Remo Drive

Remo Drive is an American rock band from Bloomington, Minnesota.[1] They are currently signed to Epitaph Records. They released their first full length album titled Greatest Hits on March 16, 2017. Their second studio album Natural, Everyday Degradation was released on May 31, 2019. Their third, A Portrait of an Ugly Man, was released on June 26, 2020.

Remo Drive
OriginBloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres
Years active2013 (2013)–present
LabelsEpitaph
Websitewww.remodriveband.com
Members
  • Erik Paulson
  • Stephen Paulson
  • Sam Becht
Past members
  • Sam Mathys
  • Austin Voigt

History

Remo Drive began in 2013, releasing a collection of songs on the website Bandcamp under the title Demos 2014, including EPs such as Away and Stay Out Longer.[2] The band got its name when bassist Stephen Paulson decided to incorporate the drum brand, Remo, into a band name.[3]In 2015, Remo Drive released an EP titled Wait For The Sun on Lost State Records. Also in 2015, Remo Drive released a split with the band Unturned[2] as well as a split with the band Weathered.[4] In March 2017, Remo Drive self-released their first full-length album, Greatest Hits, featuring tracks "Yer Killin Me", "Art School", and "Crash Test Rating".

In February 2018, the band announced that they had signed with Epitaph Records. This announcement came alongside the release of a single, Blue Ribbon, from their EP Pop Music, which was released on March 9.[5][6][7]

In late August and early September of 2018, Remo Drive announced that they were planning on recording a new album that December. On April 22, 2019, the band released a double A-side single, "Two Bux/The Grind," ahead of their sophomore effort Natural, Everyday Degradation on May 31st.

In May of that year, Erik Paulson announced that he hid promo CDs of the next single around Twin Cities, Minnesota, before releasing "Around the Sun" as a single on May 14th.

In late 2019, Remo Drive posted on social media that they were working on their third album, A Portrait of an Ugly Man, which was properly announced on April 28th, 2020 for a June release, along with the first single, "Star Worship" on the same day. Two other singles were released, "Ode to Joy 2" on May 18th, 2020 and "A Flower and a Weed" on June 17th, 2020. The album released on June 26th, 2020, along with another single "Easy as That".

Musical style

Remo Drive is typically described as an emo band[8][9][10][11] who incorporate elements of indie rock, power pop, pop punk, dance punk, post-hardcore, and in some tracks/recordings grunge and punk rock. The group has also self described themselves as emo and associated themselves with the emo revival.[12] The band has listed a number of acts as influences including Title Fight, The Police, PUP, Jeff Rosenstock, Vampire Weekend, and Weezer.[13]

Personnel

Current members

  • Erik Paulson – vocals, guitar (2013–present)
  • Stephen Paulson – bass (2013–present)

Former members

  • Sam Mathys – drums, percussion (2013–2014, 2016–2018)
  • Austin Voigt – drums, percussion (2014–2016)

Touring members

  • Dane Folie – guitar (2019–present)
  • Sam Becht – drums, percussion (2018–present live; 2019-present studio)

Former touring members

  • Zack Cummings – guitar (2016–2019)
  • Braeden Keenan – drums, percussion (2018)
  • Lee Tran – saxophone, synthesizer, tambourine (2017–2019)

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Remo Drive EP 1 (2013)
  • Away (2014)
  • Stay Out Longer (2014)
  • Wait For The Sun (2015)
  • Pop Music (2018)
  • Natural, Everyday Extended Play (2019)

Splits

  • Remo Drive/Unturned (2015)
  • Remo Drive/Weathered (2015)

Singles

  • "Rainman" / "Stable" (2013)
  • "Pulp Friction" (2013)
  • "Breathe In" / "Perfume" (2015)
  • "Lookin' Under The Tree" (2016)
  • "Yer Killin' Me" (2017)
  • "Crash Test Rating" (2017)
  • "Eat Shit" (2017)
  • "Art School" (2017)
  • "I'm My Own Doctor" (2017)
  • "Blue Ribbon" (2018)
  • "Two Bux" / "The Grind" (2019)
  • "Around the Sun" (2019)
  • "Nearly Perfect" (2019)
  • "Romeo" (2019)
  • "Star Worship" (2020)
  • "Ode to Joy 2" (2020)
  • "A Flower and a Weed" (2020)
  • "Easy as That" (2020)

Demos

  • Demos 2014 (2014)

Live Performances

  • Audiotree Live on Audiotreetv (2017)

Music videos

  • "Heartstrings" (2015)[14]
  • "Yer Killin' Me" (2017)[15]
  • "Crash Test Rating" (2017)[16]
  • "Eat Shit" (2017)[17]
  • "Art School" (2017)[18]
  • "I'm My Own Doctor" (2017)[19]
  • "Blue Ribbon" (2018)[20]
  • "Around the Sun" (2019)[21]
  • "Romeo" (2019)[22]
  • "Star Worship" (2020)[23]
  • "Ode to Joy 2" (2020)[24]
  • "Easy as That" (2020)

References
  1. Cristo, Joe. "Minneapolis emo brand, Remo Drive, garners local acclaim". Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  2. Diamond, Peter. "You can't spell Remo Drive without 'emo', but this band likes Sting too". City Pages. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCWoOa2dYdY
  4. Fugger, Scott. "REMO DRIVE: A BAND REBORN". 36vultures. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. Crawford, Sean. "Remo Drive: Greatest Hits (2017)". Punknews. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. "Remo Drive: Greatest Hits". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  7. Lemus, Nicolas. "Remo Drive's Greatest Hits delivers a momentous debut". The Bates Student. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  8. Diamond, Peter. "You can't spell Remo Drive without 'emo', but this band likes Sting too - City Pages". City Pages.
  9. Punknews.org. "Remo Drive - Greatest Hits". www.punknews.org.
  10. "Remo Drive - Greatest Hits (album review ) - Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  11. "Remo Drive: A Band Reborn - 36vultures". 21 March 2017.
  12. Rosean, Sam (7 February 2017). "Remo Drive Interview: Talking The Needle Drop, Emo Music, & Minnesota".
  13. "Interview with Remo Drive!". 2 April 2017.
  14. Remo Drive (2015-02-20), HEARTSTRINGS // REMO DRIVE, retrieved 2019-05-02
  15. Remo Drive (2017-01-30), Remo Drive - Yer Killin' Me, retrieved 2019-05-02
  16. Remo Drive (2017-02-13), Remo Drive - Crash Test Rating, retrieved 2019-05-02
  17. Remo Drive (2017-02-25), Remo Drive - Eat S**t, retrieved 2019-05-02
  18. Remo Drive (2017-03-13), Remo Drive - Art School, retrieved 2019-05-02
  19. Remo Drive (2017-08-28), Remo Drive - I'm My Own Doctor, retrieved 2019-05-02
  20. Epitaph Records (2018-03-09), Remo Drive - "Blue Ribbon", retrieved 2019-05-02
  21. Epitaph Records (2019-05-14), Remo Drive - "Around the Sun", retrieved 2019-05-19
  22. Remo Drive - "Romeo", retrieved 2019-10-16
  23. Epitaph Records, Remo Drive - "Star Worship", retrieved 2020-05-07
  24. https://floodmagazine.com/77933/premiere-remo-drive-go-for-a-drive-in-their-ode-to-joy-2-video/
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