The Drums - "Let's Go Surfing" - The 5:19 Show

[larsfernan]

undoubtedly the best indie pop band!!

[WeAreTheKiwis]

WHY IS JUSTIN BIEBER IN THE RECOMMENDED VIDEOS SECTION!

[nickyitaful]

elijah wood on guitar

[FamVIDS2012]

i like his voice live rather than the typical indie studio voice.. whos with me! His voice reminds me of like the Sex Pistols/Grunge/Punk era!

[sweetfly66]

AWFUL 

[MacroThe]

He destroyed a good song!

[SoundsOfIndie]

Adam Kessler - The right Guitar Player Is Really looks like a crazy guy from the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest " is he?

[TheNevergetbored]

@SoundsOfIndie I thought about it too! He looks like Billy, the guy that at the end of the movie committ suicide :)

[SoundsOfIndie]

@TheNevergetbored Yes I was talking about Billy :)

[PhilErup2000000]

The voice, the dancing, I love it all. It strikes me as pure joy!

[Surdburger]

saaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh innnnnnnnndddddddddyyyyyyyyyyy­y

[ELGALLINERO92]

He's gay right?

[scrumpoxjnr]

When he's playing live he's more entertaining and performing than singing, he's trying to be different and unique, which I respect.

[1purplehaze15]

HAHAHAHA!!! Oh god... Now I really wanna go surfing :P

[carbronica]

The guitarists expression at 1:56 sums it up really.

[MrKittenzzz]

I think the singer needs to worry about his singing a lot more than working as hard as he can to be a hipster ian curtis. It was original for Ian. It's pathetic for him.

[a1anda2anda1234]

@MrKittenzzz Meeeeeeeewoooooooooooo

[ToolsnFire]

@MrKittenzzz Jonny's not being ian curtis. Ian's was a somber epileptic sort of movement, jonny's not portraying that, he's just having fun, and being swanky-fab. Get off your hipster pedastal. He's certainly not coming off as an asshole, but rather an emotive potent artist.

[AwesumLittleRedTruck]

Does he always sound like this live? JEEBUS!! 

[CoreyCSC]

Kessler's departure done this band the world of good

[MDCAngryWalnut]

I love the original version of this song but if i wanted opera i would've gone to italy

[nixx6]

guitarist on the right so stiff, trying so hard not to fuck up lol

[madcapoperator]

I like that their live versions arent just carbon copies of the studio versions. if that was the case they might as well fucking mime!

[5thdeadlyvenom]

i think this band is better live than in the studio

[tominrochester]

@5thdeadlyvenom And even better with their new and improved lineup and Jacob back behind the Synths... New drummer is great!

[TheSasquatchAssassin]

Most of the time when he sings live its pretty good. COMPLETELY different then the studio music, But still good. But this is just stupid. Hes singing how he wants to, Puts its making him kind of look like an idiot.

[eLOKO5]

gotta admit at first i hated the voice thing he did, but i kinda got use to it and now its boss

[gregwazhear]

am i the only one who sorta likes the weird thing he does with his voice...

[rcrazy111]

@gregwazhear nope!!!

[ToolsnFire]

@gregwazhear No, we all love it how he sings in the swanky fab way. Partly because no one else is doing it. Jonny's a trailblazer.

[skateman1994]

wheres the energy?

[jiltedkiller]

I'm sure Kurt would be turning in his grave if he saw the state of grunge and alternative when 'The Drums' and 'The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' are considered at the top of the genre

[Alnwick07]

@jiltedkiller He'd probably dig Yuck and Warpaint though ;)

[joeolwill]

i like this music band but honestly cant stand fuckin looking at them

[WitchHutProductions]

Check out a band called ZexWax !!

[Asti1910]

It sounds like the voice of Robert Smith.

I love it.

[matteolazazzera]

check the new the Drums' song ''the new world' on my youtube channel

[jackkeerymusic]

love the drums, but this is horrible

[roseber7]

This is such a disappointment! I hate when bands sound different live. I feel bad for the other members in the band, they don't seem to think the lead singer is funny.

[desdavillian]

no bassist this is an outrage !!!

[leslie713]

i love them so much nd so cute

[AnthonySnowpoint]

I fucking hate these Morrissey/Curtis comparisons. I really don't see them at all.

[11enty11]

The singer is a terrible musician, he is more of an actor... playing Morrissey or Ian Curtis... and he comes across as an asshole too.

[MrKittenzzz]

@11enty11 Haha, this is exactly what went throug my head. I don't know how more people don't see it. He just comes off as an asshole.

[TheClayster1138]

I like their music a lot, but like with The Kooks, I don't like the members.

The Drums especially just seem like artsy, indie, elitist hipsters.

[lesomnambulist]

@TheClayster1138 Why don't you like the members of the kooks?

[TheClayster1138]

@lesomnambulist

I don't like their lead singer. I forget his name. The red headed guitar player is cool. The lead singer just doesn't have charm, and when he tries to tell jokes they don't go over well. I just wish he had a really good wit about him, but it just doesn't seem like he does. His lyrics are great, though. It's a love/hate relationship.

[ToolsnFire]

@TheClayster1138 that guitarist quit, he's a sourpuss. The vocalist is a swanky fab performer. He rocks. True rock star.

[soldat182]

@TheClayster1138 Same I hate The Kooks

[chimmychonga321]

the singer makes me laugh, he is terrible.

[johncb1963]

some bowie in there too! I really like these guys,their music is infectous. Fun band,something I havent seen in a long time.

[MrDrewBama]

his recording is way better!!!

[PawelLopatka]

what a voice!!!!!!!

[lauritatobarnoguera]

Call me crazy, but I actually love them more live ... watch?v=K5KUO5HoEX0 (Pure epicness)

[jorgegraves]

he looks like andy warhol with those glasses

[lwilkinson46]

So... its a good song, but their singer needs to not act like a total jerkoff when he is singing.

[jasonyore]

reminds me of stewart from madtv

[MultiMathewp]

i thought that bloke from joy divsion killed himself i like the song but?

[WolfBoy723]

@MultiMathewp Huh? what about Joy Division?

[beefchoy]

I like 1:57.

[TheDrumsFan]

Love this guys<3

most awesome band evah^^

show respect for JP!

m(_ _)m

*bowing*

[TheDrumsFan]

Love this guys<3

most awesome band evah^^

[jameskc92]

singer is a full on bent pikey mutant

[comedyliker12]

dude they play great live. but this perfeormence is bad.

[TheDrumsFan]

@comedyliker12

That's not true!

[comedyliker12]

@TheDrumsFan your opinion, but i respect it.i love the drums. their album was my fav of 2010

[patryxlarilolaleiro]

he reminds me of andy warhol

[jensworldrocks]

i quite like this band, but seriously, whatever he's doing there with his voice is not working for him!!

[rcrazy111]

@jensworldrocks yeah but its original its his trademark

[MattJ155]

LMAO, they are mental!!!

[raphaellk2]

the singer looks like a alex kapranos

[SeanieLloyd]

Love the album version, catchy tune - even catchier whistling part! ...then I see this and I think what a bunch of ****s. It's like a shoddy 80s tribute band butchering a cover of the song. Style over substance here. Is the singer trying to provoke a response by being a git? Worked for Johnny Borrell...mind he has more talent in his left bollock than this pleb. Hats of to whoever produced the album version for making a hit tune. 1:59 the guitarist realises he's hanging out with a nob-head.

[scotchqueen83]

@SeanieLloyd Jonny ( Pierce, singer ) produced the album version. He actually produced the entire album. Live music is meant to sound different. I prefer them live to on record and Jonny is one hell of a showman

[sketchead2]

so theres two guitarists and no bass?

[coltsuperocean10]

They really are a talentless clueless fuckin bunch of speccy cunts!!

[TheDrumsFan]

@coltsuperocean10

Whydo you lie?

[danielmizzle]

if the singer weren't always completely strung out on whatever it is then they would sound a lot better live.

and I also wish he would stop trying to pretend he is Ian Curtis

[lastweekwasbetter]

I kinda feel like they work on their image more than their actual sound...

[artvark1]

gotta love 'em. prefer the album version though. this one sucks!

[aper26]

@artvark1 agreed mate

[stevenjsmith1903]

i love them

[JSWhite92]

why the fuck is he singing like that? and i always thought they had a bassist?

[aper26]

@JSWhite92 enit!

[Jin3245]

You guys are being unfair they're playing in a 5 x 5 box so how can they have stage presence?

The singing was bad but I'm willing to bet that wasn't their best performance...

[TOTALSRAD]

Plus he's wearing sunglasses indoors...

[TOTALSRAD]

I sort of want to punch the singer a little bit.

[hibyhihi]

i went to see these last night and they were fucking epic it was a sold out venue so people who say shit about them can suck the 1500 plus people who went's dicks

[bassmasternick]

sing normal

[123Breed]

like their music bought tickets for them next week and now im fucking dreading it. Theyre irritating.

[mkrambo93]

their is no joke about their hairstyles

[propagandos]

first band I rather hear on the radio in my car than at a live performance. People don't go to your concert for your hipster-style or your weird dancing - they come for your music.

[Caddytrash]

I liked this song, but vocals are rubbish live.

[dinosauroracle]

wow ther stage presence is just annoying as hell. usually live performances make you like the band more but....

[RastaLee]

I didn't realize that all these professional music critics watched this video! I really care about hearing their opinions especially since they're some guy hanging out in his mom's basement. If you don't like it, don't watch it, take your pretentious tones somewhere else. This band is fucking rad.

[TOTALSRAD]

@RastaLee This band is pretentious, come on. The music is something else though.

[TheSergeiTrapForce]

there not very good live.

[pilton01]

@TheSergeiTrapForce If a band is not very good live they are shit!

[erickteodorakis]

The more I see them, the more I love them, that guys is like the male Debbie Harry

[KSFarag]

Am I the only one that loves this?

[xxhugsnotdrugsxx]

@KSFarag i was just thinking that, i actually love this!

[lizchon]

@KSFarag you're not alone... I Love this too...

[soldat182]

these guys are great in the studio but my god they're shit live. too much dependence on studio software

[SecretBoyxD]

@soldat182 yes have dependence on studio software, but is not shit, just is other style, i like it

[antislug]

@soldat182 this is not a good representation of how they sound live. saw them last yr and the entire band sounded awesome not to meantion the singer has lots of energy! this just doen't sound like them at all.

[relientk93]

@soldat182 not really, in the studio they just overlay a million tracks to give it a really full sound thats hard to replicate live.

[soldat182]

@relientk93 err yes really, studio software to do those millions of layers

[relientk93]

@soldat182 nah, cuz back in the days the beatles did huge layers of stuff. they just used a ton of tapes over each other. i've never heard them play their super layered albums before on youtube but i'm guessing it would be stripped down much like the drums. when i think of studio software i think of autotune and shit, not layers of reverb lol. one love

[benjaminrichardshoop]

I love them, basic sound stripped down catchy tunes, fuck anyone who slags them off. they're clearly into great music! they produced mixed, and of cource wrote the record themselves, Sounds like it too, basic recording sounds real and a little rough, best new band in a while!

[comedyliker12]

@benjaminrichardshoop man i feel exactly the same about em.

[elzashan]

Whoa, these guys are American? Fuck me. :/

[DrawingsandDesigns]

Reminded me of "Joy Division"

...not in a good way :/

its an awesome song on the record but live is a no no :(

[MrFistmyasshole]

they are fucking horrible live

[1N5iGN1a]

@MrFistmyasshole are you fucking serious?? i just saw them play with surfer blood..theyre freaking amazing

[MrFistmyasshole]

@1N5iGN1a this is the only video ive seen and they dont seem that good but i would probably see them if they played a festival anyway because this song is so good

[1N5iGN1a]

@MrFistmyasshole i see..but yea if you get the chance see em. great show

Ps. I love your name lmao

[kabeab]

the singer is trying to be like Ian Curtis...

[ascrodin]

Sounds like he's trying to an Iggy Pop impression...with a little Mark E. Smith and some other 80s post-punk guys mixed in...sounds a lot better on the record with the reverb...what's with the faux British accent?

[DogChapmann]

@ascrodin they spend a lot of time in London because theyre record label company is based here. Maybe that is the rason he sings a bit like one of us...

[errolscool]

The singer is such a spaz/douche.

[innereyemusic]

For some reason, I don't think any of these guys have gone surfing. I just checked the report and New York City has no swell.

[innereyemusic]

For some reason, I don't think any of these guys have gone surfing. I just checked the report and New York City has no swell.

[curlyquaver]

dont get me wrong i luv the band and think their songs r gr8 but the vocals r nothing like the record i think the record sounds better : (

[willisaboss]

Boy oh boy the drums self-titled is what plays on the elevator on the way to heaven.

[jataylorlfc]

seems the best thing about the song was the whistling u hear in the recording.....

[nirvanarugby]

i wanna like them, but im realising more and more that i hate them

[aaaapaapt]

@nirvanarugby thats because your a retard

[nirvanarugby]

@aaaapaapt ehh maybe its because id have more respect 4 musicians who have an ounce of originality or skill

[Queenrlz]

@nirvanarugby I do prefer them on the record rather than live, but I wouldn't say I hate them :S

[artisdying]

@nirvanarugby why though?

[nirvanarugby]

@artisdying unbearably hipster, cringy UK fetish, cant sing and two beginner guitarists. The production on their records really hides a lot of weaknesses

[artisdying]

@nirvanarugby you know that theyre american, dont you?

[nirvanarugby]

@artisdying yep

[Fredmaschine]

@nirvanarugby if you hate them dont watch their videos

[PocketJaces]

@nirvanarugby I was really hoping they wouldn't be hipsters. There goes one hope wasted.

[Icelandicgerm1]

@PocketJaces i'm quite sorry but in the words of Jonny P. 'there is no hip, there is no scene.' Therefore you are poorly mistaken.

[PocketJaces]

@Icelandicgerm1 Take one look at them. Therefore you are poorly mistaken.

[PocketJaces]

@ToolsnFire They're pretentious, I get it.

[PocketJaces]

@ToolsnFire Entertaining is subjective so perhaps you enjoyed it, but here he sings terribly and barely on key.

[PocketJaces]

I get that it's intentional, I just think that he tried far too hard to be original/entertaining and as a result his vocals suffered awfully. In this clip it seems to me that he cares too much about being cool and not enough about music, so I don't think calling him a pretentious hipster is too far off the mark. If you disagree then fair enough.

[ToolsnFire]

@PocketJaces you're taking the shwing of the thing way too seriously. I've attempted to illuminate the concept for you. He's not trying too hard. It's an act, a vocal act too. Get hip, or &^%!

[PocketJaces]

@ToolsnFire Well you clearly think that you are more enlightened than I, so it doesn't seem like we're talking on the level. I do get what you're saying but I still think he's a try-hard and simply sucked. Disagree away but you're hardly more hip or worldly than anyone else.

[ToolsnFire]

@PocketJaces Listen to the B52's to get an idea where's he coming from vocally. They kinda cover the same intent. Quiche, Quiche Lorraine, etc....whammy kiss me, whammy ho, come on whammy,... kitsch, kitsch lorraine

[redwerr]

@nirvanarugby it's crazy, i was thinking the exact same thing. my major thing is that he tries to sound british... second thing is that the jacob guy says in interviews that he doesn't know how to play guitar... and it as obvious here. lame.

[prozacpeople]

@nirvanarugby

Are you high!

[skitsot]

And yes his dance moves might have been inspired by a few people but isnt every band inspired by something or someone. Thats just the way it friggin goes and yes the whole retro thing is very english but it suites them so if you dont like you can piss off but why post something that merely says this is garbage you sad bastards..

[skitsot]

yes johnny does sound a lot better live than in the recordings, more masculin i think, and no the guitar player does not know how to play the guitar, this is what johnny said in an interview on the radio that i listened to but it works and since theyve become so huge who the fuck cares whether he can play or whether there is a bass player. Why the hell should every single band have the same kinda layout.

[sharpintine]

tryin so hard 2 be english it hurts .

[christianbikes]

they suck live :/

[TheBrokenFrog]

the guy playing the lead guitar is hot.

[cubanzombie]

im so sick of bands trying to sound like joy division.

THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER BAND LIKE THEM.

the subject of this, well this is THEIR song, so THEY can do

whatever THEY want to it.

personally i feel that this is better than the studio version,

since this is a new band, should we care?

shouldnt we just enjoy the damn music?

*please dont reply*...you will be flagged for spam.

[waterzofnazareth]

ian curtis wannabe

[astroboirap]

so amatuer, sounds like beat happening without the charm. a bit overated me thinks.

[FORSHOWDAH]

this fucking sucks ass compared to the recording

[jordanhitsthings]

@FORSHOWDAH just his voice

[EmperorV1]

@FORSHOWDAH I know what you mean. The front man is the love child of a wannabe trying too hard to be Ian Curtis, and a wannabe trying too hard to be Morrissey. It's just horrible!

[lazysquirrell2]

I think its better that they dont sing this song live. It sound very...weird?

[NativeTongueLibertin]

its like " i wanna be a happier version of cure" nothing more nothing less

just irrelevant...

i just noticed the stupid ian curtis hommage dance move,... thumbs down

[NativeTongueLibertin]

its like " i wanna be a happier version of cure" nothing more nothing less

just irrelevant...

[coolavione7]

they make my toes curl they're so good!

[likelylassofArcady]

haha so charming!!

[cornpopsandacid]

they are fantastic, its like surf + joy divison.

by the way i love when i see people who can barely play their instruments become successfull. its the best. so inspiring. i am how badass. say what you want but their still the ones in the video.

[PatrickThe123456789]

Pause at 1:59 it quite funny :)