Happy Hollows Featured on "GIRLS" Spoof + Announce More Tour Dates!

[Samara Shwidock]

Happy Hollows Featured on Viral Spoof of "GIRLS"
Announce Additional Tour Dates
Amethyst out July 30th (Pesky Fruit Music)
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Credit: Josh Anderson

"[Galaxies] instantly catchy shimmering pop hooks are just what you need to get the weekend rolling." - NYLON Magazine.com

"[Endless] has an atmospheric sound, a heavy beat and enough "Oooooh ooooohs" to be perfect for a windows-down summer drive." - Omaha.com

"Happy Hollow's latest album, "Amethyst" glimmers like a crystal, with more keyboard, more distortion, and more colors added to their already colorful canvas."
-The East Sider LA.com

Los Angeles-natives Happy Hollows, who will release their sophomore album Amethyst on July 30th, have been featured on the soundtrack of the YouTube sensation "GIRLS: Season 38," a parody of/valentine to Lena Dunham's HBO comedy, GIRLS. Written by Gail Lerner (Happy Endings, Will & Grace) and starring Laraine Newman (SNL original cast member), Wendie Malick (Hot in Cleveland, Just Shoot Me), Mindy Sterling (Groundlings, Austin Powers), Martin Starr (Party Down, Freaks and Geeks) and Sally Kemp (a Broadway veteran for 50 years), the video features "Beside Me" off Amethyst - PRESS HERE<http://www.youtube.com/watch?client=mv-google&gl=US&hl=en&v=iNCnu66tybY&nomobile=1> to watch "GIRLS: Season 38" and PRESS HERE<https://soundcloud.com/happy-hollows-amethyst-lp/beside-me/s-sPYOf> to stream "Beside Me."

Happy Hollows started out their career as a garage-rock three piece, focusing on their live performances and playing anywhere they could, opening for the likes of Deerhoof, Besnard Lakes, and Japandroids. The band then released their debut full length Spells (2010) which Consequence of Sound called, "remarkably entertaining," while Pitchfork raved that the album was a "ripper" and that Negahdari was "an obvious talent...whose guitar playing juts in and out of tracks like a jagged saw."

After touring in support of Spells, the group experienced a shakeup when original drummer Chris Hernandez left the band in 2011.  The creative approach for Happy Hollows changed drastically from that point onward, looking towards synthesizers and drum machines to fill the rhythmic space.  Amethyst is a product of that newfound sense of sonic experimentation, incorporating synths and electronics but also staying true to their indie rock origins. Amethyst was recorded with producer Lewis Pesacov (Best Coast, Fools Gold) at Black Iris studios in Echo Park and Infrasonic Sound in Los Angeles.  Happy Hollows is Sarah Negahdari (vocals, guitar), Charlie Mahoney (bass, synths) and Matthew Fry (guitar). Sarah Negahdari, the front-woman of the band, is fresh off the road as the touring bassist for Silversun Pickups.

Happy Hollows will be performing select dates with Midnight Air - see below for routing! The band will also be performing on July 29th at Fingerprint Records in Long Beach, CA. http://www.fingerprintsmusic.com/

PRESS HERE<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ5ZYMe2bIY> to watch a trailer for Amethyst
PRESS HERE<http://nylonmag.com/nylonblogs/blog/2013/05/31/song-premiere-happy-hollows/> to listen to "Galaxies" which premiered on Nylon Magazine.com!

Happy Hollows Tour Dates
July 8                    Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
July 10                 San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord
July 12                 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
July 13                 Portland, OR @ Dante's
July 17                 San Diego, CA @ The Griffin
July 24                 Los Angeles, CA @ The Satellite
For more information on Happy Hollows, contact:
PRESS HERE
212. 246.2640
Samara Shwidock // samara at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:samara at pressherepublicity.com>


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