Swervedriver is an English alternative rock band formed in Oxford in 1989 around core members Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge. Between 1990 and 1998, the band released four studio albums for Creation Records in the UK and A&M Records in the US, as well as numerous EPs and singles. Breaking up in 1998, the band reformed in 2007 and have released two further full length albums, as well as reissues of all their albums, the most recent being the 99th Dream reissue which was released in January 2024 and went to no.18 in the official UK album chart and no.6 in the official UK vinyl albums chart. Their latest release is the World’s Fair EP, out March 2025. Containing four brand new songs, the World’s Fair EP is the band’s first new music in over five years.
