Music like Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders

Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Ridersis a band founded by Taylor Hawkins, drummer for Foo Fighters. Hawkins is the drummer and vocalist for the trio. Other band members include Chris Chaney on bass, Gannin Arnold on guitar and support vocals, and Nate Wood on guitar and support vocals. Chaney and Hawkins had previously been in Alanis Morissette's tour band 'Sexual Chocolate'.

The project was launched when Hawkins started recording a few songs at a home studio owned by a friend, Drew Hester. This ended up spawning a band, with Taylor Hawkins on vocals.

On March 21, 2006, the band released their debut self-titled albumTaylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders. It featured 11 songs which were recorded by the band during 2004, before Foo Fighters started recordingIn Your Honor. Their first official video was of the first song off the album, titled "Louise."