Dams of the West aka Chris Tomson

Vampire Weekend Drummer Chris Tomson's "Youngish American"

Soundcheck | Feb 26, 2017

Drummer Chris Tomson, has joined his three Vampire Weekend bandmates in releasing an album of his own solo material, under the name Dams Of The West. Only Chris doesn’t just play the drums here – he moves back to his original instrument, the guitar, and actually plays almost everything on the record. The album is called Youngish American, and it brings Dams Of the West to our Soundcheck studio.

  

 

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