The Drones (Australian band)

The Drones were an Australian rock band, formed in Perth by mainstay lead vocalist and guitarist, Gareth Liddiard in 1997. 

Their second album, Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By (April 2005), won the inaugural Australian Music Prize. 

In October 2010 their third studio album, Gala Mill (September 2006) was listed at No. 21 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums. Two of their albums have reached the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart, I See Seaweed (March 2013) and Feelin Kinda Free (March 2016). 

The group went on hiatus in December 2016 with Kitschin and Liddiard forming a new group, Tropical Fuck Storm, in the following year.

Albums
 Here Come the Lies (August 2002) 
 Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By (April 2005) 
 Gala Mill (September 2006) 
 Havilah (2008) 
 I See Seaweed (2013)
 Feelin Kinda Free (2016)

Other websites
 Official site 
 ATP Recordings page
 Interview with The Drones @ MessandNoise.com 
 band page on Spaceland Recordings website 
 Gareth Liddiard interview in Reverb Magazine (November 2010)

Category:1998 establishments in Australia
Category:Australian musical groups
Category:People from Perth, Western Australia
Category:Musical groups established in 1998