- The Accidentals【 5 albums 38 lyrics 】
- The Accidentals are an American musical band, formed in Traverse City, Michigan, United States in 2012, by Savannah Buist and Katie Larson, joined by percussionist Michael Dause in 2014. The group features an eclectic blend of indie folk, pop, jazz, bluegrass, rock, classical, and other genres, utilizing a wide variety of instruments that reflect the group's orchestral roots and electronic influences. As of 2017 they had released three full length albums and one EP.
In March 2015, they performed at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, which featured some 2,200 acts, and were named as one of the top breakout groups by Billboard staff. In 2015, the group contracted with Marshall Crenshaw and Stewart Lerman to produce four new albums, but upon the contract becoming renegotiable the following year, the band opted to continue releasing music independently.
Influences
Growing up in musical families, including professional pianists for fathers and vocalists for mothers, Larson's and Buist's influences bounced between jazz, country, classical, bluegrass, alternative rock and the obscure.
The group's self-described 'all over the place' list of influences includes Andrew Bird, Stephan Grapelli, Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, Pixies, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Doris Day, The Beatles, St. Vincent, Django Reinhardt, Sufjan Stevens, Appleseed Collective, and The National.
In a Coffeehouse Conversations session with WYEP-FM, Buist and Larson were asked who their top pick would be out of any artist that they could possibly ever collaborate with. During this session, Buist had chosen Ben Folds and Larson had chosen Jack White. The duo named more influences during the Coffeehouse Conversation, including Chris Thile and Punch Brothers, Belle & Sebastian, Radiohead, and the White Stripes.
In a '20 Questions' feature with PopMatters, the group cited additional influences as topmost inspirations to their craft, such as Kimya Dawson, Patti Smith, Caroline Shaw, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, and Brian May.
Members
Savannah Buist – lead vocals, violin, viola, ukulele, acoustic/electric guitar, bass, piano, mandolin and musical saw
Katie Larson – lead vocals, accordion, acoustic/electric guitar, cello, ukulele, piano, glockenspiel, bass and kazoo
Michael Dause – drums, percussion, vocals, guitar - Sorted by ＞ Sorted by album (Time) Sorted by song name (Characters) Sorted by other
- Album name Release Date Song
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Bittersweet
2013
1.The Silence
2.Mangrove
3.Tragic Mishaps
4.Us
5.Benign Disillusion
6.Miso Soup
7.Golden Lantern8.Ghost of a Lie
9.Grisly Bear
10.City of Cardboard
11.Brake
12.Bulletproof Glass
13.Blessed -
Tangled Red and Blue
2012
1.Thinking Game
2.The Band-Aid Song
3.Why We Write
4.God Fearing, Sea Faring Man5.Tangled Red and Blue
6.Enlightened Sexism
7.Denial of Death -
Parking Lot
1.Sixth Street
2.Epitaphs
3.The End (Live)4.Turn the Wheel
5.Michigan and Again -
Odyssey
1.Odyssey
2.Stitches and Seams
3.Chekhov's Gun
4.In the Morning
5.Cut Me Down
6.The Sound a Watch Makes When Enveloped in Cotton7.Nightlife
8.Earthbound
9.Crow's Feet
10.Arizona Stars
11.Memorial Day -
Miscellaneous
1.Bittersweet2.Rainy Day
【Correction of errors in the album information】