Happy Diving

US musical group

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

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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

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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

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

## Discography

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Studio albums

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

EPs

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

## References

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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. ^ a b 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

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