LA garage rock band The Drives brazenly cut through the motions on "Overeducated"
LA GARAGE ROCK BAND THE DRIVES
BRAZENLY CUT THROUGH THE MOTIONS ON “OVEREDUCATED” — STREAM
NEW SINGLE OUT NOW VIA UNDERCURRENT
NEXT SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING SECOND EP
Los Angeles’ The Drives release their newest single “Overeducated” — available now via UnderCurrent. The garage rock band has been known since inception for the cinematic quality of their vulnerable delivery. The Drives never make their listeners extrapolate metaphors from their music. Instead, they bluntly air out their grievances with life, unabashedly declaring when they aren’t okay. Propelled by a danceable drum beat, “Overeducated” sees the band having fun while not knowing what to do with their lives — Stream.
“This song is about how completely lost and directionless I was in my college and post-college years,” shares frontman Andrew Levin. “I remember feeling like I was on this trajectory in school that was leading to the rest of my life, but it wasn’t what I wanted. It was a time in my life where I felt like I was going along with someone else’s plan. I basically had no idea what I wanted in my life. This song is basically about the headspace I was in during that time.”
Other released singles of the forthcoming EP, “Not That Bad,” “Life Coach” and “Maybe I’m A Masochist” have won praise from Atwood Magazine, Sweety High, BuzzbandsLA, The Rodeo (UK) and SPILL Magazine. Following the release of “Life Coach,” The Drives were featured on the cover of Amazon Music’s Breakthrough Alternative Playlist for two weeks. In their home of Los Angeles, the band also recently stopped by Jam In The Van for a live session.
ABOUT THE DRIVES
The Drives are a trio who craft gritty indie-rock music that explores complex narratives of vulnerability with raw, unfiltered honesty. Comprised of singer/guitarist Andrew Levin, producer/guitarist Casey Chen, and bassist Geo Botelho, they currently produce and record everything out of their home studio in Highland Park, Los Angeles.
First beginning to release music in 2017 with the single “Tell Me,” the group was off to a quick start landing on multiple Amazon Music playlists including DV8, Alternative Hits, Fresh Alternative and Fresh Indie. The song was even used for a Pizza Hut commercial in 2018.
Continuing to release music and build momentum with the slight hiccup of the global pandemic, they kept songsmithing and released “OCD” in October 2020. Inspired by Andrew’s own experiences with mental health, “OCD” gained critical acclaim from various media outlets including Buzzbands LA. The next track “All This Boredom” was featured by Atwood Magazine, as well as Buzzbands LA’s 88.5 FM show and 89.3 FM Liverpool. In January 2021, the band released “The Comedown,” a slacker rock anthem that received praise from FLOOD and Spill Magazine.
The end of 2021 saw The Drives return to playing live shows and the release of their debut EP This Might Take A While. Their debut EP has garnered over 1.6 million streams on Spotify and over 1.1 million streams on Amazon Music. In the time since, the band has been diligently working in their home studio to put together their second EP, with multiple singles out in the ether now.
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