Driver Drive Faster are a rock/indie band from

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, England. After the demise of their previous band,

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, in the winter of 2008, Dylan, Peet and Yuri locked themselves away in a makeshift studio above a tanning salon in Chorlton, and began writing and recording new material. They built up a significant back catalogue of songs, and in the Spring of 2009 recruited the drumming talents of German born David and started gigging around Manchester and London. Since then they have supported acts such as The Aliens,

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, Erland and The Carnival,

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and ex-Pavement's Marble Valley. They have received strong support from BBC radio 6 DJs

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and

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, as well as Radio 2's Radcliffe & Maconie show. In February 2010, DDF released their debut single 'They May Talk' through

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, along with remixes of the song by The Young Knives and Manchester's May68. The band released their debut album on Manchester based label Akoustik Anarkhy in the spring of 2011.

Members

*Dylan Giles (vox, guitar) *Yuri Caul (bass) *Peet Earnshaw (keyboards, backing vocals) *David Schlechtriemen (drums)

Discography

Singles

*"They May Talk" (Single/EP) -

**Included Remixes by May68, The Young Knives and Pariah. **Plus b-side "The Lookout".

Albums

*''Open House'' - Akoustik Anarkhy

References

External links

DDF's Official MySpace PageDDF's Blackcab Session

DDF's Official Website
{{Authority control Alternative rock groups from Manchester Musical groups established in 2008 English alternative rock groups English indie rock groups