Faber Drive
A spirited pop-punk band with a devoted following in Canada, Faber Drive were originally known as Faber. Their original name was changed after the group signed to Universal's Republic imprint, due to unspecified worries over potential copyright infringement claims -- it's unclear whether they were worried more about the American pencil manufacturer or the British publishing house -- but the band came by the name honestly, given the presence (and surname) of bandleader Dave Faber. Living in the semi-rural Vancouver bedroom community of Mission, Faber supplemented his income by working as a private music teacher, giving guitar and drum lessons. After three years of instruction, he formed a band with one of his first drum students, Ray "Red" Bull, in 2004. Adding lead guitarist David Hinsley and bassist Jeremy "Krikkit" Liddle to complete the lineup, Faber's demo tape caught the attention of Nickelback producer Joey Moi and his creative partner, Brian Howes, who -- much as he had for the Oklahoma City dude-rockers Hinder -- started co-writing with Faber the songs that would eventually make up the band's debut album. The Nickelback and Hinder connections also garnered the nascent band a contract with Hinder's manager, Kevin Zaruk, and opening slots on some of Nickelback's Canadian tour dates, as well as an eventual deal with those bands' label.
Produced by Moi and Howes, Faber Drive's debut album, Seven Second Surgery, was released in the spring of 2007. It produced three Top 40 singles, but its success was trumped by the band's second album, can'T keEp A SecrEt, which spawned a pair of Top 10 hits. Third album Lost In Paradise arrived in 2012, and the band toured all of that summer and into the next year, with stops all across Canada and as far out as Singapore.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Oceans
Miscellaneous - Released by Tongue Tied Records on 11 Feb 2022
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The Middle
Dave Faber, Faber Drive, sleep.ing
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tongue Tied Records on 25 Mar 2022
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With Or Without You (feat. Dave Faber)
Greg Neufeld, Faber Drive, RCKSTRS&RODEOS
Pop - Released by Tongue Tied Records on 25 Jun 2021
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Night Like This (feat. Rod Black & Hinsley) (WTCHOUT Remix)
Dance - Released by Independent on 27 Mar 2020
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Night Like This (CRÜPO Remix)
Dance - Released by Independent on 1 May 2020
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Mr Good for Nothin'
Punk / New Wave - Released by Independent on 19 Jul 2019
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NEVER GONE
Country - Released by Tongue Tied Records on 3 Mar 2023
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Is Heaven Where You Are (Demo)
Pop - Released by Independent on 21 Feb 2020
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Afterglow
sleep.ing, Faber Drive, Dave Faber
Pop - Released by Tongue Tied Records on 5 Feb 2021
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death bed (coffee for your head)
Punk / New Wave - Released by Tongue Tied Records on 19 Mar 2021
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when things were awkward (feat. sleep.ing)
Pop - Released by Tongue Tied Records on 8 Jan 2021
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You Lift Me Up
Dave Faber, Faber Drive, sleep.ing
Miscellaneous - Released by Independent on 29 Nov 2019
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Night Like This (feat. Rod Black, Wolfgang Pander & Hinsley)
Pop - Released by Independent on 14 Jun 2019
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Have You Ever Seen the Rain (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Independent on 8 Nov 2019
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To Be With You (feat. Powfu)
Pop - Released by Independent on 7 Feb 2019
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Boys Of Summer
Greg Neufeld, Faber Drive, RCKSTRS&RODEOS
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tongue Tied Records on 6 Aug 2021
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What Are We Waiting for (feat. Wolfgang Pander & Tamara Umlah)
Pop - Released by Independent on 20 Apr 2019
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Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Faber Drive, sleep.ing, Dave Faber
Miscellaneous - Released by Independent on 15 Dec 2020
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The Story So Far
sleep.ing, Faber Drive, Dave Faber
Alternative & Indie - Released by Tongue Tied Records on 16 Apr 2021
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