Music LISTEN: Sunbeam Sound Machine – ‘Worry Wart’ by Happy One of the first tracks unveiled from Remote Control Records’ upcoming Bloom and Simmer compilation, Worry Wart is a reverb-drenched entry from the Sunbeam Sound Machine vault. Listen to the track…
Interviews Pro Audio The gears and levers of the Sunbeam Sound Machine by Luka Osborne Nick Sowersby has been busy in his home studio putting together his new album Goodness Gracious. We spoke to the man himself about the tools and processes that steer the Sunbeam…
Lists Music News Happy Listening: this week’s 6 best new releases by Happy Another week has wrapped up, and this one was particularly juicy. We had the long-awaited new album from Vampire Weekend, the return of a classic homegrown indie act, and just…
Music WATCH: Sunbeam Sound Machine – Seems Like You’ve Made Up Your Mind by Happy With a Sydney show approaching this weekend, Sunbeam Sound Machine have shared the second single from upcoming album Goodness Gracious. The clip for Seems Like You’ve Made Up Your Mind is as…
Music WATCH: Sunbeam Sound Machine – Talking Distance by Happy Today brings the news of Sunbeam Sound Machine’s second LP Goodness Gracious, preceded by the very fine single Talking Distance. Listen to the track for yourself below. Goodness Gracious is out Friday…
Lists These are the 8 Aussie albums you can’t afford to miss this year by Shayen de Silva Hello 2016! Last year was a pretty good one when it came to quality Aussie releases, and we have a good feeling that this year will be no different. While…
News PREMIERE: Sunbeam Sound Machine radiate with Wandering, I at BIGSOUND by Happy As we ease into a warm, sunny Friday it’s only appropriate we have the tunes to match. And who better to do so than Nick Sowersby and the Sunbeam Sound Machine crew….
Lists Haven’t been able to make it to Listen Out? Don’t cry, here are 5 shows to head to instead by Happy Holy crap, it’s October already? Man this year has flown past at break-neck speed. There sure have been some crazy gigs on this year, and the good times aren’t going to…
Lists Not at BIGSOUND? Here are 5 gigs to get over the FOMO by Happy Not everyone can be up in Brisbane living the rockstar life that is BIGSOUND. 150 amazing bands in one place is a hard thing to top, but Bris-Vegas isn’t the…
News Let Sunbeam Sound Machine take you back to your youth by Happy Nick Sowersby, aka Sunbeam Sound Machine has dropped a two track 7″ vinyl release, that features singles brand new Getting Young and Cloudbreaks. These tracks follow the release of his LP Wanderer,…
News BIGSOUND announce first 50 artists for 2015 event by Shayen de Silva Premiere music showcase BIGSOUND is back for 2015 with an impressive lineup of the first 50 artists who will be performing at the event. Happy is proud to be a media…
Lists 9 bands killing it on the Farmer and the Owl lineup by Shayen de Silva Despite it’s very rural sounding name Farmer and the Owl is not an offshoot of travelling regional festival champs Groovin the Moo. No, Farmer and the Owl is something so much…
Lists Happy’s Top 50 Songs of 2014 by Shayen de Silva Phewww! 2014, what a year you’ve been! We laughed. We cried, and some more than others. But mostly, we just listened to a hell of a lot of music. Seriously,…