The Rare Occasions
The Rare Occasions is an American indie rock band, formed in Boston in 2012… Read Full Bio ↴The Rare Occasions is an American indie rock band, formed in Boston in 2012. Current members are Brian McLaughlin (vocals, guitar), Jeremy Cohen (bass guitar, backup vocals) and Luke Imbusch (drums, backup vocals). Lead guitarist Peter Stone left in 2018. The band's debut release was the Demo Recordings EP (2012). In 2016, Futureproof was released as a fourth EP. "Notion", a song from the EP, went viral on TikTok in October 2021. Their most recent release has been Macaroni Moon as of July 1st, 2024.
History
In high school, Mclaughlin and Imbusch joined a band called The Valar in Providence, Rhode Island. The Valar developed 2 EPs and 1 Album throughout its 3-year lifespan. That being "Valagueña", "The Project", and "The Adventures of a Septapus Named Wallace". The group disbanded in 2010 due to each member matriculating at different colleges, deeming it impractical to continue making music for the majority of the year. McLaughlin and Imbusch left the band, met Stone and Cohen at their respective colleges, and decided to add them to the band. Thus forming The Rare Occasions. McLaughlin came up with the name after the band went through an "identity crisis," eventually settling on "The Rare Occasions" instead of "The Custodians," which they previously went by.
Shortly after the release of their first album Into The Shallows, lead guitarist Peter Stone left the band amicably, leading to the band becoming a 3-piece.
Band later relocated from Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles, California, where they recorded their second album.
Their first release was the Demo Recordings EP, released on October 12, 2012, followed by Applefork in 2013. Three studio albums have been released to date, Into the Shallows (2018), Big Whoop (2021), and Through Moonshot Eyes (2024).
Style
The Rare Occasions was described as a garage rock indie rock band. The EP Futureproof introduced experimentation – string arrangements and woodwind instruments, suggested by Imbusch and vocal harmonies. 2021 album Big Whoop featured Wall of Sound guitars, electronic landscapes and further orchestral arrangements; McLaughlin's lyrics are sometimes philosophical and often deal with existentialism.
Members
Current members
Brian McLaughlin – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards (2012–present)
Jeremy Cohen – bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals (2012–present)
Luke Imbusch – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2012–present)
Past members
Peter Stone – guitars, backing vocals (2012–2018)
Discography
Albums
Into the Shallows (2018)
Big Whoop (2021)
Through Moonshot Eyes (2024)
History
In high school, Mclaughlin and Imbusch joined a band called The Valar in Providence, Rhode Island. The Valar developed 2 EPs and 1 Album throughout its 3-year lifespan. That being "Valagueña", "The Project", and "The Adventures of a Septapus Named Wallace". The group disbanded in 2010 due to each member matriculating at different colleges, deeming it impractical to continue making music for the majority of the year. McLaughlin and Imbusch left the band, met Stone and Cohen at their respective colleges, and decided to add them to the band. Thus forming The Rare Occasions. McLaughlin came up with the name after the band went through an "identity crisis," eventually settling on "The Rare Occasions" instead of "The Custodians," which they previously went by.
Shortly after the release of their first album Into The Shallows, lead guitarist Peter Stone left the band amicably, leading to the band becoming a 3-piece.
Band later relocated from Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles, California, where they recorded their second album.
Their first release was the Demo Recordings EP, released on October 12, 2012, followed by Applefork in 2013. Three studio albums have been released to date, Into the Shallows (2018), Big Whoop (2021), and Through Moonshot Eyes (2024).
Style
The Rare Occasions was described as a garage rock indie rock band. The EP Futureproof introduced experimentation – string arrangements and woodwind instruments, suggested by Imbusch and vocal harmonies. 2021 album Big Whoop featured Wall of Sound guitars, electronic landscapes and further orchestral arrangements; McLaughlin's lyrics are sometimes philosophical and often deal with existentialism.
Members
Current members
Brian McLaughlin – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards (2012–present)
Jeremy Cohen – bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals (2012–present)
Luke Imbusch – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2012–present)
Past members
Peter Stone – guitars, backing vocals (2012–2018)
Discography
Albums
Into the Shallows (2018)
Big Whoop (2021)
Through Moonshot Eyes (2024)
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The Rare Occasions Lyrics
Aglow Frostbitten branches adorn the sky Cold winter kisses are so…
Alone I take time kicking it down the line I don't know…
An Actuary Retires Nobody came to my retirement party Nobody cares when you′re …
Backwards Well it's a sorry sight when the one you love Is…
Battin' Lashes I saw you in the evening sun You weren't afraid of…
Because You Love Me Because you love me The dark of the night lifts skyward…
Bolts Pop it, do it, flip it, I wanna see it However…
Bug Eyes He street was buzzing low as darkness wove around One of…
Call Me When You Get There Call me when you get there You know traffic is a…
Caterpillar! How does it feel when you're walking along And you fall…
Clover There's a hurricane across the hall And I can't explain what…
Control Little vulture come down from your nest Until you catch your…
Cynical I don′t know where I am Facing the great unknown We move…
Darling The Planets it′s you notching the mountain below swept in a bottleneck r…
Dysphoric How could you possibly screw up any worse? You were given…
Fell Through In a hundred million ways I had lost the nerve to…
For You Baby, you know I can be cynical And lately, the faces…
Futureproof I know you're drifting back into your head to how she…
Getaway You and I, we were lost in the shadows You got…
Halfheartedly dizzy are the bones that carry a longing which many never kn…
La Mort if time was asleep and the stars were awake would you…
Loans Everyone's got their own plans, A map of Brooklyn on the…
Macaroni Moon some say love is out of reach stuff of fiction poets…
Mercy Mercy There's a break in your defenses As the morning greys envelo…
Miss Mary Mack Miss Mary Mack All dressed in black With silver buttons All …
Mr. Bubbles every night I toss and turn I feel everything feel everythin…
Not Afraid I have a gift for you all It is this magic…
Notion Sure it's a calming notion, perpetual in motion but I don't…
Origami Take a look at me Crumpled up on the floor feeling…
Physics Competition It's all you've ever known You have a …
Posts My old friend you seem so depressed Late night posts of…
Scarlet Lies "Fine!" she said, "I'm going away." "You'd better pack those…
Seasick I can feel it These waves of time They pull me down Got…
Set It Right Will you go out of your way to be kind? And…
Shutting You Out I've given up a part of me by holding onto…
Silhouettes Gingerly our silhouettes walk parallel Beneath a sea of desp…
Sparrow I Close My Eyes And I Drift Into Another Life One…
Start This Over I fell apart this winter Snow piled on the ground The hours…
Stay Sometimes I fade into the dark And set my heart wild Unravel…
Strange World Distant sirens at the break of dawn In the rubble that…
Tether Face it There′s no easy way around We're just gonna have to…
The American Way Murder for profit Murder for profit It′s the American way, b…
The Fold Bright are the pictures kept in our minds The canvas of…
The Shallows In your Somerville apartment It's hard to hold a conversatio…
Turnaround We all wait for the turnaround The fall of our despair For…
You Weren I was in the other room Just laying on the carpet Sinking…
Angela
on Notion
What is the meaning of this song like what's it about
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on Notion
This songs probably about the belief of a higher being like god. I also believe it’s slightly directing to nihilism, It seems like positive nihilism too.