Driver Friendly

Driver Friendly is an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States. Driver Friendly has toured with such bands as Motion City Soundtrack, Cartel, Relient K, Hellogoodbye, Night Riots, Hit The Lights, TEAM*, as well as Warped Tour.[1][2]

Driver Friendly
Also known asDriver F (2006–08)
OriginAustin, Texas, United States
Years active2002–present
LabelsI Enjoy, Hopeless
Associated actsGrand Child
Websitewww.driverf.com
MembersTyler Welsh
Andy Lane
Jeremi Mattern
Juan Lopez
Chris Walker
Past membersAndy Rector
Nathan Parrish

History

Early years and early releases (2002–2011)

Driver Friendly formed in 2002 while the members attended The Woodlands High School (North Houston).[3] The band self-released Live CD from the Engine Room EP on November 30, 2002, and Demolicious EP on March 16, 2003.[4] The band signed to I Enjoy Records on January 31, 2004,[5] and released their debut album, Fly Away, on March 5, 2004.[6] In 2004 the band relocated to Austin, Texas where they self released two albums (Chase the White Whale and Bury A Dream).[7] Not Home Yet EP was released on March 7, 2006.[8] Montclaire Sessions EP was released on January 16, 2007.[9]

Hopeless years (2012–present)

In 2012 the band released a music video for the song "Messidona" which paid tribute to the band's favorite Tom Hanks films.[10] The music video generated enough buzz to capture a tweet from Tom. The act of having their music video tweeted by Tom Hanks was said to be "The greatest honor in the history of everything."[11] In October 2012, the band announced that they had been signed to Hopeless Records.[12][13] "Ghosts" was released as a single on October 16, 2012.[14] "Shark Cave" was released as a single on January 15, 2013.[15] "Stand So Tall" was released as a single on May 19, 2014.[16] "Everything Gold" was released as a single on June 6.[17] Unimagined Bridges was available for streaming on July 8,[18] and was released by Hopeless on July 15.[19] The album charted in the U.S. at number 33 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[20]

Discography
Albums
  • Fly Away (2004) (I Enjoy)
  • Chase the White Whale (2008 self-released) (2018 re-released by Hopeless Records)
  • Bury a Dream (2012 self-released) (2014 re-released by Hopeless Records)
  • Unimagined Bridges (2014) (Hopeless Records)
EPs
  • Live CD from the Engine Room (2002) (self-released)
  • Demolicious (2003) (self-released)
  • Not Home Yet (2006) (self-released) (2018 re-released by Hopeless Records)
  • Montclaire Sessions (2007) (self-released)
  • Peaks + Valleys (2013) (Hopeless)[21]
  • Ceremony (2019) (self-released)

Music videos
  • "Two Words, Mr. President: Plausible Deniability" (2008)
  • "Temple of Doom" (2008)
  • "Messidona" (2012)
  • "Ghosts" (2012)
  • "Lost Boys" (live) (2013)
  • "Run" (2013)
  • "Run" (live) (2013)
  • "Stand So Tall" (2014)
  • "Everything Gold" (2014)
  • "Deconstruct You" (2014)

Band members
Current members
  • Jeremi Mattern – drums
  • Andy Lane – vocals, guitar
  • Tyler Welsh – vocals, keyboards
  • Juan Lopez – trumpet, backing vocals
  • Chris Walker – bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals

References

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  1. "Wayback Machine". Web.archive.org. April 26, 2013. Cite uses generic title (help)
  2. "More announced for Warped Tour 2013". AltPress.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  3. "Interview: Driver Friendly". Jermz.sg. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  4. "Old News Page". driverf.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2003. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  5. "Old News". driverf.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2004. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  6. "Driver Friendly - News". driverf.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2004. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  7. "Interview with Driver Friendly". Muzikdizcovery.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  8. "Music". driverf.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  9. "Driver F". Web.archive.org. July 7, 2007. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  10. "DRIVER FRIENDLY RELEASE "MESSIDONA" TRIBUTE VIDEO". UndertheGunreview.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  11. "Tom Hanks Likes Driver Friendly's Video". AbsoulePunk.net. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  12. "Hopeless Records signs Driver Friendly". Idobi.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  13. "Hopeless Records Sign Driver Friendly". Ourstage.com. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  14. "Amazon.com: Ghosts: Driver Friendly: MP3 Downloads". amazon.com. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  15. "Shark Cave (2013) | Driver Friendly". 7digital.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  16. "Stand So Tall (feat. Dan Campbel... | Driver Friendly". 7digital.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  17. "Everything Gold - Single (2014) | Driver Friendly". 7digital.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  18. "Stream Driver Friendly's New Album "Unimagined Bridges"". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  19. "Driver Friendly announce new album, Unimagined Bridges". idobi.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  20. "Driver Friendly". billboard.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  21. "Groovey TV Driver Friendly - Peaks + Valleys EP Review | Groovey TV- Groovey TV". Groovey TV. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  22. "Review: Driver Friendly - Music - The Austin Chronicle". austinchronicle.com. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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