Format | Audio CD |
Ordering Number | DBOCD0021 |
Barcode | 877746003202 |
label | Ditty Boom Records/Free Dirt Records |
Release date | 7/23/2021 |
salesrank | 6163 |
Happy Again isn’t exactly happy. But the delightfully deadpan new album
from roots mainstays Bill and the Belles is full of life, humor, and
tongue-in-cheek explorations of love and loss. Out May 21, 2021 on Ditty
Boom Records (distribution and promotion by Free Dirt Service Co.),
Happy Again marks a new chapter for the group by featuring all original
music penned by founding member Kris Truelsen. There’s no dancing
around it: this album is about his divorce. However, this personal loss turned
out to be a creative boon for the band. Over eleven tracks the group shows
their knack for saying sad things with a bit of a smirk: the title track is a
sarcastic laundry list of existential woes, while “People Gonna Talk” profiles
some of the frustrations of small-town living. “Make It Look Easy” is both an
anthem for apathy and a proper "get lost" to those who’ve got something to
say about your life choices. Tucked amongst the grief and jubilation are some
jingle-worthy oddballs for which the band is well known. This raw songcraft
along with the deft production touch of Teddy Thompson, who encouraged
using only first or second takes, gives Happy Again an emotional punch that
deepens with each listen.
CD 1- 1.Happy Again (I'll Never Be)02:44
- 2.Make It Look Easy03:18
- 3.Taking Back My Yesterday02:50
- 4.That'll Be Just Fine03:37
- 5.The Corn Shuckin' Song01:39
- 6.Bye Bye Bill02:57
- 7.People Gonna Talk03:13
- 8.Blue So Blue04:00
- 9.Sobbin' the Blues02:10
- 10.Get Up and Give It One More Try03:01
- 11.Good Friends Are Hard To Find02:59
- Total:32:28