![News Added Apr 01, 2017 As the misspelled name suggests, South London trio Happyness make breezy, feel-good alt-rock with a sense of humor. Stereogum, naming them a "band to watch" just ahead of their breakout LP in 2014, summarize the sound best: "think of it as Sparklehorse’s mournful dream-pop pocket symphonies infused with Pavement’s winking […]](https://hasitleaked.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/folder-320x320.jpg "Happyness : Write In")
As the misspelled name suggests, South London trio Happyness make breezy, feel-good alt-rock with a sense of humor. Stereogum, naming them a "band to watch" just ahead of their breakout LP in 2014, summarize the sound best: "think of it as Sparklehorse’s mournful dream-pop pocket symphonies infused with Pavement’s winking ironic sensibility." This sophomore effort picks up right where the last left off, self-recorded to 8-track tape in the same studio, which sits above a now-abandoned bookshop. The progression is subtle, but Write In finds the guys playing and writing looser, more comfortable with the idea of letting some earnest moments shine.
Write in is out on April 7 via Bar/None & Moshi Moshi Recordings.
