Happy Accidents - Sprawling
released May 29, 2020
All songs written by Rich Mandell and Phoebe Cross
Happy Accidents are pleased to announce their new album Sprawling, set for release on 29th May 2020. The band are sharing the first cut from the record, Secrets - which is available to stream and purchase now.
Over four years, two records, and relentless touring around the UK and Europe, Happy Accidents have carved a niche out for themselves in the independent music scene. Their records being a perfect encapsulation of seemingly endless youthful energy combined with their unique brand of thoughtful, wryly delivered lyrics. From their earliest EPs, the band have always provided the soundtrack to their own 20s, which now nearing their end, brings us perfectly to their most fully realised release so far.
Recorded by the band at the tail end of 2019, it’s the first Happy Accidents record that Rich Mandell (guitar, vocals), and Phoebe Cross (drums, vocals) have produced themselves, with no buffer between what they envisaged and what is beamed into the listener’s earphones. They’ve used this fresh autonomy as an opportunity to expand their sound into new textural and atmospheric pastures, often setting aside the guitar to let electric pianos and synths take centre stage. The result is an album that has all the excitement of their indie rock past but in a much more creative and considered package. Cross’ presence shines on Sprawling, her sometimes smiling and always unwavering vocals are strikingly visual, while her drums are always creative and precise. Mandell takes everyday neurosis and turns them into haunting, swirling melodies. His lyrics a stream of consciousness that touches upon the surreal, but still provide us glimpses into the individual experience that has become a staple of the band’s style.
“Sprawling is an album about getting out of your head and allowing yourself to connect with others on a fundamental level, both in close quarters and with those you’ve never met - with everything in the state it’s in, it feels pretty relevant right now”, says the band.
The first single Secrets encapsulates this perfectly, with layers of floating textures that continue to build until the release comes in a crash of power chords and harmonies. Rich states that the song deals with “feeling haunted by meds-induced dreams, and the magic moment when you trust someone enough to tell them about how messy you feel. The song feels like a good bridge between what’s come before and where we’re going”.
This new independent spirit is also encompassed by the decision to self-release the album into the world unaccompanied by labels, hired press, or any industry noise. All as part of the release as an extension of the creative process. It all plays into a larger plan to have the means to put out music at a much freer pace, with the emphasis on making something organically, outside of a standardised release schedule. In fact the next release is already in motion! As each new era of the band unfolds, so does another layer of their story.
www.happyaccidents.band/
https://www.facebook.com/happyaccidentsuk
released May 29, 2020
All songs written by Rich Mandell and Phoebe Cross
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| Photo by: Jono Ganz |
Happy Accidents are pleased to announce their new album Sprawling, set for release on 29th May 2020. The band are sharing the first cut from the record, Secrets - which is available to stream and purchase now.
Over four years, two records, and relentless touring around the UK and Europe, Happy Accidents have carved a niche out for themselves in the independent music scene. Their records being a perfect encapsulation of seemingly endless youthful energy combined with their unique brand of thoughtful, wryly delivered lyrics. From their earliest EPs, the band have always provided the soundtrack to their own 20s, which now nearing their end, brings us perfectly to their most fully realised release so far.
Recorded by the band at the tail end of 2019, it’s the first Happy Accidents record that Rich Mandell (guitar, vocals), and Phoebe Cross (drums, vocals) have produced themselves, with no buffer between what they envisaged and what is beamed into the listener’s earphones. They’ve used this fresh autonomy as an opportunity to expand their sound into new textural and atmospheric pastures, often setting aside the guitar to let electric pianos and synths take centre stage. The result is an album that has all the excitement of their indie rock past but in a much more creative and considered package. Cross’ presence shines on Sprawling, her sometimes smiling and always unwavering vocals are strikingly visual, while her drums are always creative and precise. Mandell takes everyday neurosis and turns them into haunting, swirling melodies. His lyrics a stream of consciousness that touches upon the surreal, but still provide us glimpses into the individual experience that has become a staple of the band’s style.
“Sprawling is an album about getting out of your head and allowing yourself to connect with others on a fundamental level, both in close quarters and with those you’ve never met - with everything in the state it’s in, it feels pretty relevant right now”, says the band.
The first single Secrets encapsulates this perfectly, with layers of floating textures that continue to build until the release comes in a crash of power chords and harmonies. Rich states that the song deals with “feeling haunted by meds-induced dreams, and the magic moment when you trust someone enough to tell them about how messy you feel. The song feels like a good bridge between what’s come before and where we’re going”.
This new independent spirit is also encompassed by the decision to self-release the album into the world unaccompanied by labels, hired press, or any industry noise. All as part of the release as an extension of the creative process. It all plays into a larger plan to have the means to put out music at a much freer pace, with the emphasis on making something organically, outside of a standardised release schedule. In fact the next release is already in motion! As each new era of the band unfolds, so does another layer of their story.
www.happyaccidents.band/
https://www.facebook.com/happyaccidentsuk
