Happyness by Holly Whitaker
Happyness have released a new song entitled Vegetable.
It comes after founder member Ash recently started performing in drag, saying he ‘weirdly just couldn’t be himself’ before, and that ‘drag is actually quite punk, in the 70s and 80s, drag elements were so important to quite a few artists’.
“We used to play out to the indie crowd and it’s crazy how unique it is for them to have a drag queen walk into the room and just…totally wreck the standard model of a little soft-core guitar show,” Jonny adds.
“The complacency of the whole scene was at peak level. There are a lot of people in the room at spaces that are kind of associated with the music we’ve always made that are like Ash who, until he was 24 thought he had to conform.”
Happyness are out on tour in April, playing UK shows in Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham and London.
Tour dates:
April
10 – Bristol, Rough Trade
11 – Manchester, YES Basement
12 – Newcastle, Think Tank Underground
14 – Glasgow, Hug & Pint
15 – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club
16 – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds 2
18 – London, Moth Club