Drive North

Drive North
Studio album by SWMRS
Released February 12, 2016[1]
Recorded 2015
Genre Punk rock[2]
Length 38:51
Label Uncool,[1][3] Burger[4]
Producer Zac Carper[5]
SWMRS chronology
Miley/Uncool
(2015)		 Drive North
(2016)
Singles from Drive North
  1. "Silver Bullet"
    Released: February 5, 2015.
  2. "Harry Dean"
    Released: July 1, 2015
  3. "Miley"
    Released: September 7, 2015
  4. "Figuring it Out"
    Released: November 7, 2015
  5. "Drive North"
    Released: January 29, 2016

Drive North is the third studio album by the American rock band SWMRS, set to be released on February 16, 2016, through their own label, Uncool Records. 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.[6][7] 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".[8][9] Two of the album's tracks, Miley and Uncool, were released on September 8, 2015.[10] The band announced the album on November 7, 2015 and released the album's fourth single Figuring it Out.[11][12][13][14] The album's fifth single, Drive North, was released on January 29, 2015.[15][16][17][18]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Harry Dean"   2:49
2. "Brb"   3:29
3. "Miss Yer Kiss"   3:11
4. "Turn Up"   2:35
5. "Figuring It Out"   3:57
6. "Ruining My Pretending"   3:15
7. "Uncool"   2:44
8. "Miley"   4:13
9. "D'You Have a Car?"   3:18
10. "Hannah"   2:45
11. "Silver Bullet"   3:13
12. "Drive North"   3:22
Total length:
 38:51

Personnel

SWMRS
Additional Personal

References

  1. 1 2 Music News Desk (9 November 2015). "SWMRS Announce Debut Album Drive North, New Single 'Figuring It Out' Out Now".
  2. ↑ "Punk rock band SWMRS releases debut single". SMU Daily Campus.
  3. ↑ "SWMRS share "Figuring it Out," ready debut for Uncool Records".
  4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BBS4SU7Nh82/
  5. ↑ Music News Desk (9 November 2015). "SWMRS Announce Debut Album Drive North, New Single 'Figuring It Out' Out Now".
  6. ↑ "Instagram". Instagram.
  7. ↑ "Instagram". Instagram.
  8. ↑ "Swimmers - Silver Bullet". SoundCloud.
  9. ↑ "SWMRS - Hello beautiful swimmers crew, Due to some... - Facebook".
  10. ↑ "» SWMRS Release Debut Single "Miley",".
  11. ↑ "SWMRS announce debut album 'Drive North' - Upset". Upset.
  12. ↑ "PREMIERE: Oakland's SWMRS Deal With Life Tomorrow on "Figuring It Out"". NOISEY.
  13. ↑ "SWMRS - Listen to our new song "Figuring it out"... - Facebook".
  14. ↑ "Listen: SWMRS - "Figuring It Out" - CMJ". CMJ.
  15. ↑ "First Take: SWMRS - 'Drive North' - Upset". Upset.
  16. ↑ "Drive North". SoundCloud.
  17. ↑ "SWMRS Share Title Track From Forthcoming Debut Album "Drive North"". The Prelude Press.
  18. ↑ "SWMRS". Twitter.
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