The Drips is a punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band from Los Angeles, currently signed to White Drugs/Wichita Recordings

Wichita Recordings

Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees are Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Her Space Holiday, Los Campesinos! and Peter Bjorn and John...

.

History

A side-project of members of various other bands, The Drips are Matt Caughthran

Matt Caughthran

Matt Caughthran is an American singer, best known as the frontman for Los Angeles based punk band The Bronx. In addition to The Bronx, Caughthran is involved in a side project, The Drips. Caughthran has also recorded a number of tracks with Bullet Treatment which can be found on the What More Do...

 and Joby J. Ford, both from The Bronx

The Bronx (band)

The Bronx is an American hardcore punk band from Los Angeles formed in 2002. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Matt Caughthran, guitarists Joby J. Ford and Ken Horne, bass guitarist Brad Magers, and drummer Jorma Vik...

, Tony Bevilaqua from The Distillers

The Distillers

The Distillers were an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1998. They released their first two albums on Hellcat Records/Epitaph Records before moving to Sire, part of the Warner Music Group. The Distillers were originally formed by Australian-born Brody Armstrong , a woman with a...

, David Hidalgo, Jr.

David Hidalgo, Jr.

David Hidalgo, Jr. is an American drummer currently playing in Social Distortion. Hidalgo replaced former drummer Scott Reeder, who had been busy with his main project Fu Manchu. Prior to joining Social Distortion, he played drums in The Drips and Suicidal Tendencies. He is the son of David...

 from Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...

 and Social Distortion

Social Distortion

Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness , Jonny Wickersham , Brent Harding and David Hidalgo, Jr...

 and Vincent Hidalgo from Bullet Treatment

Bullet Treatment

Bullet Treatment is a hardcore/punk band based out of Los Angeles, whose latest album was released on Fat Wreck Chords. Started by guitarist D.C., the band has featured over 30 members over its long history including Tim McIlrath of Rise Against, Matt Caughthran of The Bronx, and Dave Hildago Jr....

 and Mariachi el Bronx

Mariachi El Bronx

Mariachi El Bronx is the fourth studio album by the Los Angeles rock band The Bronx, released on September 1, 2009 through Swami Records in the United States and Wichita Recordings in the United Kingdom. It marks a divergence from the band's usual hardcore punk and hard rock sound in favor of a...

.

Due to the touring duties of the members' different bands, The Drips were extremely inactive for their first five years. Their first album, self-titled "The Drips," was released in April 2006 mid-way through a UK tour. The album received many favourable reviews, with critics hailing their sound as "muscular and melodic... a thrilling blur"http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14932-2139399,00.html.

Discography

• "The Drips" (Riot Style) 2xLP Vinyl - scheduled September, 2010
• BBC Sessions - released 2009
• Broken (Wichita) 7" - released April 10, 2006
• The Drips (Wichita) album - released April 26, 2006
• 16 16 Six (Wichita) 7" - released May 5, 2006
• Mexico (Hostage) 7" - released 2003

External links

• The Drips official band website (currently unavailable)
• Wichita Recordings official website
• Riot Style official website