Today, Parisian alt-rockers Storm Orchestra reveal their exhilarating new single, “Drummer,” out now on Mascot Records. You can watch the video HERE.
Their irresistible blend of infectious glammy hooks and stadium filling heaviness sets them apart from their contemporaries. Marrying a charismatic fusion of Nothing But Thieves, Royal Blood, and Muse has seen them capture the attention of the Paris Underground scene as one of the leading lights.
Talking about “Drummer” singer-guitarist Maxime Goudard says, “This song is a fun one that we wrote a few years ago. It’s inspired by some antics and stories from friends, and our very own drummer as well. The chorus really sticks in your head, even our friends from other bands sing it to us! The drum parts especially were written with a simple take: we want this song to be the first one you want to learn on drums. It’s really fun to play with a bit of challenge on the bridge though!”
Goudard melancholically sings “Have you ever, felt so much in pain, that you gotta, dig inside your brain, have you ever exploded like champagne, that you gotta be a drummer,” offering some depth to the song before it grabs you by the neck and whips you into the uncontrollably infectious chorus.
The music video features a revolving line-up of drummers to which Goudard adds, “We wanted to do something around drums that shows the more fun aspect of our music and our personalities. It’s a way to pay tribute to some of the greatest rock drummers that influenced us, and above all the best excuse to have Loïc wearing wigs! We took it serious though, Loïc tried to mimic the playing style of his favourite drummers.”
“Drummer” follows the previous single, the metallic alt-rock “Bright Soul,” in which Goudard opens up about his fear of letting his dark side take over the person he wants to be. The track picked up multiple playlists across Amazon, Deezer and Spotify.
Teenage friends Maxime Goudard (vocals, guitar), Adrien Richard (bass) and Loïc Fouquet’s (drums) euphoric grandiosity has seen them emerge as one of the most exciting acts on the Paris music scene. As a then-unsigned band, they picked up an impressive combined 4M streams at the end of last year, ending 2023 in a triumphant fashion as the “Artist to Watch in 2024” by Spotify France and in the Top of the Rock: Best of 2023 and Deezer’s 2023 Rock playlists.
They’ve captured lightning in a bottle and are selling out clubs across France and have shone on the festival circuit and will be heading out on a tour of Germany in September with Lonely Spring.
Light and dark, euphoria and heaviness, glamour and aggression – Storm Orchestra are here to be your new favourite band.
