on the latest EP:
Miles Biddulph
Elledge Bowers
Linwood Biddulph
Liz Braithwaite
Nate Biddulph
影響
belle & sebastian, grandaddy, neutral milk hotel, stereolab, ween, guided by voices, the beatles, syd barrett, the shins, yo la tengo, pavement, sebadoh, simon & garfunkel, yes, viva voce, wilco, pixies, they might be giants, and the mollies.
風格近似
"If rock bands in the mid ‘90s were playing pop songs from the late ’60s, The Happies’ new record, If We Were Really Here, would be leading the pack. It sounds like Jason Lytle of Grandaddy singing for Fountains of Wayne in a Stereolab tribute band playing at Stephen Malkmus’ birthday party. The members of The Happies have created a way to collect the best parts of the best bands and fashion their own sweet-tempered pop songs."
--Trever Hadley, Salt Shaker Magazine, SLC
You can get both Happies albums (Meet The Happies, If We Were Really Here) and the new EP (Flowers are dying by the way) at
CDbaby.com.
The Happies started as a simple home recording project. Just as Pinocchio became a real boy, The Happies became a real band.
Brothers, Miles and Nathan, moved to Salt Lake City and began fulfilling their aspirations to become the next Osmonds. Eventually they convinced their younger brother, Linwood, to join them in their musical splendor. Next to join The Happies was William Elledge Bowers IV (a local ninja) who Miles met in another music project.
It was a beautiful summer afternoon; the sky was blue, the grass was green, and The Happies were playing in the park. Suddenly, upon hearing the melodic harmonies of an acoustic ensemble emanating from near the fountain, an unsuspecting passerby brought his bicycle to a halt. This was Ki. A very talented musician himself, Ki became not only a member of the band, but also an intricate part of The Happies' songwriting.
....The Happies are an indie entity with a sound that bears a striking resemblance to bands in the vein of Belle & Sebastian, The Shins, Grandaddy, and The Beatles (if they were around today). "The Happies combine the best of the English singer-songwriter angle with washy, emotional American indie rock and a certain whimsical, fussy, quaint, old-fashioned splash which recalls The Coral. Stratford 4, Simon & Garfunkle, Rilo Kiley and Bonnie Prince Billy" (SLUG Magazine)....
The Happies were awarded "Best Unsigned Local Band" in Salt Lake City Weekly's Best of 2005. "If We Were Really Here" is their first album to be released through Eden's Watchtower Records.
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I've rediscovered you music.. again. Waking up to it in the morning. I think you guys are easily better than the shins or grandaddy. I just wish more people knew about you.
