Tonight’s cult single Drummer Man captures the adrenaline of late-70s UK power pop at the very moment the sound took shape. Newly remastered from long-shelved archive recordings, this first-time-on-CD release restores the band’s punchy guitars, big harmonies, and hook-driven choruses that propelled Drummer Man to No. 14 on the UK charts in January 1978. Formed amid the new wave era, Tonight blended the immediacy of punk with classic pop craft, earning national TV exposure on Top Of The Pops and helping cement “power pop” as a defining term. This collection offers a vivid snapshot of the band’s brief but influential run—featuring the hit single and recordings from sessions intended for their shelved debut—bringing a lost chapter of British pop history into sharp focus for fans of melodic rock, mod revival, and late-70s new wave energy.

• Artist: Tonight
• Format: Audio CD
• Release Type: Single
• Genre: Power Pop, Pop Rock
• Label: TDS Records

• Audio: Remastered
• Tracks originate from late-1970s sessions intended for the band’s debut album; includes the UK hit single “Drummer Man,” available on CD for the first time.

• Media: Audio CD
• Packaging: Jewel case

Tonight were a short-lived but pivotal UK pop group active in the late 1970s. Managed with unwavering commitment and signed to Target’s TDS imprint, the band quickly broke through with national television exposure and a UK Top 20 hit in 1978 with Drummer Man. Their sound fused high-energy guitars, tight rhythms, and radio-ready melodies—an approach that helped popularize the term “power pop” in British music circles. Although internal industry struggles halted their momentum and led to an early split in 1979, Tonight’s recordings—shelved for decades—remain a touchstone for fans of melodic rock and the vibrant crossover space between punk urgency and classic pop songwriting.