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Drop's「こわして」Studio Session

Drop's 「太陽」Music Video

Drop's 『ダンス・ダンス・ブラックホール』

Drop's Band Website

Drop's Band on Generasia

Members

Nakano Miho – Vocals/Guitar
Araya Tomomi – Guitar
Oda Mamiko – Bass
Ishikawa Minako – Drums

Former

Okuyama Reika – Drums
Ishibashi Wakano – Keyboard

All-Female Hard Rock Bands from Japan:Drop's Band

The original five band members were high school students in Sapporo when they formed the band in 2009. They changed drummers in 2017 and their keyboardist left in 2018. (official site: drops-official.com)

At the moment Drop’s style seems to be changing, though one consistent in their music is that is their sound tends to evoke styles of the sixties and seventies. The song in the above video —こわして— has a loose, grungy, rough-edged sound reminiscent of Patti Smith’s 1976 punk ballad Pissing in a River. Drop’s latest release —毎日がラブソング—is an upbeat song that feels much more ‘pop’. The new style is more accessible, but the arrangement, particularly the horn parts, still has a retro feel, which is a signature feature of band’s sound. When introducing performers they admire, the band members tend to name-check performers from bygone eras (e.g. Little Richard, Elvis, The Beatles, Chet Baker, Link Wray, Earl Palmer, Janis Joplin) or performers who have stylistic roots in the past (e.g., Tom Waits, The Black Keys). These influences come through in the the retro feel of many of the band’s songs.

Want some blues? Try the Drop's

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