Swervedriver
type: Q24229398
type: Q215380
type: Organization
type: MusicGroup
type: Group
type: SocialPerson
type: Agent
type: Organisation
type: Thing
type: Q43229
different from: Skrewdriver
label: スワーヴドライヴァー @ja
subject: Category:Creation Records artists
subject: Category:British shoegaze musical groups
subject: Category:British dream pop musical groups
subject: Category:English alternative rock groups
subject: Category:English musical quartets
subject: Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2008
subject: Category:Musical groups from Oxford
subject: Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1998
subject: Category:Dangerbird Records artists
subject: Category:Dine Alone Records artists
subject: Category:Second Motion Records artists
subject: Category:Rock Action Records artists
subject: Category:Zero Hour Records artists
subject: Category:Musical groups established in 1989
certain: y
genre: Dream pop
genre: Alternative rock
genre: Grunge
genre: Shoegaze
description: Sample of "Rave Down" from the Rave Down EP demonstrating Hartridge's metallic guitar riffs and Bonnar's prominent rhythm, which set Swervedriver apart from other acts of Oxford's shoegazing scene.
description: Sample of "These Times", the third single from 99th Dream . This segment exemplifies the album's more laid-back rhythms and Swervedriver's move towards an indie rock sound.
description: Sample of "The Birds" from Ejector Seat Reservation demonstrating Swervedriver's incorporation of classic pop influences and George's deep bass lines.
description: Sample of "Last Train to Satansville", the second single from Mezcal Head . This clip showcases Franklin's stream-of-consciousness lyrical style and the multi-layered sound of Hindmarsh's drumming.
description: Sample of "Never Lose That Feeling/Never Learn" from the Never Lose That Feeling EP , showing the band's expanding use of melody and Moulder's improved production.
hometown: Oxford
background: group_or_band
record label: Dangerbird Records
record label: Shock Records
record label: Sony Music
record label: Dine Alone Records
record label: Creation Records
record label: DGC Records
record label: Zero Hour Records
record label: A&M Records
record label: Second Motion Records
origin: Oxford, England
band member: Mick Quinn
band member: Adam Franklin
past members: *Adi Vines *Graham Bonnar *Danny Ingram *Jez Hindmarsh *Steve George
type: music
active years end year: 1998
active years start year: 1989
current members: *Adam Franklin *Jimmy Hartridge *Mikey Jones *Mick Quinn
label: DGC Records
label: A&M Records
label: Sony Music
label: Tym
label: Hi-Speed Soul
label: Dine Alone Records
label: Dangerbird Records
label: Zero Hour Records
label: Creation Records
label: Cobraside
label: Second Motion Records
label: Sonic Wave Discs
label: Shock Records
sound recording: Swervedriver Sound 1
filename: Swervedriver - These Times.ogg
filename: Swervedriver - Never Lose That Feeling.ogg
filename: Swervedriver - The Birds.ogg
filename: Swervedriver - Last Train to Satansville.ogg
filename: Swervedriver - Rave Down.ogg
description: banda inglesa de rock alternativo @gl
description: muziekgroep uit Verenigd Koninkrijk @nl
description: groupe de rock britannique @fr