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Beat Happening is tagged as: lo-fi, indie, twee, indie pop, indie rock

Beat Happening was a seminal indie rock band which formed in 1982 in Olympia, Washington, United States. They consisted of Calvin Johnson (vocals, guitar), Bret Lunsford (guitar, drums) and Heather Lewis (drums, guitar, vocals). The band was signed to K Records, which Johnson formed in 1982 to distribute the band’s music but later released music by such seminal indie artists as Modest Mouse, Beck and Built to Spill, and distributed the music of the like-minded English label Sarah Records. The band has been inactive since 1993, but the band members insist they still practice at least once a month. The band did manage to release one single since then, 2000’s “Angel Gone”.
Beat Happening began recording in 1983 after several years of performing. While on a trip to Tokyo, the band members recorded “Three Tea Breakfast”, an EP that established the band’s reputation. “Beat Happening” (1985), their full length debut, was critically acclaimed, as was “Jamboree” (1988). By the release of “Dreamy” in 1991, Beat Happening was one of the most popular bands in the indie rock community, leading to their pivotal role in the International Pop Underground Festival, which brought anti-corporate rock its earliest main...
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Top 10 Beat Happening Songs
Indian Summer
Bewitched
Our Secret
In Between
What's Important
Ask Me
Noise
Tiger Trap
Jamboree
Foggy Eyes
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Top 10 Beat Happening Albums
Jamboree
Beat Happening
You Turn Me On
Black Candy
Dreamy
Music to Climb the Apple Tree by
Crashing Through
1988-06-16: London, UK
Crashing Through: CD+Book Set
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