The Rare Occasions formed in New England in the mid-2010s, before friends Brian
McLaughlin and Luke Imbusch and bassist moved to Los Angeles. Musically at home
between garage and indie rock, the debut album Into the Shallows was released in
2018. Peter Smith also joins the band in the same year. As a quartet, The Rare
Occasions are now working on their second album Big Whoop. The album, which will
be released in 2021, features even fuller sounds, thoughtful lyrics, multi-track
walls of sound and various electronic sprinkles that expand the band's musical
spectrum in many ways. Mc...