Twenty One Pilots — Drum Show: Josh Dun Takes the Mic in a Gritty Garage Confessional

Twenty One Pilots have stirred the pot once again with Drum Show, the energetic, emotionally charged second single off their forthcoming album Breach.

Released on August 18, 2025, via Fueled by Ramen, this track brings the unexpected twist fans didn’t know they needed—drummer Josh Dun steps into the vocal spotlight.

The song’s production crackles with raw, alt-rock energy, a realignment from their conceptual Blurryface-era narratives. Drum Show still carries Tyler Joseph’s familiar lyrical urgency, but there's something profoundly different about hearing Dun croon the line, “I’ve been this way / I want to change” during the chorus—that moment feels like both a confession and a reckoning.

Visually, the music video, directed by Mark C. Eshleman, keeps things stripped-back and urgent: the duo performs in a dimly lit parking garage, sustained by a van powering their instruments, even bursting inside the vehicle mid-performance.

Fans, the Clique, have responded with near-ecstatic fervor. Social feeds are flooded with praise, dubbing Drum Show “magical” and positioning it as a top-tier moment in the band's discography. Critics too have noted the shift—Kerrang! hailed the single as “anthemic,” especially applauding Dun’s performance.

Drum Show arrives as a pivotal moment in the Breach journey—and perhaps the most emotionally vulnerable moment TØP has released in years. With the album scheduled for September 12, this track stakes new artistic ground: intimate, sonically compelling, and emotionally naked.

Written by: Dewald de la Rey

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