{"product_id":"all-your-happy-life","title":"All Your Happy Life","description":"Personnel: Kristian Bell (vocals, guitar, organ, percussion); Gianni Honey (drums, percussion); Daniel Rumsey (background vocals).\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: The Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire; Toe Rag Studios, London.\u003cbr\u003eU.K. garage trio the Wytches follow up their ramshackle debut with All Your Happy Life, a second dark dosage of sprawling lo-fi rock, this time co-produced by Jim Sclavunos, Luke Oldfield, and the band itself. Propelled by singer\/guitarist Kristian Bell's choked and ragged bellows, the Wytches' doomy racket is at times off-putting, with the mighty \"Ghost House\" and \"Crest of Death\" exploring the deeper end of their nihilistic psych-indebted grooves. Other times, like on lead single \"C-Side,\" Bell trades his guttural wails for a hoarse croon that escalates into feisty Luke Haines-esque territory on the song's hooky chorus. Citing influences from Elliott Smith to Leo Tolstoy and heavy metal, the Brighton-based group isn't quite primed for fun, but there is an underlying attitude that keeps All Your Happy Life from being too much of a bummer. There are even playful moments like the weirdly swinging false fadeout on \"Dumb-Fill,\" which descends into piercing feedback squalls only to slowly reintroduce the bouncy rhythm track for a quirky encore. While the overall fidelity hasn't improved much, the Wytches' sense of song structure is distinctly more complex, with strange minor-key riffs that frequently shift and surprise in their noir-ish way. Bassist Daniel Rumsey and drummer Gianni Honey support Bell's desperate constructions with plenty of thunder and locomotion, making a sound that is big in a trashy if not expansive kind of way. The album is a challenging listen but there's plenty of craft here, making it an improvement upon their debut. ~ Timothy Monger","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46555295023391,"sku":"5414939942952","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/f940ba1e5fd375e26dddb24f520eda58.jpg?v=1777615644","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/all-your-happy-life","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}