GROUPLOVE - Never Trust a Happy Song (2011) [24 bit FLAC] vinyl

GROUPLOVE - Never Trust a Happy Song (2011) [24 bit FLAC] vinyl

Released: 2011
Duration: 46:34
Genre: Pop/Rock
Style: Alternative, Indie Rock
Codec: FLAC
Bit Rate: ~ 2,800 kbps
Bits Per Sample: 24
Sample Rate: 96,000 Hz

01. Itchin' On A Photograph 4:19
02. Tongue Tied 3:38
03. Lovely Cup 4:17
04. Colours 4:17
05. Slow 3:38
06. Naked Kids 3:30
07. Spun 3:25
08. Betty's Bomb Shell 3:34
09. Chloe 3:18
10. Love Will Save Your Soul 3:47
11. Cruel And Beautiful World 4:03
12. Close Your Eyes And Count To Ten 4:48

Los Angeles-based indie rock outfit Grouplove's 2011 full-length debut, Never Trust a Happy Song, builds upon the neo-folk/rock and dancey indie rock of their 2010 self-titled EP. Still featuring the talents of lead vocalists Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi, Grouplove tend toward creating passionate, anthemic pop moments that are equal parts post-MGMT indie soul and post-Killers dance-rock. Songs "Tongue Tied," "Spun," and "Love Will Save Your Soul" have a rollicking, post-punk exuberance while more hippie-dippy cuts such as "Colours" and "Naked Kids" (a carry-over from the EP) bring to mind such psychedelic touchstones as the Flaming Lips and late-'60s Beach Boys. In that sense, Grouplove also fit nicely next to such similarly inclined contemporaries as Local Natives, New Villager, and Black Kids. Ultimately, Grouplove's Never Trust a Happy Song is a cohesive if ramshackle crowd-pleaser, full of melodic double-lead vocals, handclaps, ringing electric guitars, and staccato synth parts that tips a hat to '80s dance-rock while still retaining the band's obvious love of experimental '60s folk-rock.