Driver Drive Faster are a rock/indie band from
Chorlton-cum-Hardy,
Manchester, England.
After the demise of their previous band,
Polytechnic, in the winter of 2008, Dylan, Peet and Yuri locked themselves away in a makeshift studio above a tanning salon in Chorlton, and began writing and recording new material. They built up a significant back catalogue of songs, and in the Spring of 2009 recruited the drumming talents of German born David and started gigging around Manchester and London. Since then they have supported acts such as
The Aliens,
Japandroids
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Formed in 2006 ...
,
Erland and The Carnival
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,
The Drums and ex-Pavement's
Marble Valley. They have received strong support from BBC radio 6 DJs
Marc Riley and
Steve Lamacq, as well as Radio 2's Radcliffe & Maconie show. In February 2010, DDF released their debut single 'They May Talk' through
Lex Records
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Style
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, along with remixes of the song by
The Young Knives and Manchester's May68. The latter of which received numerous plays on BBC Radio 1.
The band released their debut album on Manchester based label Akoustik Anarkhy in the spring of 2011.
Members
*Dylan Giles (vox, guitar)
*Yuri Caul (bass)
*Peet Earnshaw (keyboards, backing vocals)
*David Schlechtriemen (drums)
Discography
Singles
*"They May Talk" (Single/EP) -
Lex Records
Lex Records is a British independent record label based in Camden, London, England.
Style
Lex has a varied musical output. Most releases are alternative hip hop, alternative rock or electronic. The label works with a small group of artists. ...
**Included Remixes by May68,
The Young Knives and
Pariah.
**Plus b-side "The Lookout".
Albums
*''Open House'' - Akoustik Anarkhy
References
External links
DDF's Official MySpace PageDDF's Blackcab SessionDDF's Official Website
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Musical groups from Manchester
Musical groups established in 2008
English indie rock groups
People from Chorlton-cum-Hardy