2006-10-30
This album is the second solo release on Merge records from ex-Guided By Voices member Robert Pollard. These songs were recorded with frequent collaborator Todd Tobias. Normal Happiness offers an exploration of sixteen tracks in just over thirty-five minutes. This record has catchy melodies that take you on twists and turn from the brit-pop wave of the sixties to modern rock. Many of the tracks have a hollow echo over the vocals which create an exploratory sound. Give a Listen: track 1 “Accidental Texas Who”, track# 3 ”Supernatural Car Lover” track #7 “Towers and Landslides”, track 10 “Rhoda Rhoda”, Track 16 “Full Sun (Dig the Slowness)” track 9 “Gasoline Ragtime.” -Mitchell MurphyUMPHREYS MCGEE
Safety in Numbers
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS
The Age of the Understatement
k.d. lang
Hymns of the 49th Parallel
GRAHAM PARKER
IMAGINARY TELEVISION
Air
Pocket Symphony
CARY BROTHERS
Who You Are
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