Drums Singer Places Equal Value on Words and Music

by admin on August 23, 2010 · 0 comments

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Long before he formed the Drums, a group currently jet-setting around the world and playing summer festivals, Jonathan Pierce knew what it was like to front a buzzed-about rock band. In 2003, as leader of the dance-pop outfit Elkland, he signed with Capitol Records, and two years later, he released an album called ‘Golden.’ The record proved anything but, and after failing to crack the charts, Elkland found itself dropped.

The episode left Pierce demoralized and unsure of his future — even three years later, as he and childhood friend Jacob Graham prepared to move from Florida to New York City and launch the Drums.


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