Toronto's Fast Romantics — helmed by partners in music and life, Matthew Angus and Kirty — are back! The duo have announced a new two-part album.
Happiness + Euphoria arrives on September 27. It follows 2020's Pick It Up.
Including previous single "Outta Love," the new 10-track collection is split into two distinct sides: the jubilant Euphoria mixed by Dave Schiffman (The Killers, Haim) and the lushly subdued Happiness mixed by Marcus Paquin. The album was produced by Angus.
"The decision to let the album have this polarity, with two contrasting sides… it was more a reaction to what we realized these songs were about," he explained in a press release. "I think there are little slices of euphoria in every ideation of happiness, and little slivers of happiness in every euphoric experience. But the two emotions almost oppose each other at times, and then they kind of blur together. A lot of this album is just me trying to figure out what the two words even mean. Like so many of us, I'm always searching for meaning in all of the dumbest places... in careers, in pill bottles, in bedrooms, in wallets, in mirrors. I think that search over the last five years ended up defining these ten songs, and that's why we picked them."
Angus added, "Maybe it stacks the cards against us, but I've learned to only finish songs that come straight from the pit of the guts. It's the only way I'm gonna sleep at night. You know, that way when a song connects with people, it feels like we earned it."
Today, Fast Romantics have shared the two title tracks for Happiness + Euphoria alongside accompanying videos. The upbeat, distortion-drenched "Euphoria" features footage resembling stock videos, including a classic "woman laughing with salad" shot. "Happiness" flips the coin and takes us behind the camera to highlight the sombre experience of capturing confetti-filled images of people receiving good news — almost recalling the "I don't really care if something good happened to you, it should have happened to me instead" meme.
Check out both videos below, where you'll also find the album tracklist.
Happiness + Euphoria:
EUPHORIA
1. Outta Love
2. Euphoria
3. Fuck Yourself
4. Born in Space
5. Smoke + Lightning
HAPPINESS
6. Hold On, Let It Go
7. Happiness
8. Sea of Electrons
9. What's in a Name?
10. Mexico
Happiness + Euphoria arrives on September 27. It follows 2020's Pick It Up.
Including previous single "Outta Love," the new 10-track collection is split into two distinct sides: the jubilant Euphoria mixed by Dave Schiffman (The Killers, Haim) and the lushly subdued Happiness mixed by Marcus Paquin. The album was produced by Angus.
"The decision to let the album have this polarity, with two contrasting sides… it was more a reaction to what we realized these songs were about," he explained in a press release. "I think there are little slices of euphoria in every ideation of happiness, and little slivers of happiness in every euphoric experience. But the two emotions almost oppose each other at times, and then they kind of blur together. A lot of this album is just me trying to figure out what the two words even mean. Like so many of us, I'm always searching for meaning in all of the dumbest places... in careers, in pill bottles, in bedrooms, in wallets, in mirrors. I think that search over the last five years ended up defining these ten songs, and that's why we picked them."
Angus added, "Maybe it stacks the cards against us, but I've learned to only finish songs that come straight from the pit of the guts. It's the only way I'm gonna sleep at night. You know, that way when a song connects with people, it feels like we earned it."
Today, Fast Romantics have shared the two title tracks for Happiness + Euphoria alongside accompanying videos. The upbeat, distortion-drenched "Euphoria" features footage resembling stock videos, including a classic "woman laughing with salad" shot. "Happiness" flips the coin and takes us behind the camera to highlight the sombre experience of capturing confetti-filled images of people receiving good news — almost recalling the "I don't really care if something good happened to you, it should have happened to me instead" meme.
Check out both videos below, where you'll also find the album tracklist.
Happiness + Euphoria:
EUPHORIA
1. Outta Love
2. Euphoria
3. Fuck Yourself
4. Born in Space
5. Smoke + Lightning
HAPPINESS
6. Hold On, Let It Go
7. Happiness
8. Sea of Electrons
9. What's in a Name?
10. Mexico
