Artist description Post Punk / Indie Rock from Santa Cruz, CA.

Music Style Post Punk / Indie Rock

Musical Influences Jimmy Eat World, Descendents/All, Jawbreaker, Samiam, Smashing Pumpkins, Lifetime, Knapsack, etc.

Similar Artists Jimmy Eat World, Further Seems Forever, Smashing Pumpkins, Kent, Knapsack, etc.

Artist History Formed in August of 1999, Time Spent Driving has secured a solid place in the underground music scene. They've toured Europe and the U.S. extensively, and have had their music released by numerous labels including Sessions, Doghouse, Deep Elm, Inverse and more.

Group Members Jon Cattivera - Vocals, Guitar, Bass Kem Gallione - Drums Derek Paich - Guitar

Albums "Just Enough Bright" (Sessions Records - 2002) / "Walls Between Us" CDEP (Sessions Records - 2000)

Press Reviews "It didn't take long though for TIME SPENT DRIVING to knock me off my feet. "Just Enough Bright" is a sharp mix of modern melodic post-hardcore and emo with a cheesecake thick sound and standout vocals. One comparison that continues to come up in my head is HEY MERCEDES, and I'm sure that is partly due the similar production style on both band's releases, courtesy of J. Robbins. This disc builds up with tension as it goes by, mostly until track seven ("Your Abrasion"), when the guitars just smolder in a semi-crunchy state, reminding me of QUICKSAND or BRANDTSON. Lyrically, this band is just as tight with their words as their music. Thoughtful, dark analogies, and metaphorical phrases fill up each song, never wandering into the realm of false emotion or limp attempts to convey pain. Finally, the artwork on "Just Enough Bright" is very sharp looking and rounds out the "well-done" feeling of this disc. While it may seem like there's no shortage of bands now finding this style of music, TIME SPENT DRIVING make most of their contemporaries pale in comparison." - Pastepunk.com / Status Magazine

Location Santa Cruz, CA - USA

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