Happy People (Peace album) explained

Happy People
Type:	studio
Artist:	Peace
Cover:	Happy people cover.png
Released:	9 February 2015
Genre:	Indie rock, post-Britpop, funk rock, alternative rock
Length:	37:06
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Jim Abbiss
Prev Title:	In Love
Prev Year:	2013
Next Title:	Kindness Is the New Rock and Roll
Next Year:	2018

Happy People is the second studio album by British indie rock band Peace, released on 9 February 2015. Happy People was produced by Jim Abbiss and Duncan Mills.

Reception

Happy People received generally positive reviews upon release, gaining a score of 8/10 with NME, and 5/5 stars from The Independent, and positive reviews from Redbrick, who stated that "you'll still find yourself singing along to the hook hours after".^[1] However, The Guardian gave the album 2/5 stars, calling it "reheated baggy leftovers skilfully marketed at people who hadn't yet been born in 1990". Most reviewers have picked up on the clear 90s influences on the album, stating similarities between Peace and bands such as Oasis and Blur.

Personnel

Peace

• Harrison Koisser – vocals, guitar (all tracks) production (9, 15–17)
• Samuel Koisser – bass guitar (all tracks), background vocals (1–6, 8, 9, 11–15, 17, 18)
• Douglas Castle – guitar
• Dominic Boyce – drums (all tracks), background vocals (1–6, 8–15, 17, 18)

Additional musicians

• Liz Lawrence – background vocals (1, 9)
• Wired Strings – strings (1, 10)
• Keri Arrindell – background vocals (3, 7)

Technical

• Jim Abbiss – production (1–3, 5, 7, 10–14, 18)
• Dunca Mills – production (4, 6, 8)
• Mazen Murad – mastering
• Craig Silvey – mixing (1–3, 5, 7, 10–15, 18)
• Eduardo De La Paz Canel – mixing (4, 6, 8, 9), engineering assistance (1–3, 5, 7, 10–16, 18)
• Edd Hartwell – mixing (16, 17), engineering (1–3, 5, 7, 10–18)
• Nick Taylor – engineering (1, 10)
• Lee Slater – engineering (4)

Notes and References

1. Matt Moody, "Album Review: Peace – Happy People", Redbrick, 2015