I like nice surprises. This record was a nice surprise. I think I expected another one of those post punk/power pop offerings a la The Waiting, Smalltown Poets, The Altered, etc. (There is nothing wrong with those bands, but ENOUGH ALREADY!) With some minor trepidation, I loaded this disc in my player. With the first blast of horns I grimaced -- NO MORE SKA EITHER! (I have nothing against ska, but...you get the picture.)
My grimace quickly became a smile when I learned this band knows how to offer an album full of surprises. It seems that Loudflower has taken every "modernrockalternative" band from the last ten years and rolled them into one, added their own unique touch and provided an album well worth hearing.
Happy Now is one of the better Christian market releases this year.
Other coverage for this album
The Blue Star Journal July 1997Reviewed by Kurt MorrisYou know, I was surprised with this album. From everything I had heard, I thought Loudflower was going to be a ska band. And that's not really true. Yes, they have horns, but this isn't danceable stuff, so to speak. It's got insightful lyrics and lots of electric guitar, but there's also a brass line that has tremendous talent as well. Loudflower has evidently made a name for themselves around…Similar sounding releases
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