The Super Happy Fun Club (also known as Super Happy Fun Club, or SHFC) is an American piano rock band from Chicago, Illinois, composed of local Chicago musicians who previously achieved minor to moderate success in the music industry.
Shortly thereafter, the trio recruited fellow friends and local musicians Pat Gilroy on keyboards, Jason Javurek (whom Pandav had played with in a previous side project, The Insecurities) on guitar, and Chris Mason (formerly of the Teen Idols) on drums.
The newly minted band recorded the demos for the songs "Invincible", "Victims" and "Light Pollution" under the auspices of Gilroy and Mason's former bandmate, Jeremy Galanes, who served as producer and engineer.
The group was initially named "Stubhy and the Bad Habits" and made their debut on August 7, 2010 at The Beat Kitchen in Chicago, Illinois.
Recording sessions were punctuated with performances in support of AM Taxi at Beat Kitchen, Ludo at Bottom Lounge, and Madina Lake at the Metro.
Again, the band took advantage of Chicago and other regional summer festivals to push their new singles as well as expand their audience.
Although writing and recording for a second EP began almost immediately after the band's return from Europe, work in earnest did not begin until the Fall of 2012.
The loss was particularly acute as Sell had been a founding member of Pandav's prior band, Lucky Boys Confusion.
[7] In addition to divorce, breakups, and other issues, the stresses felt by the band during 2012 resulted in the creation of a much more "serious" album than the previous "Go Fun Yourself".
The album was released under the Throop Records label on June 4, 2013 again to generally positive reviews on both sides of the pond.