The Drums Share New Song “Try,” a Bonus Track from Brutalism

Following this April’s Brutalism, Jonny Pierce of The Drums returned with a new track, “Try,” on Wednesday afternoon.

Gone are the petty witticisms present on Brutalism and 2017’s Abysmal Thoughts, though; “Try” finds Pierce starkly reconciling with unrequited feelings. Over an elastic guitar line and simple drums, Pierce dips into his falsetto to deliver a meditation on giving his all in a relationship, only to receive nothing in return.

Pierce explains the origins of the track in a statement:

This song was originally going to be released back in 2014, but I didn’t feel the version I had was good enough to release. It was only after we re-recorded it with bending, haunting strings did the song feel good enough to let into the world. It’s a song about loving someone at peak level only to get little to nothing in return.