New Drums - "I Felt Stupid"

Jonathan Pierce and Jacob Graham relocated from Florida to Brooklyn, adding two additional players to the fold, but they haven't left the beach behind. What makes their Summertime! work is the breezy melancholy that flows endlessly, even through the songs you'd expect to be sunny (a la "Let's Go Surfing"). The Beach Boys had a knack for that kind of thing too, but this is a very different monster. For one thing, the Drums seemingly know how to surf. For another, Pierce sings like a new wave king...

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