American new wave supergroup
This article is about the band. For their self-titled album, see
Dreamcar (album)
.
Dreamcar
(stylized as
DREAMCAR
) is an American
new wave
supergroup
from
Los Angeles
, California.
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Background and musical style
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When news first broke of
Davey Havok
working with
No Doubt
members, many
[
who?
]
believed he would be replacing
Gwen Stefani
as the singer of that band. In an interview, Havok clarified that this was not the case. "I'm not singing for No Doubt," he said. He did admit that the band "have a lot of great songs. We have songs that are fully complete. And, it's just a great time. It's really fun. I think people will really like it."
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Havok also stated the band's overall style has an "'80s vibe".
[5]
Speaking to
Billboard
back in May 2016, drummer
Adrian Young
said of Dreamcar, "It doesn’t sound like anything, it actually doesn’t sound like
AFI
or No Doubt. And sometimes I'm not objective enough to really understand it. And I ask my wife or friends, I play them a snippet and I go, 'Does this sound like either one of these bands?' And they’re like, 'No.' And I think that's a good thing."
[6]
Tony Kanal
was "beyond stoked for people to hear" the debut record from his new project, Dreamcar, which features his No Doubt bandmates, Young and
Tom Dumont
, as well as AFI frontman Havok. "I can't stop listening to it, so that's always a good sign for me," he said, while noting the band has been in the "final stages" of wrapping up the album. "When I've worked on something that I can't stop listening to?and that I want to get in my car and listen to?it always makes me feel really good. You have this excitement to share it with everybody."
Although he's hesitant to give specifics as to what Dreamcar sounds like, he does allow the album is "very inspired by all the '80s stuff that we love. I would definitely say it's a rock record," and says the entire music-making process was very organic and unforced. "There was never really a conversation about what type of music we were making," he says. "We were just making music, and it just worked."
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Dreamcar's first single "Kill for Candy" premiered on March 2, 2017. A video for the song was released on April 3, 2017. Their self-titled debut album was released on May 12, 2017.
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On May 6, 2023, Dreamcar reunited for a surprise set at the 11th Annual Musack Rock & Roll Carnival in Los Angeles.
[9]
On April 2, 2024, the band announced the release of the
Dream EP
, set for release on April 5 of the same year.
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Band members
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Current touring members
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- Scheila Gonzalez
? keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals
(2017?present)
- Ijeoma Njaka ? backing vocals
(2017?present)
- Dessy Di Lauro ? backing vocals
(2017?present)
Former touring members
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Discography
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Studio albums
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Singles
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Promotional singles
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References
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a
b
Fu, Eddie.
"No Doubt/AFI Supergroup DREAMCAR Announce New Dream EP Out This Friday"
.
Consequence
. Retrieved
3 April
2024
.
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Mortensa, Mala.
"10 new bands founded by scene icons that you might not have heard of"
.
Alternative Press
. Retrieved
3 April
2024
.
- ^
"Meet Dreamcar: New Band Featuring No Doubt Members and AFI's Davey Havok Reveals Name - Music News - ABC News Radio"
.
Abcnewsradioonline.com
. 2016-11-17. Archived from
the original
on 2017-05-20
. Retrieved
2017-04-12
.
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Perez, Ashley (2016-11-16).
"Davey Havok and No Doubt collaboration revealed as Dreamcar - AXS"
.
M.axs.com
. Archived from
the original
on 2017-03-30
. Retrieved
2017-04-12
.
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Hilary Chambers (2016-11-16).
"No Doubt - Gwen + AFI's Davey Havok = DREAMCAR | 91X FM"
.
91x.com
. Archived from
the original
on 2017-05-04
. Retrieved
2017-04-12
.
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"DREAMCAR // (Most of) No Doubt and Davey Havok announce collaboration 'DREAMCAR' - Hysteria Magazine"
.
Hysteriamag.com
. 2016-11-17
. Retrieved
2017-04-12
.
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"Our Most Anticipated alternative releases of 2017 - Features - Alternative Press"
.
Altpress.com
. 2016-12-09. Archived from
the original
on 2017-08-20
. Retrieved
2017-04-12
.
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Epstein, Dan (March 2, 2017).
"No Doubt's Tony Kanal on 'Rebirth' With New Supergroup Dreamcar"
.
Rolling Stone
. Retrieved
March 8,
2017
.
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Fragassi, Selena.
"No Doubt Members and AFI's Davey Havok Perform at L.A. Charity Event"
.
Spin
. Retrieved
3 April
2024
.
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"Dreamcar Chart History (Alternative Airplay)"
.
Billboard
.
Archived
from the original on February 6, 2020
. Retrieved
February 16,
2021
.
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"Dreamcar Chart History (Rock Airplay)"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
March 6,
2021
.
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Frankel, Ricky (April 10, 2017).
"Dreamcar: 'Born To Lie'
"
. PunkNews.org.
Archived
from the original on March 23, 2021
. Retrieved
May 10,
2021
.
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"Dreamcar makes their mark 'On the Charts' with new song"
.
ABC News Radio
. May 5, 2017.
Archived
from the original on September 12, 2017
. Retrieved
May 10,
2021
.
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