Happy Lives’ zany indie pop, live at Baby’s All Right on 12.14

We’ll admit that we’ve haven’t always been fully convinced by Happy Lives‘ approach to bedroom pop unconventionality, but with latest single ‘Marry Me" (streaming), the Brooklyn duo delivers a remarkable track in which a wide array of genres, ranging from "caucasian rap" a la Beck to lounge pop to psych rock, get blended to perfection. The song is rigorously self produced, hitting the ideal balance between grittiness and clarity – should we call that not-so-lo-fi? – and the lyrics are as provocative as expected. The last verse/chorus reiteration – though – is what makes this tune shine: a delirious psychedelic explosion that raises the tension and the edginess to levels reminiscent of one of our favorite NYC bands of all times: Soul Coughing. Don’t miss Happy Lives live at Baby’s All Right on 12.14.

We added this song to The Deli’s playlist of Best songs by emerging NYC artists – check it out!