Mini Mansions are an American band founded by Zach Dawes, Tyler Parkford, and Queens of the Stone Age bassist Michael Shuman. Mini Mansions' style has been compared to The Beatles, Elliott Smith, and Fountains of Wayne.
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 2016, the band released Flashbacks, a compilation album consisting of unreleased b-sides from the recording sessions for The Great Pretenders, via PledgeMusic. 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.