The Picassos return
from their studio hibernation with a brand new ditty, just in time for summer.
Happy Smile (Naive In Joy) is a gentle, lilting, guitar and keys take on
alt/indie pop.
The song is inspired by The Peasant Dance, a work by the Dutch painter Bruegel.
In this case, the Picassos are minstrels and troubadours meandering thru the
landscape of the painting.
This tune follows on from their most recent EP release,
Bullet That Breaks The
Key, and single
Dirty Suits, and is the latest step in the journey towards a
new album for the ensemble, due out next year.
Happy Smile was recorded at Tone Exchange, engineered by Darryn Patterson
Harkness, and written and produced by Hallelujah Picassos. Mastered by Angus
McNaughton at Auralux. Released on Loopy Fruit Recordings, 2017. Cat no
PCORP008.
Released via digital on December 5, 2017, over at
https://hallelujahpicassos.bandcamp.com/track/happy-smile-naive-in-joyBACKGROUNDThe band came together in 2013 to follow up on their reissues (
Rewind The
Hateman in 2011,
Picasso Core Jukebox in 2012) with a handful of live shows
with the likes of
The Drab Doo Riffs, Bloodbags, and
Labretta Suede and the Motel
6.
The lads enjoyed playing together again immensely, so they continued on their
merry way, rocking through old tunes and writing some new gems.
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