| Drive-by Argument | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | DBA, Drive-by, Driveby Argument |
| Origin | |
| Genre(s) | Indie Electro-Indie Emotronica Techno Indie-Disco Rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label(s) | One Records (2005) Lizard King (2006-present) |
| Website | www.drivebyargument.co.uk |
| Members | |
| Stewart "Stoke" Brock Stuart Kennedy Ryan Drever Colin Keenan Lewis Gardiner. Ayr (Inbhir Àir Mouth of the River Ayr) is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde, in south-west Scotland. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music One Records is a Scottish Record label. Current artists El Presidente a Scottish Glam-rock band fronted by Dante Marrakesh Records is a small UK indie label which first signed The Killers. |
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Drive-by Argument are an electro-indie band from Ayr, Scotland. In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous Ayr (Inbhir Àir Mouth of the River Ayr) is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde, in south-west Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The band's sound is a mixture of raw guitars, rippling synthesizer, bleeping keyboards and rough acoustic/pounding electronic drumming. Under the DUB of a genre known as "Four-to-the-floor unhappy hardcore", this electronically based quintet released their self-titled début album (Drive-by Argument) via download on the 12th of May, 2008 and physically on the 19th of the same month. " Drive-By Argument " is the debut release from Ayrshire band of the same name Drive-by Argument.
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The band originally formed as part of a music project for a University course, in 2004. The group were picked at random to be in the band, and told to produce 5 songs, written by each member of the band. In an interview for the website Rocklouder TV, Frontman Stewart "Stoke" Brock, claims that they actually wrote the songs as a whole band, instead of sporadically and when asked about it claimed that they stuck to the set rules. [1] Before the formation of the band, the members hadn't met before, except for bassist Ryan Drever and front-man Stoke. The band then proceeded to drop out of University and commit to their new project, Drive-by Argument.
The band released two show-only EP's during the course of 2005, called 'EP1' and 'December Demos/Dragon EP'. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify
In late 2005, the band signed a one single deal with Glasgow Label, One Records, releasing their very first limited edition single 'Sex Lines Are Expensive Comedy' on the 24th October 2005. One Records is a Scottish Record label. Current artists El Presidente a Scottish Glam-rock band fronted by Dante Sex Lines Are Expensive Comedy is the debut single by Ayrshire band Drive-by Argument. [2] The song caused the band to receive a large following, even to be used regularly at Madison Square Garden on the warm up soundtrack for the National Hockey League's New York Rangers, and once on the American crime drama Cold Case[3][4]
In 2006, the band signed to Indie label Lizard King Records, famed for the discovery of Las Vegas band, The Killers. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. Cold Case is an American Police procedural Television series revolving around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels Marrakesh Records is a small UK indie label which first signed The Killers. The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas Nevada. Formed in 2002 the group consists of Brandon Flowers ( vocals, keyboards The band received attention when they secured a supporting position for two dates of Panic At The Disco's 2006 UK tour. Panic at the Disco (formerly known as Panic! at the Disco) is a Rock band that originated in Las Vegas Nevada, USA. The first date was at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall (22nd August 2006) and the second was Brixton Academy (22nd October 2006). The Brixton Academy or Brixton is one of London 's leading music venues [5][6]That luck transcended into reputation and notoriety for the band, gaining them several fans new from the two gigs.
In late 2006, after a bout of touring, the band went into the studio and recorded their self-titled debut studio album, Drive-by Argument, which was originally designated for release in September 2007. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist " Drive-By Argument " is the debut release from Ayrshire band of the same name Drive-by Argument. After several delays in the release of the album, it was finally released the following year, via download on the 12th Of May, and physically, on the 19th of May. To download is to receive data from a remote or central system such as a Webserver, FTP server, mail server or other similar systems A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio [7] On March 5th 2007, the band released a limited edition vinyl/download single called "The Sega Method" to gain more awareness. A vinyl compound is any Organic compound that contains a vinyl group (also called ethenyl) &minus C[[Hydrogen H]] =CH sub>2 To download is to receive data from a remote or central system such as a Webserver, FTP server, mail server or other similar systems The Sega Method is the second single from Scottish outfit Drive-by Argument, released on the 5 March 2007 Shortly before that, the band began their first major solo tour to promote the new single and forthcoming album. In summer, the band released a re-recorded version of "Sex Lines Are Expensive Comedy" for their second album single release on the 25th of June, 2007. Sex Lines Are Expensive Comedy is the third single from Electro - Indie band Drive-by Argument.
The band released their third album single "Dance Like No-One's Watching" on the 28th of April 2008. Dance Like No One's Watching is the third single from the band Drive-by Argument, released on April 28 2008 [8] So far, it has been the most well received single from Drive-By Argument, even securing a place on the MTV2 'MySpace Chart' for several weeks during the time of April and May 2008. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and [9]