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Happy New Year (album)

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Happy New Year
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 11, 2006
StudioLast Gasp Studios, the Sunset Grill, and Rare Book Room in Brooklyn, NY; and Old South Church in Boston, MA
GenreAlternative rock, Indie rock, Krautrock, Psychedelic rock
Length44:07
LabelJagjaguwar
Oneida chronology
The Wedding
(2005)
Happy New Year
(2006)
Preteen Weaponry
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.2/10)[4]
PopMatters[2]
Stylus Magazine(B)[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[5]

Happy New Year is the eighth studio album by alternative rock band Oneida. It was released in 2006 through Jagjaguwar.

Track listing

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All songs by Oneida (John William Colpitts, Francis Wells McDermott, Robertson S. Tacher).[6]

Side A
  1. "Distress" – 3:21
  2. "Happy New Year" – 2:33
  3. "The Adversary" – 5:15
  4. "Up with People" – 7:49
  5. "Pointing Fingers" – 2:06
Side B
  1. "History's Great Navigators" – 4:28
  2. "Busy Little Bee" – 2:59
  3. "Reckoning" – 2:52
  4. "You Can Never Tell" – 2:28
  5. "The Misfit" – 3:16
  6. "Thank Your Parents" – 7:00

Personnel

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Oneida
  • Hanoi Jane (Francis McDermott) – guitar, bass
  • Bobby Matador (Robertson Thacher) – organ, guitar, bass, vocals
  • Kid Millions (John Colpitts) – drums, vocals
Additional musicians
  • Barry London
  • Phil Manley
  • Erica Fletcher
  • Emily Manzo
  • Brad Truax
  • Busy Gangnes
  • Shahin Motia
  • Stephanie Rabins
  • Fred Wallace
Technical
  • Barry London – recording engineer, mixing
  • Nocolas Vernhes – recording engineer, mixing

References

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  1. ^ "Happy New Year - Oneida | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Oneida: Happy New Year". PopMatters. July 12, 2006.
  3. ^ "Oneida - Happy New Year - Review - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
  4. ^ "Oneida: Happy New Year". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "Music Review: Oneida - Happy New Year". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  6. ^ "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 29 December 2023.