On his latest album as The Drums, New York-based indie pop artist Jonny Pierce plunges into the work of healing from childhood trauma and the long shadow it casts over adulthood.
The sparkling, eponymous Jonny unfurls a love letter to a galaxy of younger selves, all hungry to be nourished, all rejoicing now that they finally get to belong. Playful, heartbreaking, raucous, and serene all in turn, Jonny embraces the mess of life in all its facets. It renders the magic that happens when you fall in love with yourself down to the marrow.
Soaring to alt-pop prestige on arrival, The Drums have released studio albums that deftly walk the line of aching melancholy and irresistible pop sensibilities, presented through a kaleidoscope of pastel guitars, reverb, modular synthesizers and drum machines. It’s a sound that’s wholly unique, and unmistakably The Drums. Listen to “Better” now
another new song “Isolette,” the latest teaser from Jonny Pierce’s forthcoming sixth studio album “Jonny“. On “Isolette”—the French word for “incubator”—Pierce croons over a poppy backdrop, taking jabs against piercing snare drums and surf-rock inspired guitar parts.
“My mother experienced what is referred to as a birth trauma when she was pregnant with me,” said Pierce about the inspiration for “Isolette.” “A doctor broke her water without her consent, and she immediately went into painful, traumatic labour. I was born prematurely. They rushed me into an incubator where no one was able to touch me.
Over the course of the pandemic, I took a lot of psych courses. In Child Psych, I learned that it is of utmost importance for a mother to have skin contact with her baby. It’s fundamental for bonding. “The love and trust you get from that initial bonding influences how you feel love and trust in future relationships. My mother had been violated at the time of my birth and I believe I became a symbol of that trauma. She detached from me emotionally, so on many levels I often feel like I never really left the isolette.”
Thrilled to announce I will release my sixth studio album ‘Jonny’ due Friday, October 13th.
here are 16 songs birthed out of my deepest wounds and out of my wildest joys. When I listen back to it, I hear my soul reflected back at me. I think you’ll find yourself somewhere in it too. For now however, I offer you a brand new single from the album.
The Fat Angel Sings 