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American duo
The Driver Era
Rocky (left) and Ross Lynch performing in Melbourne, Australia in 2022Rocky (left) and Ross Lynch performing in Melbourne, Australia in 2022
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2018–present
Labels
Spinoff ofR5
Members
Websitethedriverera.com

The Driver Era is an American music duo consisting of brothers Rocky and Ross Lynch. Both are former members of the now defunct R5.

History

2018–present: R5 to The Driver Era, X, Girlfriend, Summer Mixtape and Obsession

On March 1, 2018, R5's Instagram and Twitter handles were changed to The Driver Era and all of R5's previous posts were deleted. On March 2, 2018, Ross announced via Instagram story that The Driver Era would be a band consisting of him and his brother Rocky. On the same day as their social media changes, previews of their debut single "Preacher Man" were posted on Twitter and Instagram. The name 'The Driver Era' came from a conversation between Rocky and Ross during a car ride to a party, and the brothers agreed that this name encompassed where their music was headed.

On March 16, 2018, they released "Preacher Man", along with its video a few weeks later. This single was met with high amounts of praise from the alternative/indie music scene. The video was based around a mixture of religions and sins. "Preacher Man" became the band's iconic song from the offing, the band having only released that song for a long period of time. The band also teased "Mary Jane", a song which was performed by Rocky but has never been released. This song was suspected to be their next single but that never came around.

On May 25, 2018, The Driver Era released two special remixes of "Preacher Man". On August 24, 2018, The Driver Era released a new single, "Afterglow", originally being released via YouTube before eventually being put onto Spotify. Along this period, the band also leaked their own song "My Silver Lining Is Overdue", a track which was due to be used in the film "Turnover" featuring band member and brother, Riker Lynch.

On October 26, 2018, The Driver Era released a new single, "Low ", followed by a special remix a few months later. "Low" was popular for being the band's first official single that was sung by guitarist and producer Rocky Lynch, as opposed to by being sung by vocalist Ross Lynch.

On March 29, 2019, The Driver Era released a new single, "Feel You Now", followed by its video a few weeks later. This came after the band teased multiple songs throughout a YouTube video titled "Haven't left the garage" including "Feel You now", "Welcome To The End Of Your Life", "San Francisco" and "Scared of Heights". Alongside those 4 songs was an unnamed song that is yet to be revealed.

On April 26, 2019, The Driver Era released a new single, "Welcome to the End of your Life", followed by its video a few weeks later. This was a song the band had teased multiple times throughout 2019 up until the point of release, revealing how it was a song that excited them during the production.

On June 13, 2019, The Driver Era premiered their new music video for "Low" and announced their debut studio album, titled "X". The album was released on June 28, 2019, including the previous singles and a handful of new songs that had previously been performed on the tour.

On October 25, 2019, The Driver Era released two singles, "A Kiss" and "Forever Always".

On April 2, 2020, The Driver Era released more two singles "OMG Plz Don’t Come Around" and "Flashdrive", from their upcoming second album, rumored to be released in the late summer, which would later be delayed primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic putting strains on the band's 'creative juices'.

On April 23, 2021, during a YouTube Live dedicated to MTV Friday Livestream's 1st birthday, The Driver Era announced their new single "Heaven Angel", to be released within the following four weeks. Weeks later, the band released "#1 Fan" and "Leave Me Feeling Confident" before finally announcing and then releasing "Girlfriend", their second studio album. Following by "The Girlfriend Tour" with dates in US, Asia, Australia and Europe in both 2021 and 2022.

On June 30, 2022, The Driver Era released a new single, "Keep Moving Forward" featuring Nikka Costa, and "Malibu" on July 28, 2022. On August 4, 2022, The Driver Era announced their third studio album, titled "Summer Mixtape", which released on September 16, 2022.

On October 20, 2023, The Driver Era released a new single "Rumors." Later, on February 22, 2024, the band dropped a new song, "Get Off My Phone." They followed that up with another single, "You Keep Me up at Night" on September 4, 2024. The band announced their fourth studio album, "Obsession" on September 25, 2024 via a QR code at a London show. The album is expected to released February 14, 2025. On December 17, 2024, the band released their fourth single "Touch" off their upcoming album "Obsession."

Band members

Current members

Touring members

Current
Former

Discography

The Driver Era discography
Studio albums4
EPs1
Live albums1
Singles20
Music videos18
Promotional singles2

Studio albums

Title Album details
X
Girlfriend
  • Released: October 15, 2021
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl
  • Label: BMG
Summer Mixtape
  • Released: September 16, 2022
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl, cassette
  • Label: TOO
Obsession
  • Scheduled released: February 14, 2025
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
  • Label: TOO

Live albums

Title Album details
Live at the Greek
  • Released: December 8, 2023
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl, CD book
  • Label: TOO

Extended plays

Title EP details
Some Remixes of X
  • Released: January 10, 2020
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: BMG

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Preacher Man" 2018 X
"Afterglow"
"Low"
"Feel You Now" 2019
"Welcome to the End of Your Life"
"A Kiss" Girlfriend
"Forever Always"
"OMG Plz Don't Come Around" 2020
"Flashdrive"
"Take Me Away"
"Places"
"Fade"
"Heaven Angel" 2021
"#1 Fan"
"Leave Me Feeling Confident"
"Heart of Mine"
"Keep Moving Forward"
(featuring Nikka Costa) 		2022 Summer Mixtape
"Malibu"
"Fantasy"
"Rumors" 2023 Obsession
"Get off My Phone" 2024
"You Keep Me Up at Night"
"Don't Walk Away"
"Touch"

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Nobody Knows" 2019 X
"Slowdown" (The Driver Era Remix)
(with Smallpools and Morgxn) 		2020 Non-album promotional single

Guest appearances

List of other appearances, showing year released, other artist(s) credited and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Cool Girl" 2018 New Beat Fund Chillanthrophy

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Preacher Man" 2018 Unknown
"Feel You Now" 2019 Gordy De St. Jeor
"Welcome to the End of Your Life" Stefano Bertelli
"Low" Ross Lynch and Gordy De St. Jeor
"Forever Always" Gordy De St. Jeor, Ross Lynch and Ryland Lynch
"A Kiss" Ryland Lynch and Gordy De St. Jeor
"OMG Plz Don't Come Around" 2020 Amber Robb
"Flashdrive" Gordy De St. Jeor
"Take Me Away" Ross Lynch, Ryland Lynch, Gordy De St. Jeor and Rocky Lynch
"Places" Ross Lynch
"Fade" Amber Robb
"Heaven Angel" 2021 Gordy De St. Jeor and Ryland Lynch
"#1 Fan" Ross Lynch and Rocky Lynch
"Leave Me Feeling Confident"
(Live) 		Jesse DeFlorio
"Heart of Mine" Riker Lynch
"Keep Moving Forward" 2022 Tate Warner
"Malibu"
"Fantasy" Gordy De St. Jeor
"Rumors" 2023
"Get off My Phone" 2024 Gordy De St. Jeor and Ross Lynch
"You Keep Me Up at Night" Gordy De St. Jeor

Tours

Headlining

  • The Driver Era Live! (2019)
  • The Girlfriend Tour (2021–2022)
  • Live on Tour '22 (2022)
  • 2024 Tour (2024)
  • X Girlfriend Tour (2024)
  • Obsession Tour (2025)

Notes

  1. TDE, stylized in all caps or as THE DRIVER ERΛ

References

  1. "Who (And What) Are THE DRIVER ERA? We Find Out in Our Latest Interview - Magnetic Magazine". Magnetic Magazine.
  2. "The Driver Era: "Music is a lifelong companion for us" | Dork". 18 October 2021.
  3. "Q&A: THE DRIVER ERA discusses musical trajectory, shares themes of album 'Girlfriend'".
  4. "Official Biography".
  5. "Preacher Man - Single by The Driver Era on Apple Music". Apple Music. 16 March 2018.
  6. "Ross's note to R5 Family". Shine On Media. March 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  7. "The Driver Era Previews First Single "Preacher Man" – Listen!". Shine On Media. 2 March 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  8. Ross & Rocky Lynch talk The Driver Era, R5 & The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Retrieved 2020-03-10 – via YouTube.
  9. "Press". thedriverera.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  10. "TR5 Members Ross & Rocky Lynch Talk New Project The Driver Era". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  11. "The Driver Era's New Song 'Preacher Man' Makes Us Wanna Dance". Paper Magazine. 17 March 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  12. The Driver Era - A Kiss (Official Video). Retrieved 2020-03-10 – via YouTube.
  13. The Driver Era - Forever Always (Official Video). Retrieved 2020-03-10 – via YouTube.
  14. "Some Remixes of X - EP by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. January 10, 2020.
  15. "Preacher Man - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. March 16, 2018.
  16. "Afterglow - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. July 3, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  17. "Low - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Spotify. October 26, 2018.
  18. "Feel You Now - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Spotify. March 29, 2019.
  19. "Welcome to the End of Your Life - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Spotify. April 26, 2019.
  20. "A Kiss / Forever Always - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. October 25, 2019.
  21. "A Kiss / Forever Always - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. October 25, 2019.
  22. "OMG Plz Don't Come Around / Flashdrive - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. April 2, 2020.
  23. "OMG Plz Don't Come Around / Flashdrive - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. April 2, 2020.
  24. "Take Me Away - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. July 10, 2020.
  25. "Places - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. August 7, 2020.
  26. "Fade - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. September 25, 2020.
  27. "Heaven Angel - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. July 9, 2021.
  28. "#1 Fan - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Spotify. August 5, 2021.
  29. "Leave Me Feeling Confident - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Spotify. September 15, 2021.
  30. "Heart of Mine". Twitter. October 27, 2021.
  31. "Keep Moving Forward (feat. Nikka Costa) - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. June 30, 2022.
  32. "Malibu - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. July 28, 2022.
  33. "Rumors - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. October 20, 2023.
  34. "Get off My Phone - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. February 22, 2024.
  35. "You Keep Me up at Night - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. September 4, 2024.
  36. "Don't Walk Away - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. October 23, 2024.
  37. "Touch - Single by THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. December 17, 2024.
  38. "slowdown (The Driver Era Remix) - Single by Smallpools, morgxn & THE DRIVER ERA". Apple Music. June 26, 2020.
  39. "Chillanthropy - EP by New Beat Fund". Apple Music. July 20, 2018.
  40. THE DRIVER ERA - Preacher Man (Official Video). March 21, 2018 – via YouTube.
  41. The Driver Era - Feel You Now (Official Video). April 16, 2019 – via YouTube.
  42. The Driver Era - Welcome to the End of Your Life (Official Video). April 30, 2019 – via YouTube.
  43. The Driver Era - LOW (Official Video). June 6, 2019 – via YouTube.
  44. The Driver Era - Forever Always (Official Video). November 8, 2019 – via YouTube.
  45. The Driver Era - A Kiss (Official Video). December 3, 2019 – via YouTube.
  46. The Driver Era - OMG Plz Don't Come Around. April 1, 2020 – via YouTube.
  47. The Driver Era - flashdrive. April 21, 2020 – via YouTube.
  48. THE DRIVER ERA - Take Me Away (Official Video). July 24, 2020 – via YouTube.
  49. THE DRIVER ERA - Places (Official Video). August 27, 2020 – via YouTube.
  50. THE DRIVER ERA - Fade. September 25, 2020 – via YouTube.
  51. THE DRIVER ERA - Heaven Angel (Official Video). July 9, 2021 – via YouTube.
  52. THE DRIVER ERA - #1 Fan (Official Video). August 12, 2021 – via YouTube.
  53. THE DRIVER ERA - Leave Me Feeling Confident (Live). October 11, 2021 – via YouTube.
  54. THE DRIVER ERA - Heart Of Mine (Official Video). October 27, 2021 – via YouTube.
  55. THE DRIVER ERA - Keep Moving Forward ft. Nikka Costa (Official Video). July 7, 2022 – via YouTube.
  56. THE DRIVER ERA - Malibu (Official Video). August 4, 2022 – via YouTube.
  57. THE DRIVER ERA - Fantasy (Official Video). September 16, 2022 – via YouTube.
  58. THE DRIVER ERA & Ross Lynch - Rumors (Official Video). November 15, 2023 – via YouTube.
  59. THE DRIVER ERA - Get Off My Phone (Official Video). March 6, 2024 – via YouTube.
  60. THE DRIVER ERA - You Keep Me Up at Night (Official Video). September 18, 2024 – via YouTube.
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