Your favorite "drum first" bands?

Before you answer, let me expound on this a little bit more. When I say "drum first," I'm talking about bands with great drummers and/or bands who have drumming as the "lead" so to speak. Without questioning my taste, a big reason I've loved blink-182 for as long as I have is because both Tom and Mark (vocalists, guitar and bass, respectively) are such novices instrumentally, they allow Travis free reign, essentially, to guide where their songs go. It feels right to me, even though I know the structure is incredibly basic.

I find this to be true also of a lot of 80s bands: The Cure, The Smiths, Echo & the Bunnymen, etc. or, at the very least, I really love their drumming. They find a groove or rhythm, and I rarely ever dislike it. But I know blink-182 and 80s bands have fairly little in common. :P

What bands do you like that "drum first?" What genres (excluding metal, I'm sorry, I'm just not super into it at the moment) lend themselves to "drumming first?'

This is a textbook example of what I'm talking about with blink. Even from the start, Travis sets the tone.

And this is a good example for 80s. Again, even if other instruments begin the song, I feel like the drums are the cornerstone of the song.

Mostly metal bands, unfortunately. Drummers from bands like Defeated Sanity can drum circles around your average band's drummer. It's not catchy like Blink 182 or other pop music, but holy hell - if you care about actual drumming, it's hard not be impressed by some metal bands (particularly the jazz-influenced ones).

@KHAndAnime:

Right, but I suppose I don't like metal as much right now because it is too technical, too loud, and just has too much going on. I'm sure I'll come full circle, but right now I am looking for simplicity. Hell, I'm listening to singer/songwriters now, and there was a day I would have said that singer/songwriters are the worst. :P

Some of the Krautrock bands I listen to have quite a few songs with very noticeable drumming, which I guess might qualify them as "drum first" sometimes (at least, the songs would certainly be worse off without the drumming imho). Can,Guru Guru, and Faust are some examples.

Drums are the worst instrument to exist