The Drives

BIOGRAPHY

The Drives are a trio who craft gritty indie-rock music that explores complex narratives of vulnerability with raw, unfiltered honesty. Comprised of singer/guitarist Andrew Levin, producer/guitarist Casey Chen, and bassist Geo Botelho, they currently produce and record everything out of their home studio in Highland Park, Los Angeles. 

In June 2017 they released their single “Tell Me,” which landed in multiple of Amazon Music’s top alternative playlists including DV8, Alternative Hits, Fresh Alternative and Fresh Indie. The song was also featured on KX 104.7 and was even used for a Pizza Hut commercial back in 2018. In 2019, the trio released “Keep Warm,” which topped #3 on Hypem’s Popular Chart, was featured on KCRW’s Jason Kramer’s Show and landed a placement on Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist. The band finished 2019 by playing at one of LA’s most iconic venues, The Satellite, in December, but their live performances came to a halt due to the pandemic in early 2020. 

Nevertheless, they kept songsmithing and released “OCD” in October 2020. Inspired by Andrew’s own experiences with mental health, “OCD” gained critical acclaim from various media outlets including Buzz Bands LA. The next track “All This Boredom” was featured by Atwood Magazine, as well as Buzz Bands LA’s 88.5 FM show and 89.3 FM Liverpool. In January 2021, the band released “The Comedown,” a slacker rock anthem that landed on several of Amazon Music’s top curated alternative playlists including Fresh Alternative, Breakthrough Alternative, and Control Alt Repeat. “The Comedown” also received praise from FLOOD Magazine and Spill Magazine. In September of 2021, the band released one last single “End At The Door” which landed on three of Spotify’s top curated playlists including The New Alt, New Noise, and Rockin’ Vibes. They also returned to live performances by playing shows with School Night, Breaking Sound, and Amazon Music’s Breakthrough live performance series. 

The Drives ended 2021 with the release of their debut EP This Might Take A While featuring the track “You Would Always Say” which also landed on Spotify curated playlist The New Alt. Their debut EP has garnered over 1.3 million streams on Spotify and over 812k streams on Amazon Music.