Become an Island is the second LP from Lame Drivers.
“The title track imagined a socially distanced world. But we started recording it years before the pandemic in our basement practice space. In 2021, after a year of practicing over JamKazam, we got back to in-person again, working on new material, and finishing older material with help from Travis Harrison (Guided by Voices) and mastering by Jamal Ruhe.”
Album art by Mariah Robertson from her Book of Details (2024).
Press
“Recalls, in the best possible way, the mid-’80s college radio era. (dB’s, REM, Flying Nun, etc.) It’s nervy, passionate, and full of very catchy songs.” – Brooklyn Vegan
“Driven by an insistent rhythm and neon-slashed synths, ‘Spring’ fizzes through the speakers.” – Raven Sings the Blues
“’Pro Volunteer’ is a rousing, surging indie rock anthem suffused with buzzing guitars, pounding drums and gang vocals.” – When You Motor Away
“Crisp guitar licks from the era where folks like Alex Chilton struck gold” – Austin Town Hall
“Lame Drivers expertly straddle the fine lines that separate power pop, punk, new wave and golden-age indie rock” – Nate K, WFMU
Bleeding Gold 