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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The Drones. everything you need to know about them at this moment.

This Australian band has that late 1980s pre-Nirvana "alternative" raspy rock essence. The vocals were killing me at first and then a few minutes later were acceptable. Think the Hold Steady vocalist like, really really painfully wasted. Brace yourself. Lucky for the Drones, they got some hot gigs of which we can all be jealous. And i mean MAD jealous. Digital release The Minotaur + A Brief Retrospective will be from ATP Recordings on September 2, 2008. A proper fourth album will be in early 2009. Very futuristic.

[mp3] - "Baby Squared"

tour dates. i know you're jealous.

August 13 - 3 of Clubs - Los Angeles, CA
August 18 - Spaceland - Los Angeles, CA
August 24 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
August 28 - Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA
August 31 - Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA (w/ Polvo & Trans Am)
September 13 - Piano's - New York, NY
September 20 - Kutshers Country Resort - Monticello, NY (All Tomorrow's Parties)
September 21 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA *
September 22 - The National - Richmond, VA *
September 23 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC *
September 24 - Ram's Head Live - Annapolis, MD *

* w/ Built To Spill, Meat Puppets

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