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Apr 11, 2017With this slice of US college rock, tinged with British humour, the band prove that they can maintain this essential quality of their sound, even as they mature.
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Apr 10, 2017They write songs that make you feel good, and sound good, whenever they come on, and they do it in such a way that you truly feel like you’re listening to them for the first time.
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UncutApr 7, 2017Happyness gets more interesting when they dig deeper into rock history. [May 2017, p.32]
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Apr 7, 2017They take a decidedly psychedelic approach on songs like "Through Windows" and the impenetrable "The C Is A B A G" ("and the sky has a film"), but a knack for sunny tunes and an off-kilter delivery keep everything sounding like themselves.
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Apr 7, 2017Overall, Write In shows that, beneath their more leftfield influences, Happyness have it in them to be classic songwriters of considerable skill.
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Apr 13, 2017Write In sees them continuing to demonstrate just how deceptively subtle their shifts in sound and approach can be, and the depth of their songcraft reveals itself over repeated listens in ways it never did before.
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Apr 11, 2017Write In is serious song crafting from a playful group.
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Apr 7, 2017Many bands have attempted to capture the appeal of college rock at its hight, but Happyness are perhaps the first that don’t leave you merely wanting to dust off your old Pavement records. Write In will do nicely.
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Q MagazineApr 12, 2017Happyness's second LP is deceptively well thought-out, deftly constructed around unusual chord changes, and laced with subtly eyebrow raising sonics. ... Making you wonder just how impactful this able trio might be if they properly pulled their finger out. [Jun 2017, p.106]