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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.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Grouplove under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Grouplove under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Greg Calbi, MasteringEngineer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Andrew Wessen, Guitar, Backing Vocals - Christian Zucconi, Guitar, Vocals - Hannah Hooper, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals - Ryan Rabin, Producer, Drums, Audio Recording Engineer - Sean Gadd, Bass Guitar - Grouplove, Writer, MainArtist - Ryan McMahon, AssistantEngineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Album review
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.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:31
- Main artists: Grouplove
- Label: Canvasback - ATL
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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