Praised for "defining the sound of now" in Rolling Stone's Best New Artists 2016 feature, SWMRS originally released Drive North in February via their own Uncool Records. Noisey announced the release and premiered the album's lead single "Figuring It Out" praising the track as a "poppy foot-tapper filled with skate-gang vocals."Nylon premiered the band's video for the track, which was directed by fellow Bay Area artist Kreayshawn. Watch it HERE. SWMRS recently made their network television debut, performing the song on CBS's The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Produced by FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper, Drive North also features the band's debut single "Miley" which i-D Magazine premiered last fall, hailing the song as "the most punk tribute to Miley Cyrus ever." The band's DIY music video for the track can be seen HERE. Album opener, "Harry Dean" is an abridged version of a previously 17-minute epic the band originally recorded to soundtrack Saint Laurent Paris's Spring/Summer 2016 presentation, earning them praise from fashion publications like WWD and Interview Magazine.

SWMRS toured North America and Europe extensively in support of the initial release of Drive North, performing 124 shows to date in 2016. The band appeared at a handful of influential US radio events (Live 105 BFD, 91X X-Fest, KFMA Day) and major European Festivals (Reading & Leeds, Pukkelpop, The Great Escape, Isle of Wright - Bestival). Tomorrow, SWMRS will embark on the "Too Much Tour" of the US with FIDLAR and The Frights. A complete list of upcoming tour dates and ticket information can be found HERE.

SWMRS Upcoming Live Dates:

*FIDLAR not performing

# The Frights not performing

• iTunes: http://flyt.it/DriveNorth
• Spotify: http://flyt.it/DriveNorth-sp
• Amazon Music: http://flyt.it/DriveNorth-AZ
• Google Drive: http://flyt.it/DriveNorth-gp

About SWMRS: There's never been a punk band like SWMRS, the Oakland quartet that combines the caustic broadsides of The Clash, the amphetamine bubblegum of the Ramones, and the searing lyrics, propulsive energy, and raw honesty of Public Enemy, Frank Ocean, A Tribe Called Quest and Kurt Cobain. Formed after the dissolution of their previous band, Emily's Army, the childhood friends (Cole Becker, lead vocals, rhythm guitar; Max Becker, lead vocals, lead guitar; Joey Armstrong, drums, backing vocals; and Sebastian Mueller, bass, backing vocals) showcase telepathic chemistry on their formal debut, "Drive North." Produced by Zac Carper of FIDLAR, it's suffused with coming of age jams, subversive anthems to Miley Cyrus, and a sense of freedom forged out of modern-day confusion. The guitars draw blood, the drums detonate, the voice is unique-the sound is timeless. Originally released on the band's own Uncool Records, Drive North was re-released by Fueled By Ramen in October 2016.

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