The second studio album by Manchester 4 piece The Happy Soul. 
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I Heard It Said

Wanting & Needing

Comeback

A Salfordian Werewolf In Urmston

The Rules Of Love

With Fingers Crossed & Forget Me Nots

Hanging On

The Happy Soul are a four piece melodic power-pop band from Manchester, UK.

The Happy Soul are Mark Simpson (Vocals/Guitar), Mick Pauline (Drums/Vocals) Sally Mason (Bass/Keyboards/Vocals) and Jon Donohue (Guitar/Bass/Vocals). 

The Happy Soul have managed to synthesise the Doo-Wop and Gospel sound of The Impressions & The Soul Stirrers with the lyrical witticisms of George Brassens and Tom Lehrer and shine it through a pop spectrum that appears both vintage and modern.

Last year, they released their second studio album, ‘Big Wow’ to critical acclaim. Its multifarious sound and luscious production harks back to the era of the LP as a mode of escape. Think Nilsson, Night Beat era Sam Cooke and Rubber Soul
through the lens of existential, heart-swelling and bitter-sweet songwriting.

‘Big Wow, the second album from The Happy Soul, is an enjoyable blend of strong harmonies, pop panache and swingin’ highs relived, when necessary, by just the right amount of melencholy dreaminess.  Influences include Frank Zappa, Jake Thackray, Mahalia Jackson, Scott Walker, Nilsson and The Beach Boys- all of which the band is able to synthesise into a cohesive and robust sound.’ Adam Lowe, Vada Magazine

As a live act, they have created mixed media shows in collaboration with Hairbrain’s Bedtime Stories, visual artist Garth Simmons, and VideoJam.
They have appeared on the same bill as a wide spectrum of acts such as Grandmaster Flash, Dieter Moebius, The Flaming Lips and Ex-Easter Island Head.

This year, they recorded a third album with first single ‘Parasite’ released in May. The next single ‘The Height’ is due for release in July. 

“...Parasite is what you’d want a proper pop song  to sound like, clever lyrics, a dead catchy chorus, and incredibly charming” Jon Wilton, New Music Social

‘...the songs are very modern in their knowing wit, poetic surrealism and Belfast-sink melodrama. Some of them take unexpected twists and turns; others are comforting in their crafted popsong-ness. But what they all have in common is that they’ll stick in your head, become earworms and generally make themselves part of your life.’ Invisible Girl Records

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