The Droogs were formed in 1972, by Ric Albin (vocals), Roger Clay (guitar), Paul Motter (bass), and Kyle Raven (drums). Inspired by 1960s
garage rock and with their early sound later categorized by
Trouser Press as "protopunk", they released six singles during the 1970s (later collected on the
Anthology album), with several changes of personnel in the rhythm section. The line-up stabilized in the early 1980s with David Provost (formerly of
Dream Syndicate) on bass/keyboards and Jon Gerlach on drums. 1996's release of
Atomic Garage led to the band's dual performances at the 1997
Roskilde Festival, one of which was broadcast on Danish National Radio. The group was included on
Rhino's boxed set,
Children Of Nuggets in 2005. The following year saw the CD release of
Collection, select album tracks to reach digital platforms. In 2013, the Droogs contributed to
Conspiracy A-Go-Go, a themed compilation on JFK's post mortem. 2017 marks the release of
Young Gun, featuring ten new songs and a cover of
the Seeds, "Out of the Question". The line-up on the album is Ric Albin (vocals), Roger Clay (guitar), Dave Provost (bass), Dave Klein (drums) and as co-producer/engineer. ==Discography==