Cat
5/13/19 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
5/14/19 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
5/15/19 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
5/16/19 – Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theater
5/17/19 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
5/18/19 – Tampa Bay, FL @ The Orpheum
5/20/19 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
5/21/19 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall (Downstairs)
5/22/19 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
5/23/19 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s