Drive North Explained

Drive North
Type:studio
Artist:SWMRS
Cover:Drive North.jpg
Released:February 12, 2016
Recorded:2015–2016
Length:38:51
Producer:Zac Carper[1]
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Drive North is the third studio album by the American rock band SWMRS, released on February 12, 2016, through their own label, Uncool Records. It was re-released by Fueled By Ramen on October 14, 2016 when they added the songs "Palm Trees" and "Lose It" to the record. It is the band's first studio album and second overall release under the name SWMRS after changing their name in late 2014. It is the first album to feature bassist Seb Mueller and guitarist Max Becker, who previously played bass. It is the band's first independent release and is also the band's first studio album not to be produced by drummer Joey Armstrong's father, Billie Joe Armstrong.

Background

The band started recording the album in mid-2015 with FIDLAR vocalist Zac Carper as the producer.[2] [3] The first track of the album's tracks, "Silver Bullet", was released on February 5, 2015. The song was originally slated to be part of the band's later-canceled EP "Silver Bullet/Palm Trees".[4] [5] Two of the album's tracks, "Miley" and "Uncool", were released on September 8, 2015. The band announced the album on November 7, 2015 and released the album's fourth single "Figuring it Out".[6] [7] [8] [9] The album's fifth single, "Drive North", was released on January 29, 2016.[10] [11] [12] [13] When the album was re-released through Fueled By Ramen, it included two new songs titled "Palm Trees" and "Lose It".[14]

Personnel

SWMRS
Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SWMRS Announce Debut Album Drive North, New Single 'Figuring It Out' Out Now. Music News Desk. 9 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Instagram.
  3. Web site: Instagram.
  4. Web site: Swimmers - Silver Bullet. SoundCloud.
  5. Web site: SWMRS - Hello beautiful swimmers crew, Due to some... - Facebook. .
  6. Web site: SWMRS announce debut album 'Drive North' - Upset. Upset. 2016-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204010239/http://www.upsetmagazine.com/listen/swmrs-announce-debut-album-drive-north/. 2016-02-04. dead.
  7. Web site: PREMIERE: Oakland's SWMRS Deal With Life Tomorrow on "Figuring It Out". NOISEY. 2015-11-06.
  8. Web site: SWMRS - Listen to our new song "Figuring it out"... - Facebook. .
  9. Web site: Listen: SWMRS - "Figuring It Out" - CMJ. CMJ. 2016-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160205141905/https://www.cmj.com/listen-swmrs-figuring-it-out/. 2016-02-05. dead.
  10. Web site: First Take: SWMRS - 'Drive North' - Upset. Upset. 2016-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160205190212/http://www.upsetmagazine.com/read/first-take-swmrs-drive-north/. 2016-02-05. dead.
  11. Web site: Drive North. SoundCloud.
  12. Web site: SWMRS Share Title Track From Forthcoming Debut Album "Drive North". The Prelude Press. 29 January 2016 .
  13. swmrs. SWMRS. 692907198100312064. 29 January 2016. TOMORROW WE ARE DROPPING DRIVE NORTH FOR EVERYONE WHO PRE ORDERED THE RECORD. FUQ IT. October 16, 2016.
  14. Web site: remixed. remastered. rereleased. 2 new songs. out everywhere now. on @fueledby. Tumblr. October 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018212020/http://swmrs.com/post/151801006336/remixed-remastered-rereleased-2-new-songs-out. October 18, 2016. dead.

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