Happy New Year (Violent Femmes EP)

Happy New Year
EP by Violent Femmes
Released April 18, 2015
Recorded December 31, 2014
Genre Rock
Label Add It Up Productions
Producer Chris Townsend
Violent Femmes chronology
Archive Series No. 2: Live in Chicago Q101
(2006)Archive Series No. 2: Live in Chicago Q1012006
Happy New Year
(2015)
We Can Do Anything
(2016)We Can Do Anything2016

Happy New Year is an EP released by the Violent Femmes for Record Store Day on April 18, 2015. It was the first recording of an original song by the band in 15 years.[1] It was released on 12-inch, 180 gram, champagne colored vinyl. It was later released for digital download on June 2, 2015[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Gordon Gano unless otherwise indicated..

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Happy New Year Next Year"  
2."Love Love Love Love Love"Jake Brebes 
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Good For / At Nothing" 
2."Fast Horses" 

Personnel

  • Gordon Gano – vocals, guitar
  • Brian Ritchie – acoustic bass guitar, vocals
  • Brian Viglione – snare drum, tranceaphone, percussion, vocals
  • John Sparrow – Cajon
  • Jeff Hamilton – Dobro, mandolin, ukulele, cabasa, vocals
  • Blaise Garza – Bass saxophone, piano

References

  1. "Hear Violent Femmes' First New Song in 15 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. "Happy New Year - EP by Violent Femmes". 2 June 2015.
  • Happy New Year (EP notes). Minneapolis, MN: Add it Up Productions. 2006. VF001.
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