J.R.C.G. - Drummy

What this video is

Released August 2, 2024 as part of J.R.C.G.'s Sub Pop debut album Grim Iconic...(Sadistic Mantra), 'Drummy' represents a pivotal bridging track in which Justin R. Cruz Gallego — a Tucson-born, Tacoma-based musician rooted in the Seattle punk underground — fused his noise-rock experimentalism with Latin rhythmic traditions absorbed during childhood. The track was described by Gallego as the first song written for…

Why it matters

J.R.C.G.'s 'Drummy' is a significant artifact in 2020s art-punk, demonstrating how artists from the Pacific Northwest DIY underground are incorporating Latin rhythmic structures into noise-rock and post-punk frameworks. Co-produced with Seth Manchester (known for work with Battles, The Body, and…

The director

Mitch Wells is a member of New Orleans-based metal band Thou. He directed the official video for J.R.C.G.'s 'Drummy' as well as the 'Cholla Beat' video, both from the 2024 Sub Pop album Grim Iconic...(Sadistic Mantra). His work bridges heavy underground…