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The Drums

The Drums is a group from the US, active since 2008.

Group US since 2008 indie rock indie pop surf rock

TOTAL PLAYS

843

SONGS PLAYED

45

STATIONS

3

FIRST PLAYED

2009-08-03 20:09 · Radio 1 — "Let's Go Surfing"

LAST PLAYED

3 months ago · Radio 2 — "Let's Go Surfing"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2009 — 2026

400 300 200 100 0

'09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 639 76%

Radio 1 188 22%

Radio 2 16 2%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 21:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Let's Go Surfing 211 2026-02-12

2 I Felt Stupid 163 2021-06-09

3 Me And The Moon 122 2022-07-08

4 Best Friend 74 2015-08-05

5 Money 70 2025-11-14

6 How It Ended 52 2011-11-04

7 Forever And Ever Amen 45 2010-06-06

8 Days. 37 2014-05-21

9 Days 16 2024-12-09

10 Magic Mountain 6 2014-08-14

11 Better 3 2023-09-18

12 Blood Under My Belt 3 2017-05-27

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-02-12 19:47 Let's Go Surfing Radio 2

2025-11-14 21:44 Money 6 Music

2025-11-13 08:13 Let's Go Surfing 6 Music

2025-08-19 19:42 Let's Go Surfing Radio 2

2025-08-12 23:00 Let's Go Surfing 6 Music

2025-07-25 06:55 Let's Go Surfing 6 Music

2025-07-22 23:06 Let's Go Surfing 6 Music

2025-07-18 21:00 Let's Go Surfing 6 Music

2025-06-16 16:06 Let's Go Surfing 6 Music

2025-04-04 20:13 Money 6 Music

2025-04-02 06:37 Let's Go Surfing 6 Music

2025-02-07 21:33 Let's Go Surfing 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

45 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

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Best Friend —

74 2015-08-05 ▶

Best Friend (6 Music Session, 22nd Feb 2010) —

1 2020-02-22 ▶

Best Friend (MV Session) —

2 2010-03-30 ▶

Best Friend - 6 Music Session 22/02/2010 —

1 2011-06-02 ▶

Better —

3 2023-09-18 ▶

Blood Under My Belt —

3 2017-05-27 ▶

Body Chemistry —

2 2019-02-09 ▶

Book Of Revelation —

1 2011-09-08 ▶

Book Of Stories —

2 2010-06-10 ▶

Days —

16 2024-12-09 ▶

Days (Live On Grimmy's Show) —

1 2011-12-14 ▶

Days. —

37 2014-05-21 ▶

Down By The Water —

1 2009-10-29 ▶

Down By The Water (Hurts Remix) —

1 2010-12-15 ▶

Forever And Ever Amen —

45 2010-06-06 ▶

Forever And Ever Amen (MV Session) —

1 2010-02-24 ▶

Forever And Ever, Amen —

1 2012-04-09 ▶

Forever And Ever, Amen (St Etienne Mix) —

1 2010-06-02 ▶

How It Ended —

52 2011-11-04 ▶

How It Ended (Jackknife Lee Mix) —

2 2011-11-07 ▶

I Can't Pretend —

1 2014-09-12 ▶

I Felt Stupid —

163 2021-06-09 ▶

I Need A Doctor —

1 2011-09-08 ▶

It Will All End In Tears —

2 2010-06-10 ▶

It Will All End In Tears (Instrumental) —

1 2016-02-24 ▶

Kiss Me Again —

1 2014-11-11 ▶

Let's Go Surfing —

211 2026-02-12 ▶

Let's Go Surfing (6 Music Session, 22nd Feb 2010) —

1 2020-02-22 ▶

Let's Go Surfing - 6 Music Session 22/02/2010 —

2 2011-06-02 ▶

Let's Go Surfing <Review Show Edit> —

1 2010-01-05 ▶

Lets Go Surfing —

1 2009-08-19 ▶

Magic Mountain —

6 2014-08-14 ▶

Me & The Moon (Matthew Dear Remix) —

1 2010-11-26 ▶

Me And The Moon —

122 2022-07-08 ▶

Me And The Moon (Matthew Dear Remix) —

1 2010-11-26 ▶

Money —

70 2025-11-14 ▶

Money (Basement Jaxx Remix) —

1 2015-07-17 ▶

Obvious —

1 2023-06-30 ▶

Plastic Envelope —

1 2023-06-20 ▶

Submarine —

2 2009-11-24 ▶

Submarine (6 Music Session, 22nd Feb 2010) —

1 2020-02-22 ▶

Submarine - 6 Music Session 22/02/2010 —

2 2011-06-02 ▶

The Flowers —

1 2023-10-06 ▶

The Future —

1 2010-06-07 ▶

You're The One That Makes Me Happy (MV Session) —

1 2010-02-25 ▶