Draft:Occurrence (band)


Occurrence is a New York based alternative pop band.[1]

History

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Occurrence is composed of Ken Urban (electronics, synths and beats), Cat Hollyer (vocals, flute) and Johnny Hager (vocals).[2] They released their first album, The Past Will Last Forever, in 2016[3]

Discography

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Albums[4]
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  • 2016: "The Past Will Last Forever"
  • 2018: "Everyone Knows the Disaster is Coming"
  • 2021: "I Have So Much Love to Give
  • 2023: "Slow Violence"[1]
Singles and EPs
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  • 2017: "The Time of Year"
  • 2018: "If He Were Here"
  • 2020: "Privacy Invaders"
  • 2020: "Dead Sleep Best"
  • 2020: "All My Days" (Remix H1987)
  • 2020: "All My Days"
  • 2021: "My Eternal Autumn"[5]
  • 2021: "Boy Joy"
  • 2021: "The Happy Years"[6]
  • 2021: "I Have So Much Love to Give"[7]

The Band's most recent album, Slow Violence was used as the soundtrack to a performance by the same name which was produced and staged at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in April of 2023.[5]

Critical Reception

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The band has gotten a number of mentions and reviews in the press, some notable mentions are recorded in this section.

Occurrence's fourth release Slow Violence received several reviews. According to Punk Head Magazine,.[8] "Slow Violence is a tear-jerker"[2]. Find No Enemy called it "A tour de force"[4]

BroadwayWorld described their 2021 album I Have So Much Love to Give as "their best, most complete work yet, filled with both their most energetic anthems and tear-jerking ballads".[9]

About their 2021 song The Happy Years, Week In Pop said that "Occurrence bathes the viewer and listener in the light of an illustrious love that encapsulates the variety of tenets and testaments of what love is".[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Smith, Graeme (2023-04-25). "Album Review: Occurrence – Slow Violence". York Calling. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  2. ^ a b Gonda, Christopher (2023-03-14). "Electro-Pop Trio Occurrence to Drop Double Album 'Slow Violence' in April". V13.net. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  3. ^ "Occurrence". Spotify. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  4. ^ a b "Occurrence". Spotify. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  5. ^ a b Martin, Ryan (2021-08-18). "First Look: Occurrence - My Eternal Autumn - Audio - Jammerzine". jammerzine.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  6. ^ "PREMIERE | Occurrence, "The Happy Years"". Week in Pop. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  7. ^ Martin, Ryan (2021-08-20). "The Test Drive: Occurrence - I Have So Much Love to Give - Audio - Jammerzine". jammerzine.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
  8. ^ "Punk Head | A Different Voice". Punk Head.
  9. ^ "Occurrence Releases New Video for 'The Happy Years'". BroadwayWorld. July 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "PREMIERE | Occurrence, "The Happy Years"". Week in Pop. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2024-09-16.