{{Short description|American new wave supergroup}}{{About|the band|their self-titled album|Dreamcar (album)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dreamcar | origin = [[Los Angeles, California]], United States | genre = {{flatlist| *[[New wave music|New wave]]<ref name="Fu, 2024" /> *[[synth-pop]]<ref>{{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 (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref> }} | label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] | years_active = {{hlist|2016–2017|2023–present}} | spinoffs = | spinoff_of = {{flatlist| *[[AFI (band)|AFI]] *[[No Doubt]] }}
| current_members = [[Davey Havok]]<br/>[[Tony Kanal]]<br/>[[Tom Dumont]]<br/>[[Adrian Young]] }} '''Dreamcar''' (stylized as '''DREAMCAR''') is an American [[New wave music|new wave]] [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] from [[Los Angeles]], California.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> The band consists of [[Davey Havok]], best known as the lead singer of [[AFI (band)|AFI]], along with [[Tony Kanal]] (bass), [[Tom Dumont]] (guitar) and [[Adrian Young]] (drums), all the members of [[No Doubt]] except for [[Gwen Stefani]].
==Background and musical style== In February 2016, representatives for the then-unnamed group confirmed to [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] that [[No Doubt]]'s instrumental members – [[Tony Kanal]], [[Tom Dumont]] and [[Adrian Young]] – were joining forces with [[AFI (band)|AFI]] frontman [[Davey Havok]] in a new band. They had already finished recording their debut album and were looking for a label to release it on.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baltin |first=Steve |date=2016-02-11 |title=AFI Singer and Gwen Stefani-Less No Doubt Joining Forces to Form Rock Supergroup |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/afi-singer-no-doubt-members-form-supergroup-6874737/ |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> At the time, [[Gwen Stefani]] was a judge on [[The Voice (American TV series)|''The Voice'']] and promoting a new solo album, ''[[This Is What the Truth Feels Like]]''. Havok reiterated that he was not "replacing" Stefani or singing for No Doubt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trendell |first=Andrew |date=2017-05-13 |title=AFI's Davey Havok on new band Dreamcar with No Doubt members: 'I didn't replace Gwen Stefani' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/afi-davey-havok-dreamcar-interview-no-doubt-gwen-stefani-2070890 |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In November 2016, the project revealed its name, Dreamcar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad ChildersChad |date=2016-11-16 |title=Davey Havok-Led Band With No Doubt Members Gets a Name |url=https://loudwire.com/davey-havok-led-band-no-doubt-members-gets-name/ |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
On May 6, 2023, Dreamcar reunited for a surprise set at the 11th Annual Musack Rock & Roll Carnival in Los Angeles.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|Spin]] |date=7 May 2023 |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref> On April 2, 2024, the band announced the release of the ''Dream EP'', which released on April 5 and featured a cover of [[David Bowie]]'s "[[Moonage Daydream]]".<ref name="Fu, 2024">{{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 (publication)|Consequence]] |date=2 April 2024 |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref> Later that year, they played the [[Cruel World Festival]] in [[Pasadena, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Treble |date=2023-12-04 |title=Duran Duran, Blondie, Interpol to play Cruel World 2024 |url=https://www.treblezine.com/cruel-world-fest-2024-lineup-duran-duran-interpol-blondie/ |access-date=2026-02-21 |website=Treble |language=en-US}}</ref>
==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%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref>{{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}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard charts|US<br />Rock]]<br /><ref>{{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}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Dreamcar (album)|Dreamcar]]'' | * Released: May 12, 2017 * Label: [[Columbia Records|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%;"| [[Alternative Airplay|US<br/>Alt.<br/>Air.]]<br/><ref name="US Alternative Airplay">{{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 }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard charts|US<br/>Rock<br/>Air.]]<br/><ref name="US Rock Airplay">{{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}}</ref> |- ! 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]]"<ref name="PunkNews dot org lyric video BtL">{{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 }}</ref> | rowspan="2" | 2017 | rowspan="2" | ''Dreamcar'' |- ! scope="row" | "On the Charts"<ref name="ABC News Radio press release OtC">{{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 }}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://dreamcarmusic.com/}}
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