Lowrider was an Australian soul-indie band, formed in 2003 when brothers John (keyboard and Rhodes) and Paul Bartlett (drums) joined with bassist Scott Duncan and singer Joseph Braithwaite.
Lowrider draws influences from Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, the Roots, Mos Def and Erykah Badu.
[citation needed] During 2008–2009, Lowrider toured with Australian hip hop act Hilltop Hoods at the Big Day Out Music Festival and played at Byron Bay's East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival.
[5] In 2012, the band headed to the US for performances in Los Angeles for the Aussie BBQ and at Austin's South by Southwest SXSW festival.
[citation needed] In August of 2014, they announced the band would split up on an indefinite hiatus, performing one final show beforehand.