Dreamcar

{{Short description|American new wave supergroup}}{{Promotional|date=May 2025}}{{About|the band|their self-titled album|Dreamcar (album)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Dreamcar

| origin = Los Angeles, California, United States

| genre = {{flatlist|

New wave
synth-pop{{cite web |last1=Mortensa |first1=Mala |title=10 new bands founded by scene icons that you might not have heard of |url=https://www.altpress.com/bands-founded-by-scene-musicians-supergroups/ |website=Alternative Press |access-date=3 April 2024}}

}}

| label = Columbia

| years_active = {{hlist|2016–2017|2023–present}}

| spinoffs =

| spinoff_of = {{flatlist|

AFI
No Doubt

}}

| current_members = Davey Havok
Tony Kanal
Tom Dumont
Adrian Young

}}

Dreamcar (stylized as DREAMCAR) is an American new wave supergroup from Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2016/11/17/meet-dreamcar-new-band-featuring-no-doubt-members-and-afis-d.html |title=Meet Dreamcar: New Band Featuring No Doubt Members and AFI's Davey Havok Reveals Name - Music News - ABC News Radio |website=Abcnewsradioonline.com |date=2016-11-17 |access-date=2017-04-12 |archive-date=2017-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520164818/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2016/11/17/meet-dreamcar-new-band-featuring-no-doubt-members-and-afis-d.html |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/tony-kanal-on-new-supergroup-dreamcar-no-doubts-future-w469731|title=No Doubt's Tony Kanal on 'Rebirth' With New Supergroup Dreamcar|magazine=Rolling Stone |author=Epstein, Dan|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017}}

On May 6, 2023, Dreamcar reunited for a surprise set at the 11th Annual Musack Rock & Roll Carnival in Los Angeles.{{cite web |last1=Fragassi |first1=Selena |title=No Doubt Members and AFI's Davey Havok Perform at L.A. Charity Event |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/05/no-doubt-davey-havok-charity-event/ |website=Spin |date=7 May 2023 |access-date=3 April 2024}} On April 2, 2024, the band announced the release of the Dream EP, set for release on April 5 of the same year.{{cite web |last1=Fu |first1=Eddie |title=No Doubt/AFI Supergroup DREAMCAR Announce New Dream EP Out This Friday |url=https://consequence.net/2024/04/dreamcar-dream-ep/ |website=Consequence |date=2 April 2024 |access-date=3 April 2024}}

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=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ ! rowspan="2" \|Title ! rowspan="2" \|Details ! colspan="2" \|Peak chart positions
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US {{Cite magazine \|title=DREAMCAR Billboard Chart History (Billboard 200) \|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dreamcar/chart-history/tlp/ \|access-date=July 2, 2024 \|magazine=Billboard}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US Rock {{Cite magazine \|title=DREAMCAR Billboard Chart History (Top Rock Albums) \|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dreamcar/chart-history/tlp/ \|access-date=July 2, 2024 \|magazine=Billboard}}
scope="row"\| Dreamcar \| Released: May 12, 2017 Label: Columbia, PLOF Format: LP, CD, streaming \|115 \|20

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" |Title

! rowspan="2" |Details

! colspan="2" |Peak chart positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
{{Cite magazine |title=DREAMCAR Billboard Chart History (Billboard 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dreamcar/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US
Rock
{{Cite magazine |title=DREAMCAR Billboard Chart History (Top Rock Albums) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dreamcar/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}

scope="row"| Dreamcar

Released: May 12, 2017
Label: Columbia, PLOF
Format: LP, CD, streaming

|115

|20

=EPs=

Dream EP (2024)

= Singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"\| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album
scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"\| US Alt. Air. {{cite magazine \|title=Dreamcar Chart History (Alternative Airplay) \|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dreamcar/chart-history/mrt/ \|access-date=February 16, 2021 \|magazine=Billboard \|archive-date=February 6, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206093025/https://www.billboard.com/music/Dreamcar/chart-history/MRT \|url-status=live }} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"\| US Rock Air. {{cite magazine \|title=Dreamcar Chart History (Rock Airplay) \|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dreamcar/chart-history/rka/ \|access-date=March 6, 2021 \|magazine=Billboard}}
scope="row" \| "Kill for Candy" \| rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| 28 \|\| 35 \| rowspan="2" \| Dreamcar
scope="row" \| "All of the Dead Girls" \| — \|\| —
colspan="5" style="font-size:90%" \| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

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

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
Alt.
Air.
{{cite magazine |title=Dreamcar Chart History (Alternative Airplay) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dreamcar/chart-history/mrt/ |access-date=February 16, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=February 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206093025/https://www.billboard.com/music/Dreamcar/chart-history/MRT |url-status=live }}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
Rock
Air.
{{cite magazine |title=Dreamcar Chart History (Rock Airplay) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dreamcar/chart-history/rka/ |access-date=March 6, 2021 |magazine=Billboard}}

scope="row" | "Kill for Candy"

| rowspan="2" | 2017

| 28 || 35

| rowspan="2" | Dreamcar

scope="row" | "All of the Dead Girls"

| — || —

colspan="5" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

= Promotional singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of promotional singles as lead artist, with album name ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Album
scope="row" \| "Born to Lie"{{cite web \|last1=Frankel \|first1=Ricky \|title=Dreamcar: 'Born To Lie' \|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/63553/videos-dreamcar-born-to-lie \|publisher=PunkNews.org \|access-date=May 10, 2021 \|date=April 10, 2017 \|archive-date=March 23, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323232037/https://www.punknews.org/article/63553/videos-dreamcar-born-to-lie \|url-status=live }} \| rowspan="2" \| 2017 \| rowspan="2" \| Dreamcar
scope="row" \| "On the Charts"{{cite news \|title=Dreamcar makes their mark 'On the Charts' with new song \|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/5/dreamcar-makes-their-mark-on-the-charts-with-new-song.html \|access-date=May 10, 2021 \|publisher=ABC News Radio \|date=May 5, 2017 \|archive-date=September 12, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912202933/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/5/dreamcar-makes-their-mark-on-the-charts-with-new-song.html \|url-status=live }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of promotional singles as lead artist, with album name

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row" | "Born to Lie"{{cite web |last1=Frankel |first1=Ricky |title=Dreamcar: 'Born To Lie' |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/63553/videos-dreamcar-born-to-lie |publisher=PunkNews.org |access-date=May 10, 2021 |date=April 10, 2017 |archive-date=March 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323232037/https://www.punknews.org/article/63553/videos-dreamcar-born-to-lie |url-status=live }}

| rowspan="2" | 2017

| rowspan="2" | Dreamcar

scope="row" | "On the Charts"{{cite news |title=Dreamcar makes their mark 'On the Charts' with new song |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/5/dreamcar-makes-their-mark-on-the-charts-with-new-song.html |access-date=May 10, 2021 |publisher=ABC News Radio |date=May 5, 2017 |archive-date=September 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912202933/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2017/5/5/dreamcar-makes-their-mark-on-the-charts-with-new-song.html |url-status=live }}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://dreamcarmusic.com/}}

Category:Alternative rock groups from California

Category:Columbia Records artists

Category:Musical groups established in 2016

Category:Musical quartets from California

Category:2016 establishments in California