Drook

The members of Drook established the band while students at Virginia Commonwealth University.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Davy |title=That One Song: "She" by Drook |url=https://www.styleweekly.com/that-one-song-she-by-drook/ |website=Style Weekly |date=20 September 2022}} The band's first show was in November 2018.{{cite web |author1=Chloe |author2=Cole |title=Episode 20: She (Drook) by River City Sounds |url=https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/Rivercity_Sounds/episodes/Episode-20-She-Drook-e7miap |website=Spotify |publisher=River City Sounds |language=en |format=podcast |date=15 October 2019}} Until 2020 the band performed with the name "She" which was their first artistic choice, but then they changed to "Drook" to gain more Internet findability. Their 2020 EP "TRL 2004" is guitar-driven, spacey, indie pop. The single "She" from that release has intense lyrics with a theme of self-destruction and seeking help.

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Drook played at The National theater in 2020, which was an early goal of the members. Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic restricted live performances, and the band's next EP in 2022, "Life In Estates", is titled to refer to isolated life at home.{{cite web |last1=Wethington |first1=George |title=Evolution Through Restriction: How Drook Survived The Pandemic |url=https://rvamag.com/music/evolution-through-restriction-how-drook-survived-the-pandemic.html |website=RVA Mag |date=18 October 2022}} That recording is dream pop with more percussion. One reviewer compared that EP's songs with bold-tasting candies and sweets. Another reviewer described Grishaeva's vocals sounded as if she were singing sweetly while the world conspired against her.{{cite web |author1=deathordesire |title=Drook - "Life In Estates" |url=https://www.deathordesire.com/post/drook-life-in-estates |website=deathordesire |language=en |date=12 October 2022}} The tour for that EP included a performance at South by Southwest, and convinced the members to make more music and tour more. Their next EP, Mr. Fisher’s Dirty Club Mix, is electronic music for dancing. Their 2024 album The Pure Joy of Jumping is hyperpop, manic, and energic.{{cite web |last1=Nunnally |first1=Doug |title=Drook Brings Vivid Force To LCY Uncut With "Sprinter" |url=https://www.theauricular.com/news/drook-brings-vivid-force-to-lcy-uncut-with-sprinter/ |website=The Auricular |date=18 November 2024}}

Drook members especially like the Randolph and Jackson Ward districts in their hometown of Richmond. For fun they watch anime together, with Neon Genesis Evangelion being a favorite. They listen to music together, and like to have band practice after having breakfast together.

;current

• Liza Grishaeva, vocals
• Matthew Shultz, guitarist
• Tyler Smith, drums

;former

• Kalean Brown, bass

• TRL 2004, EP, 2020{{cite web |last1=Bonieskie |first1=Andrew |title=Of Good Nature, Wheeland Brothers, Honest Debts, and Drook: This Week's RVAMag Sound Check |url=https://rvamag.com/music/of-good-nature-wheeland-brothers-honest-debts-and-drook-this-weeks-rvamag-sound-check.html |website=RVA Mag |date=22 April 2023}}
• "She", music video
• Life In Estates,EP, 2022
• "Life in Estates",
• Mr. Fisher’s Dirty Club MixEP, 2023
• The Pure Joy of Jumping, 2024
• "Sprinter", music video

{{reflist}}

• {{cite web |author1=Chloe |author2=Cole |title=Episode 20: She (Drook) by River City Sounds |url=https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/Rivercity_Sounds/episodes/Episode-20-She-Drook-e7miap |website=Spotify |publisher=River City Sounds |language=en |format=podcast |date=15 October 2019}}
• {{cite web |last1=Crane |first1=Jason |title=In The Mix: Drook |url=https://1061thecorner.com/2024/10/23/in-the-mix-drook/ |website=106.1 The Corner |publisher=WCNR |date=23 October 2024}}

• [https://drook.bandcamp.com/ bandcamp]

Category:American dream pop musical groups

Category:Music of Richmond, Virginia

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Category:2018 establishments in Virginia

Category:Musical groups established in 2018