By, MICHELLE WILLSON, Student Reporter
The band HappyHappy released a new album on Feb. 12 called “Psychward Chess Champion.” The album has 12 songs.
I will preface this by saying that their songs do include curse words and are very selective to the audience. But I happen to be in that audience. I absolutely love this band and this new album. All HappyHappy songs illustrate personal experiences, and you can feel the emotion in the lyrics.
Their songs really speak to the struggles of mental health and substance abuse. I feel like it’s a perspective that we don’t get all the time. We always see how these things affect the people around them, but not how it affects the person themselves, if that makes sense.
The album includes: “Psych Ward Chess Champion,” “Drug Test?? And Then Pink Limb Shreds,” “Maybe You’re Doing Worse Than Me” and “Criminal Minds: Season Finale.”
I was introduced to the band by my girlfriend, who happens to have the same music taste as me. Now, we both listen to it on repeat through our Google Home devices in our dorms.
If you’re into Midwestern emo, pop punk or punk rock, I suggest you give this album a listen. I’m not responsible for the childhood trauma that resurfaces because of the album. If these genres are not up your alley, you probably will not like the album.
I give this album a 5 out of 5. I really have been listening to it on repeat, and so does my girlfriend. This band, I cannot stress enough, is for a selective audience. HappyHappy happens to be one of the artists that I’ve liked all of the albums equally. I don’t feel like one stands above the other, and I think that all the albums are timeless — meaning I don’t think I’ll ever be tired of them.