Drive North

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.

Drive North
Studio album by
SWMRS
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2016
Recorded2015–2016
Genre
Length38:51
Label
ProducerZac Carper[6]
SWMRS chronology
Miley/Uncool
(2015)		 Drive North
(2016)		 Berkeley's on Fire
(2019)
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
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Austin Chronicle[9]
Sputnikmusic[10]
Paste6.5/10 [11]

Background

The band started recording the album in mid-2015 with FIDLAR vocalist Zac Carper as the producer.[12][13] 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".[14][15] Two of the album's tracks, "Miley" and "Uncool", were released on September 8, 2015.[16] The band announced the album on November 7, 2015 and released the album's fourth single "Figuring it Out".[17][18][19][20] The album's fifth single, "Drive North", was released on January 29, 2016.[21][22][23][24] When the album was re-released through Fueled By Ramen, it included two new songs titled "Palm Trees" and "Lose It".[25]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joey Armstrong, Cole Becker, Max Becker & Sebastian Mueller, except where noted

Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Harry Dean" 2:49
2."Brb" 3:29
3."Miss Yer Kiss"Armstrong, C. Becker, M. Becker, Mueller, Zac Carper3:11
4."Turn Up" 2:35
5."Figuring It Out"Armstrong, C. Becker, M. Becker, Mueller, Carper3:57
6."Ruining My Pretending"Armstrong, C. Becker, M. Becker, Mueller, Carper3:15
7."Uncool" 2:44
8."Miley" 4:13
9."D'You Have a Car?" 3:18
10."Hannah"Armstrong, C. Becker, M. Becker, Mueller, Carper2:45
11."Silver Bullet" 3:13
12."Drive North" 3:22
Total length:38:51
Reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Palm Trees"3:05
14."Lose It"4:00
Total length:45:56

Personnel
SWMRS
  • Cole Becker – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Max Becker – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Sebastian Mueller – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Joey Armstrong – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Production
  • Zac Carper – production
  • Jeff Ellis – mixing
  • Igor Druda Imhof – engineer assistant

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[26] 15
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[27] 50

References
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  3. "SWMRS - 'Drive North' - Mystic Sons". mysticsons.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. "SWMRS - Drive North (Album Review) - Cryptic Rock". crypticrock.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. "SWMRS share "Figuring it Out," ready debut for Uncool Records".
  6. Music News Desk (9 November 2015). "SWMRS Announce Debut Album Drive North, New Single 'Figuring It Out' Out Now".
  7. "Drive North by SWMRS Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  8. Deming, Mark. "Drive North - SWMRS". AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  9. Ramirez, Alejandra. "Friday SOS Record Reviews". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  10. "SWMRS - Drive North (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  11. "SWMRS: Drive North ::Music ::SMWRS :: Paste". Paste. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
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  14. "Swimmers - Silver Bullet". SoundCloud.
  15. "SWMRS - Hello beautiful swimmers crew, Due to some... - Facebook". Facebook.
  16. "» SWMRS Release Debut Single "Miley"". 8 September 2015.
  17. "SWMRS announce debut album 'Drive North' - Upset". Upset. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  18. "PREMIERE: Oakland's SWMRS Deal With Life Tomorrow on "Figuring It Out"". NOISEY. 2015-11-06.
  19. "SWMRS - Listen to our new song "Figuring it out"... - Facebook". Facebook.
  20. "Listen: SWMRS - "Figuring It Out" - CMJ". CMJ. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  21. "First Take: SWMRS - 'Drive North' - Upset". Upset. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  22. "Drive North". SoundCloud.
  23. "SWMRS Share Title Track From Forthcoming Debut Album "Drive North"". The Prelude Press. 29 January 2016.
  24. SWMRS [@swmrs] (29 January 2016). "TOMORROW WE ARE DROPPING DRIVE NORTH FOR EVERYONE WHO PRE ORDERED THE RECORD. FUQ IT" (Tweet). Retrieved October 16, 2016 – via Twitter.
  25. "remixed. remastered. rereleased. 2 new songs. out everywhere now. on @fueledby". Tumblr. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  26. "SWMRS Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  27. "SWMRS Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.


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