Furthest Drive Home were a four-piece

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and rock band from

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, England, which formed in 2003. The band released their EP ''Lost in Genre'' in the summer of 2005, before playing the side stage at Brighton's "Taste of Chaos" festival, alongside

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and

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. In the same year Furthest Drive Home were featured on a special Drive-Thru Records, ''Pure Volume''

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alongside Midtown and

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with the song "Future Full of Jive", which was erroneously track listed as "Control Yourself". In January 2007, the band signed to Hungry Kid Records and recorded their debut mini album, ''The Complete First Series'' at Ignition Studios in North London, with the mastering being completed at the

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. In June 2007, ''The Complete First Series'' was released alongside lead single, "Directors Cut", to critical acclaim from ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Big Cheese'' magazines along with support from

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and Kerrang! Radio. In August the video for the band's second single, "Forget His Facade", reached the number 2 spot on both the MTV2 Rock Chart and the Red Button Chart, whilst the band played at the ''Kerrang!'' awards show with Funeral for a Friend. In September they featured on the bill along with Elliot Minor at Butserfest. December 2007 saw the release of a third and final single from the mini album, "Diamond Watch". The

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to "Diamond Watch" was a Frank Musik

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of the first single, "Directors Cut". The band were one of the originators of the

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pop music scene, which along with Furthest Drive Home produced such acts as

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, Young Guns and

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. In March 2008, Furthest Drive Home played the 2008

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Music Conference in

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. The show they played was put on by ''Kerrang!'' On 18 March 2009, the band announced they had split up. They completed five final dates in April 2009, finishing with a sold-out show for family and friends at the West End Centre in

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Former members

*JR - Vocals, guitar, keyboards *JmC - Bass *TH - Guitar, vocals *James Green - Drums, vocals, percussion

Discography

*''Lost in Genre'' - 2006 (EP) *''The Complete First Series'' - 2007 (Mini album) *"Lover Boy" / "Don't You Worry" - 2008 (Single) {{Authority control English pop rock music groups English pop punk groups Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups from Surrey