Texas Lifestyle Magazine chose The Accidentals as the “band to see” at Austin City Limits, SXSW, calling them
defiant, young
–
powerful, and undaunted.”
Female
–
fronted, multi
-
instrumentalist power trio, The Accidentals, (Sav
Buist and Katie Larson) kicked off
2018 with the release of their debut album, Odyssey, with Sony Masterworks. They followed the album
release with two
-
hundred days of touring nationally, seventeen festivals, sync placement with Turner Classic
Movies and F
OX sports, and a RAM Trucks BANDvan #tourtough commercial.
In 2019 they released a self titled LIVE album and a single with New West Records, and toured the UK. They
scored the indie film “ Almost Home”, and taught workshops across the country. The band
toured 150 dates,
including backing up Keller Williams, Gabriel Kahane, Martin Sexton, on strings. They wrapped 2019 as guest
artists with the TSO Orchestra on original pieces they scored and arranged.
The Accidentals ushered in 2020 at NAMM, representin
g Takamine, Fender, LR Baggs, SBC cases, Shure,
Liquid Violins, NS design, Roland, Boss, Dream Cymbals, and D’Addario, followed by Folk Alliance
International and SXSW.
In 2021 They released TIME OUT, an album of co
-
writes with legendary writers, Dar Wi
lliams, Tom Paxton,
Beth Nielsen Chapman, Kim Richey, Maia Sharp, and Gretchen Peters, artists that inspired them to become
artists (Wildfire went to #1 at Folk Radio for the year and the album #8) and they finished their much
anticipated studio
Album,
Ve
ssel,
co
-
produced by John Congleton (St. Vincent, Lana Del Ray) and Tucker
Martine (Nico Case, Decemberists) touring the album all of Oct and November before Covid shut down the
live shows again. Their songs Cityview and The Line won first place in the pre
stigious USA Songwriting
Contest, Songwriter Serenade, and Kerrville Folk Festival competitions.
In true Accidentals fashion, they powered through and continued to co
-
write over zoom and release TIME
OUT 2 in the spring of 22, while collaborating with Kab
oom Collective Studio Youth Orchestra on the
Reimagined Album, allowing the students to score and record thirteen of their back catalogue songs. The
Reimagined Album prompted the band to take all forty students on tour for three weeks in the summer of
22,
including headlining plays at Mile of Music Festival and a sold out Frederick Meijer Gardens Show.
Sav and Katie added String parts to 13 other artists albums between 2020 and 2022 and backed up Keller
Williams, Peter Mulvey, Brandan James, and Kim Richey in concert.
They are barely taking a breath in 23 as they kick the year off with a covers album spanning their collective
interest in women that influenced them, the first single, Blonde’s Heart Of Glass released the end of Jan, and
they released and
toured the TIME OUT album in March with Gary Burr (Pure Prairie League) Georgia
Middleman, and Mary Bragg. They are looking forward to their first SOLD OUT FAN Cruise and Bike Tour in
Croatia in June and a packed summer of shows with Katelynn Corll on drum
s and occasional bassist/guitarist,
Patty Pershayla.
Pop Matters Magazine say’s, “you can’t define the Accidentals by comparison to any one band”, comparing
them to a mash up of influences including, “Decemberists, Avett Brothers, Beatles, and Brandi Car
lile.
NPR calls them “some of the most compelling songwriters of our time”.
Their music can be found online, all the streaming platforms, Barnes and Noble, and at their shows. Show
schedule can be found at Bandsintown and on their website at
www.theaccidentalsmusic.com
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