Drook
American dream pop
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Drook is a pop band from Richmond, Virginia.[2] One reviewer described their live performance as "freakily locked-in and uncannily special to behold".[3]
Drook | |
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Left to right - Tyler Smith, Matthew Shultz, Liza Grishaeva | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Richmond, Virginia |
| Genres | dream pop[1] |
| Years active | 2018-present |
Performances
The members of Drook established the band while students at Virginia Commonwealth University.[4] The band's first show was in November 2018.[5] Until 2020 the band performed with the name "She" which was their first artistic choice, but then they changed to "Drook" to gain more Internet findability.[4] Their 2020 EP "TRL 2004" is guitar-driven, spacey, indie pop.[1] The single "She" from that release has intense lyrics with a theme of self-destruction and seeking help.[4]
Drook played at The National theater in 2020, which was an early goal of the members.[4] Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic restricted live performances, and the band's next EP in 2022, "Life In Estates", is titled to refer to isolated life at home.[6] That recording is dream pop with more percussion.[1] One reviewer compared that EP's songs with bold-tasting candies and sweets.[6] Another reviewer described Grishaeva's vocals sounded as if she were singing sweetly while the world conspired against her.[7] The tour for that EP included a performance at South by Southwest, and convinced the members to make more music and tour more.[2] Their next EP, Mr. Fisher’s Dirty Club Mix, is electronic music for dancing.[2] Their 2024 album The Pure Joy of Jumping is hyperpop, manic, and energic.[8]
Members
Drook members especially like the Randolph and Jackson Ward districts in their hometown of Richmond.[4][5] For fun they watch anime together, with Neon Genesis Evangelion being a favorite.[5] They listen to music together, and like to have band practice after having breakfast together.[5]
- current
- former
- Kalean Brown, bass[6]