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bassist

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. Mini Mansions' style has been compared to

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, and Fountains of Wayne (though this comparison has drawn some criticism from Michael Shuman of the band).

History

Mini Mansions was founded in 2009 after Queens of the Stone Age decided to take a break after touring in support of '' Era Vulgaris''. Their self-released EP from 2009 contains nine tracks. In 2014, they released the single " Death Is a Girl", that appeared on their second studio album '' The Great Pretenders'', released on March 24, 2015. As of November 2015, videos for the songs "Any Emotions", "Freakout!", "Vertigo" featuring Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys, "Mirror Mountain", "Double Visions", "Creeps", and "The End, Again" (all from ''The Great Pretenders'') have been released via the Band's

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page. A video for the B-side "Cheap Leather" featuring Fred Schneider of

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has also been released. In 2016, the band released ''Flashbacks'', a compilation album consisting of unreleased b-sides from the recording sessions for ''The Great Pretenders'', via

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. On March 14, 2017, it was announced that the three members of Mini Mansions would be performing with the music band Sparks at the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival in Glasgow, Scotland on March 24, 2017. On February 12, 2019, the band announced their third full-length album, '' Guy Walks Into a Bar...'', on July 26, 2019. The album was preceded by the ''Works Every Time'' EP, released on September 28, 2018. The band shared their initial single from their ''Guy...'' album called "GummyBear" in February 2019 and on March 13, 2019, they premiered the Liam Lynch-directed video for the track and announced an American spring concert tour.

Members

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− vocals, guitar, drums *

− bass guitar *

− vocals, keyboards *

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− drums (touring)

Discography

Studio albums * '' Mini Mansions'' (2010) * '' The Great Pretenders'' (2015) * '' Guy Walks Into a Bar...'' (2019) Compilation albums * ''Flashbacks'' (2016) EPs * ''Mini Mansions'' (2009) * ''... Besides ...'' (2012) * ''Works Every Time'' (2018) Singles * "Monk" (2010) * "Kiddie Hypnogogia" (2010) * "Wünderbars" (2010) * " Death Is a Girl" (2014) * " Any Emotions" (2015) * "Freakout!" (2015) * "

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" (2015) * "Double Visions" (2015) * "Works Every Time" (2018) * "Midnight in Tokyo" (2018) * "GummyBear" (2019) * "Hey Lover" (2019) * "Bad Things (That Make You Feel Good)" (2019) * "I'm in Love" (2019)

References

External links

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Oakland Show Review 11/20/2009
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