Swervedriver

Swervedriver
Swervedriver performing at the Perth International Arts Festival, 2011. From left to right: Graham Bonnar, Adam Franklin, and Jimmy Hartridge.
Background information
Origin	Oxford, England
Genres	Shoegaze alternative rock dream pop grunge
Years active	1989–1998, 2008–present
Labels	Creation A&M Shock Sony Music Entertainment DGC Zero Hour Sonic Wave Discs Second Motion Hi-Speed Soul Tym Dine Alone Cobraside Dangerbird
Members	Adam Franklin Jimmy Hartridge Mikey Jones Mick Quinn
Past members	Adi Vines Graham Bonnar Danny Ingram Jez Hindmarsh Steve George
Website	swervedriver.com

Swervedriver are an English alternative rock band formed in Oxford in 1989 around core members Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge. Between 1989 and 1998, the band released four studio albums and numerous EPs and singles despite a considerable flux of members, managers, and record labels. By 1993 the band's lineup had settled with Franklin on vocals/guitar, Hartridge on guitar, Jez Hindmarsh on drums, and Steve George on bass. They had emerged with a heavier rock sound than their shoegaze contemporaries, and over the next five years it evolved to include elements of psychedelia, classic pop, and indie rock.

Record label issues and waning interest within the group led to their split at the end of 1998. A decade later, Swervedriver reunited and toured periodically over the next five years, releasing their first new material in fifteen years with the 2013 single "Deep Wound". They have since released two full-length albums, I Wasn't Born to Lose You in 2015 and Future Ruins in 2019, with touring stand-ins drummer Mikey Jones and bassist Mick Quinn permanently joining the band.