Happy Accidents (band)

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Happy Accidents
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Background information
Origin Southampton, England
Genres Pop Punk, Indie Rock
Years active2013 (2013)–present
Labels Alcopop! Records
MembersRich Mandell
Phoebe Cross [1]
Past membersNeil Mandell
Website www.happyaccidents.band

Happy Accidents is a British band based in London, consisting of Rich Mandell (guitar and vocals) and Phoebe Cross (drums and vocals). They began as a pop punk trio, with Rich's brother Neil Mandell on bass. By their second album they had developed in a more indie rock direction. They have currently released three full-length albums, mostly on Alcopop! Records.

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History

Happy Accidents was formed in Southampton in 2013 by siblings Neil (bass) and Rich Mandell (guitar and vocals), and Phoebe Cross (drums and vocals). [2]

After releasing an EP and a split 7-inch on Don't Ask Records in 2014, and relocating to London, the band signed to Alcopop! Records and released their debut album You Might Be Right on 1 July 2016. [3] [2] [1]

Their second LP Everything But The Here and Now was released on 16 February 2018, also by Alcopop! Records. It was recorded with Matthew "MJ" Johnson of Hookworms at his studio Suburban Home. [1] [4]

Neil Mandell left the band amicably in 2019, to focus on other things. [2] The band have continued as a duo.

The third Happy Accidents album, Sprawling, was released on 29 May 2020. [5] It was self-produced, and released on vinyl and digital download by the band, without a label, via Bandcamp.com. [6]

Happy Accidents announced in May 2021 that they would cease to play and tour as a live band, but that they might still record and release new material. [7] Both Mandell and Cross are currently members of Me Rex, and Cross is also a member of Cheerbleederz.

Cross and Mandell married in 2023. [8]

In July 2024 Happy Accidents announced the release of their fourth album, Edit Undo, on 27 September 2024. This would once again be put out by Alcopop! Records. [9]

Discography

Albums

EPS

Split releases

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Garland, Emma (2 June 2016). "Dance Away Your Existential Crisis with Happy Accidents and "Running"". Noisey . Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Richards, Will (15 April 2016). "Happy Accidents Get Sugar-Sweet On 'Leaving Parties Early'". DIY . Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 Linazasoro, Nick (24 November 2017). "Happy Accidents set to play Brighton in March". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 "New album, Sprawling - Out 29th May". happyaccidents.band. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sprawling, by Happy Accidents".
  7. ↑ "Happy Accidents on Instagram: "Hey all, today is one year since we released Sprawling! Obviously this last year hasn't really gone to plan but we're still super proud of it. It was very much the music we wanted to make and we were finally able to do it the way we wanted. Working on it through the early days of lockdown definitely kept us going in a way that we're very grateful for. With that being said, it feels like the universe is telling us to draw a line under the whole thing, at least in a live capacity. They've been some of the best times of our lives but maybe the days of hapax shows are behind us. It's looking like we might still make music together but if we do it's gonna be a much more casual affair - which is a really exciting thing in itself 😊 Thanks to everyone for being a part of this over the last 6/ 7 years and hopefully still catch you live in our other bands @cheerbleederz and @me_rex_ ❤️. Maybe one day we'll change our minds 😅 ."".
  8. ↑ "phoebejcross on instagram: Got married to Rich last week!".
  9. ↑ Taylor, Sam (3 July 2024). "Happy Accidents Are Back With a New Album, and Some Super Sneaky Fan Treats". Dork . Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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