Happy New Year (album) explained

Happy New Year
Type:	studio
Artist:	Oneida
Cover:	Happy New Year (album).jpg
Released:	July 11, 2006
Studio:	Last Gasp Studios, the Sunset Grill, and Rare Book Room in Brooklyn, NY; and Old South Church in Boston, MA
Genre:	Alternative rock, Indie rock, Krautrock, Psychedelic rock
Length:	44:07
Label:	Jagjaguwar
Prev Title:	The Wedding
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Preteen Weaponry
Next Year:	2008

Happy New Year is the eighth studio album by alternative rock band Oneida. It was released in 2006 through Jagjaguwar.

Track listing

All songs by Oneida (John William Colpitts, Francis Wells McDermott, Robertson S. Tacher).^[1]

Side A

1. "Distress" – 3:21
2. "Happy New Year" – 2:33
3. "The Adversary" – 5:15
4. "Up with People" – 7:49
5. "Pointing Fingers" – 2:06

Side B

6. "History's Great Navigators" – 4:28
7. "Busy Little Bee" – 2:59
8. "Reckoning" – 2:52
9. "You Can Never Tell" – 2:28
10. "The Misfit" – 3:16
11. "Thank Your Parents" – 7:00

Personnel

Oneida

• Hanoi Jane (Francis McDermott) – guitar, bass
• Bobby Matador (Robertson Thacher) – organ, guitar, bass, vocals
• Kid Millions (John Colpitts) – drums, vocals

Additional musicians

• Barry London
• Phil Manley
• Erica Fletcher
• Emily Manzo
• Brad Truax
• Busy Gangnes
• Shahin Motia
• Stephanie Rabins
• Fred Wallace

Technical

• Barry London – recording engineer, mixing
• Nocolas Vernhes – recording engineer, mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: ACE Repertory . ASCAP . 29 December 2023.