# X (The Driver Era album)

X is the debut studio album from American music duo the Driver Era, released on June 28, 2019, by BMG and TOO Records.
The album was preceded by the release of five singles: "Preacher Man", "Afterglow", "Low", "Feel You Now" and "Welcome to the End of Your Life".
To promote the album, the band embarked a concert tour, The Driver Era Live!, which spanned 22 shows across the United States from March 13 to August 11, 2019. To further promote the album, as well as the band's discography they embarked on another tour, X Girlfriend Tour, from September 14 to October 27, 2024, across Europe, and consisted of a total of 25 shows.

## Background

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Brothers Rocky and Ross Lynch had previously been making music together for some time alongside their other siblings, as part of the now defunct pop rock band R5. On March 1, 2018, R5's Instagram and Twitter accounts were changed to the Driver Era, with all previous posts removed. The same day, the band released previews of their first single "Preacher Man", which was later released on March 16, 2018.
On August 24, 2018, the Driver Era released their next single, "Afterglow", first made available on their YouTube channel before eventually being put onto Spotify. Their third single, "Low", was released on October 26, 2018.
On March 10, 2019, the Driver Era released a video titled "Haven't Left the Garage", which included snippets of several upcoming tracks from the album that they would perform on tour. The fourth single from the album, "Feel You Now", was released on March 29, 2019 after being previously teased, with a music video released three weeks later on April 17, 2019. The final single from the album, "Welcome to the End of Your Life", was released on April 26, 2019, with a music video released shortly after. On June 13, 2019, the Driver Era released a music video for the track "Low", as well as announcing the title of their debut studio album, X. The album was released on June 28, 2019.
An extended play featuring remixes of various tracks from the album, titled Some Remixes of X, was released on January 10, 2020.

## Critical reception

X received generally positive reviews from music critics. Kelly McCafferty Dorogy, writing for Atwood Magazine, described the album as "a graduation from their early years in the mega pop group R5", finding the group's blending of soul, funk, pop, and rock genres as providing depth to each track. Honor Cockroft of The London Centrist compared the album to an "at-home concert", praising Rocky's production and Ross's vocal talent.

## Track listing

All tracks are produced by Ross Lynch and Rocky Lynch, except where noted.
Notes
* signifies an additional producer
* "Giveuwhatuwant" is stylized in all lowercase.

## Personnel

Credits are adapted from the AllMusic.

### The Driver Era

* Ross Lynch – composition, vocals, guitar, background vocals
* Rocky Lynch – composition, engineering, production, vocals, guitar

### Technical

* Andrew Haas – engineering, production
* Bridgette Bryant – background vocals
* Chris Gehringer – engineering
* Damien Lewis – engineering
* Ed Drewett – composition
* Ellington Ratliff – composition
* Erik Madrid – engineering
* Gamal Lewis – composition
* Gavin Lurssen – engineering
* Ian Franzino – engineering, production
* Jacob Kasher – composition
* John Hanes – engineering
* John Ryan – composition
* Julian Bunetta – composition, engineering, production, programming, background vocals
* Maxayn Lewis – background vocals
* Morgan Reid – composition, engineering, production
* Phil Tan – engineering
* Serban Ghenea – engineering

## Release history

X release history :
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
| Various | June 28, 2019 | digital downloadstreaming | BMGTOO Records | |
Some Remixes of X - EP release history :
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
| Various | January 10, 2020 | digital downloadstreaming | BMGTOO Records | |