LA GARAGE ROCK BAND THE DRIVES RETURN WITH “NOT THAT BAD”
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Back with their first release since 2021’s This Might Take A While, cinematic garage rock band The Drives release the single and video “Not That Bad”–Listen. Today’s release is the first single off of the band’s forthcoming second EP. Fully produced by the LA-based trio, “Not That Bad” as well as the band’s upcoming EP, very transparently delve into the world of mental health. As a means to tackling things head-on and avoiding complacency, the band offers a raw look into their innerworkings as individuals, functioning within a collective unit.
On the new release singer and guitarist Andrew Levin said,“ This song is an attempt to capture the aftermath of a romantic relationship that ends before it really starts.” He continues, “It’s that point when you are just getting to know someone and then things slowdown for whatever reason, so you can’t really be sad about anything, even though you clearly are. People end relationships for a million different reasons and sometimes it has nothing to do with their partner anyways.”
In the official video, created with director of photography Geffen Shichor, the bandmasters their own brand of aloof sincerity that is reminiscent of a video you’d see playing in a skate shop in the early aughts, while contrastingly surrounded by the warm hues of a70s dream home. This visual perfectly differentiates the band’s grit with their emotional connectedness to the content they create.
The Drives
[Single]
(Independent)
Release Date: October 5, 2022
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Background Photo Credit: Ellyn Jameson | Single Artwork Credit: Alex Mohammed
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