Dreamcar

This article is about the band. For their self-titled album, see Dreamcar (album).

Dreamcar
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	New wave [1] synth-pop [2]
Years active	2016–2017 2023–present
Labels	Columbia
Spinoff of	AFI No Doubt
Members	Davey Havok Tony Kanal Tom Dumont Adrian Young

Dreamcar (stylized as DREAMCAR) is an American new wave supergroup from Los Angeles, California. ^[3]

Background and musical style

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. ^[4]

On May 6, 2023, Dreamcar reunited for a surprise set at the 11th Annual Musack Rock & Roll Carnival in Los Angeles. ^[5] On April 2, 2024, the band announced the release of the Dream EP, set for release on April 5 of the same year. ^[1]

Band members

• Davey Havok – lead vocals
• Tony Kanal – bass
• Tom Dumont – guitar
• Adrian Young – drums, percussion

Touring members

• Scheila Gonzalez – keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals
• Ijeoma Njaka – backing vocals
• Dessy Di Lauro – backing vocals

Former touring members

• Gabrial McNair – keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		US [6]	US Rock [7]
Dreamcar	Released: May 12, 2017 Label: Columbia, PLOF Format: LP, CD, streaming	115	20

EPs

• Dream EP (2024)

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Alt. Air. [8]	US Rock Air. [9]
"Kill for Candy"	2017	28	35	Dreamcar
"All of the Dead Girls"		—	—
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles as lead artist, with album name

Title	Year	Album
"Born to Lie" [10]	2017	Dreamcar
"On the Charts" [11]

References

1. Fu, Eddie (April 2, 2024). "No Doubt/AFI Supergroup DREAMCAR Announce New Dream EP Out This Friday". Consequence . Retrieved April 3, 2024.
2. Mortensa, Mala. "10 new bands founded by scene icons that you might not have heard of". Alternative Press . Retrieved April 3, 2024.
3. "Meet Dreamcar: New Band Featuring No Doubt Members and AFI's Davey Havok Reveals Name - Music News - ABC News Radio". Abcnewsradioonline.com. November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
4. Epstein, Dan (March 2, 2017). "No Doubt's Tony Kanal on 'Rebirth' With New Supergroup Dreamcar". Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 8, 2017.
5. Fragassi, Selena (May 7, 2023). "No Doubt Members and AFI's Davey Havok Perform at L.A. Charity Event". Spin . Retrieved April 3, 2024.
6. "DREAMCAR Billboard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
7. "DREAMCAR Billboard Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
8. "Dreamcar Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
9. "Dreamcar Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
10. Frankel, Ricky (April 10, 2017). "Dreamcar: 'Born To Lie'". PunkNews.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
11. "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.

External links

• Official website