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Happy Diving
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Happy Diving Live August 5, 2016 in Durham, NC
Background information
OriginOakland, California
Genres Indie rockshoegaze
Years active2013-2016 • 2022
LabelsFather/Daughter Records
MembersMatt 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.

Contents

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

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

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. 1 2 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