After those two E.P.s the official debut album followed in april 2005, entitled 1. This album was released in The Netherlands and Belgium by PiTAR. The album was received very well by fans and media and the first single Leave got airplay on radiostations like 3FM, KINK FM and Radio 2. The video for Leave got airplay on TV channels such as MTV and TMF. After this, two radio singles followed and got more airplay.
The album draws attention and 2nd Place Driver gets an Essent Award for it. Essent is a big gas & electricity supplier in The Netherlands and gives this award to 10 promissing Dutch acts a year. As a result the band plays the Lowlands Festival (along with acts such as Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age), gets attention on MTV, a promobudget of 5.000,- and lots of media attention.
In the meantime the band played more than 200 shows, mostly in The Netherlands, in clubs such as Paradiso, 013 and Milky Way and on festivals such as Lowlands, Eurosonic and Parkpop. The band played supports for bands like Soulwax, Racoon, Zornik and Maximo Park.
With a new bassplayer the band begins working on new material for a second album album entitled 'The Hungry Ones', released in October 2006. In September 2006 the first single/ videoclip of the album ‘My Mistake’ is released. The album release show in 013, Tilburg [NL] is advanced by a lightning gig right in front of the trainstation of Tilburg at 8 a.m. The band get’s national presscoverage for this. The album get’s good reviews and in spring 2007 the band releases the 2nd single from the album, entitled ‘Smile’. This song is also being used in the USA indiefilm ‘Lakeside has no Lake’ by Robert Benfer.
In summer 2007 the band signs a new record deal with Stacey Records. On this label the band will release their third album late 2007.
The music: Back to the future with electronic based retrorock. The music of 2nd Place Driver is like a knights move: one step back and 2 ahead: retrorock with electrobeats or Depeche Mode meets Nine Inch Nails. Gruesome and heartwarming at the same time.
References:
Soulwax, NIN, Pearl Jam, Bowie, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, QOTSA
Bookings/ management:
www.moonlightdrive.nl
www.myspace.com/moonlightdriveconcerts
Press clips:
review '...1' 2005
FileUnder.nl
..The songs grab you within the first 30 seconds and won't let you go after that. The perfectly produced songs can compete with the great..
review '...1' 2005
Fret magazine
..2ndPD makes their own distictive sound from a lot of different influences. It's a well produced album with strong compositions and good melodies..
review '...1' 2005
BN De Stem (daily newspaper)
..The album sounds good and surely is radiofriendly, lot's of commercial perspective. '...1' is a decent debut album..
reviews gig Lowlands Festival
Live XS, Daily Paradise, Essend Awards.nl
..The band books succes; the tent is really crowded and with strong songs 2ndPD can compete with the other festival acts (a.o. QOTSA, Foo Fighters, etc)..
..2ndPD shows why they got all the good media attention from..
..Good show and great songs. The band is really enjoying themselves and brings the pleasure on to the crowd..
Past Gigs:
http://www.2ndplacedriver.com/oudeoptredens.htm
Bio NL:
http://www.2ndplacedriver.com/biografie.htm
Bio German:
http://www.2ndplacedriver.com/biografieduits.htm
Reviews The Hungry Ones (NL only):
http://www.2ndplacedriver.com/thehungryones.htm
Reviews ...1 (NL only):
http://www.2ndplacedriver.com/1.htm
Live Reviews (NL only):
http://www.2ndplacedriver.com/liverecensies.htm
Leave EP reviews (NL only):
http://www.2ndplacedriver.com/leaverecensies.htm
2ndPD EP reviews (NL only):
http://www.2ndplacedriver.com/2pdrecensies.htm
Various Press Clips (NL only):
http://www.2ndplacedriver.com/diversenpers.htm
Guestbook:
http://2ndplacedriver.write2me.nl/
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