Honestly, what better thing for a sunny Sunday than some sunny pop/garage rock? Happy Feeling were the foil to the snarl and hiss of the 49th Parallel, their name very much suiting their upbeat, uptemp songs. There's still a garage element to their songs, but tempered by their poppy tendencies. Which on a day like today are more than welcome.
We can't say enough good things about Roy Wilcox's Garage Band Rockers - his book traces the path of the Happy Feeling, recording their first, self-titled single in Mexico with Norman Petty (famous for his work with Buddy Holly and the Crickets), touring across Canada, and ultimately collapsing into a smaller band simply called Feeling.
Get the Happy Feeling here!
Edit: we've added in two more Happy Feeling singles, the very good "Hey, Little Man" and the kind of weird "Lord Come" (we much prefer the B-side, "Sacroiliac Bop").
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