Mike Noga, former drummer with the Drones, dies aged 42

Mike Noga, the Australian singer/songwriter and former drummer with celebrated alter rock band The Drones, has died at the age of 42, uDiscover Music reports. Noga and the Drones were outright stars of Australia’s independent music scene. Their place among the elite was confirmed when their April 2005 sophomore album 'Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By' won the inaugural Australian Music Prize. After ten years, Noga left the band in 2014 to pursue a solo career. Two years later, in 2016, he released his critically acclaimed third solo set 'King'.