Happyness release their self-produced debut album, Weird Little Birthday. The album follows their eponymous debut EP released at the beginning of this year [2014], to great critical acclaim. The album is not quite a concept album about a boy who shares his birthday with Jesus Christ and eventually is driven insane with jealousy...

It's a rarity these days that I totally love an album on the first play through, but that's what happened with Weird Little Birthday. And, on repeat listening, I still found much that hadn't caught my attention on first play through. Listen after listen different tracks became my favourite.

The album contains 13 tracks (46 min, 16 sec) and opens with the beautiful chords of 'Baby, Jesus (Jelly Boy)' and never lets up until the mellow ending of 'Monkey In The City' - which leaves you wanting more.

Highlights include the infectious 'Naked Patients'; the rock infused (bordering on punk) 'Anything I Do Is All Right'; 'It's On You'; and The Eels-esque 'Regan's Lost Weekend (Porno Queen)'.

This is definitely an album that will be amongst my most played albums of this summer, why don't you join me and put a little Happyness into your life.

10

Nick Smithson