Accidents Never Happen

Accidents Never Happen (ANH) is a rock band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2005. After releasing their debut album Oslo Beat in 2006, vocalist and main songwriter Magne Mostue, guitarist Martin Natvig, drummer Christian Løvhaug and guitarist Jesper Jørgensen moved to Liverpool, UK. The band's music was influenced significantly by their two-year stay in the UK. Their second project, Accidents Never Happen, was recorded in The Motor Museum and St Brides church; (The band's rehearsal space) with Simon Cullwick (who allegedly turned down an offer to work on Razorlight's Slipway Fires). "Accidents Never Happen" was a much darker album than Oslo Beat. Internal differences came to a head by the end of 2008 when the band, despite widespread support, decided to head back to Norway. The following week, Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 played an album outtake called "New Year". An NME live review raved about the band's passionate live performance in their edition of the magazine dated 3 December 2008 (only in the magazine, not on the web): "these ain't in this to be tagged masters of the underground. That's an Accident". Accidents Never Happen was released in May 2009 on Deadletter records, and was named...

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