The members of Texas pop-punk combo Driver Friendly first began playing together in 2002 while still attending high school in North Houston. Hometown gigs led to a decent regional following and in 2004 the group made the decision to relocate to Austin. Their self-released debut EP, Not Home Yet, appeared in 2006 followed by their first album, Chase the White Whale, in 2008. They crowd-funded the money for their second album, 2012's Bury a Dream. Released in 2013, the Hopeless-issued Peaks + Valleys EP paired material from Bury a Dream with several new songs. The band was added to the Vans Warped Tour, playing with major acts like Motion City Soundtrack and Relient K, and in July of 2014 they released their third album, Unimagined Bridges. ~ Timothy Monger