Happy Diving

Happy Diving
Happy Diving Live August 5, 2016 in Durham, NC
Background information
Origin	Oakland, California
Genres	Indie rock • shoegaze
Years active	2013-2016 • 2022
Labels	Father/Daughter Records
Members	Matt Berry, Samuelito Cruz, Mikey Rivera, Kevin Prochnow, Matt Yankovich
Past members	Will Anderson [1]

Happy Diving is an American indie rock band from Oakland, California.

History

Happy Diving began in 2014 with the release of a self-titled EP on Father/Daughter Records. ^[2] Happy Diving released their first full-length album titled Big World in 2014 on Father/Daughter Records. ^{[3] [4] [5]} In 2015, Happy Diving released an EP titled So Bunted on Topshelf Records. ^[6] In 2016, Happy Diving released their second full-length album titled Electric Soul Unity via Topshelf Records. ^{[4] [7] [8] [9]}

Style

Happy Diving's sound has been described as "noisy, fuzz-laden indie rock" with compositions characterized as "powerful, noisy blasts". The band's influences include Dinosaur Jr. and Weezer. Happy Diving has been compared to Ovlov. ^[10]

Band members

• Matt Berry - vocals, guitar
• Samuelito Cruz - drums
• Mikey Rivera - bass
• Kevin Prochnow - guitar
• Matt Yankovich - guitar

Discography

Studio albums

• Big World (2014, Father/Daughter)
• Electric Soul Unity (2016, Topshelf)

EPs

• Happy Diving (2014, Father/Daughter)
• So Bunted (2015, Topshelf)

References

1. https://guitar.com/features/interviews/hotline-tnt-will-anderson-interview-cartwheel/
2. Evans, Dayna (November 13, 2013). "HAPPY DIVING, "SINCERE"". Impose Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
3. Diblasi, Loren (November 6, 2014). "HAPPY DIVING, BIG WORLD". Impose Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
4. Rettig, James (June 23, 2016). "Happy Diving – "Holy Ground" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum . Retrieved October 15, 2016.
5. "Happy Diving releasing debut LP 'Big World' (song stream)". BrooklynVegan. September 25, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
6. Rettig, James (June 8, 2015). "Happy Diving – "So Bunted" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum . Retrieved October 15, 2016.
7. Pudzianowski, Lydia. "Happy Diving, "Electric Soul Unity"". FLOOD Magazine. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
8. Richards, Will (August 26, 2016). "Happy Diving - Electric Soul Unity". DIY Magazine. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
9. "HAPPY DIVING STREAM NEW ALBUM, 'ELECTRIC SOUL UNITY'". Punktastic. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
10. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/happy-diving-mn0003208235