Tag: Happy Trendy
MP3: Happy Trendy – Wobbling Around (Frankie Cosmos cover)
Is this the return of Happy Trendy? That melancholy Edmonton electropper we love all too well? Really cool cover here of Frankie Cosmos, the original of which you can listen to here.
Remix: Khotin x Shout Out Out Out Out
Shout Out Out Out – Wayward Satellite (Khotin Remix)
Dylan Khotin-Foote recently announced that he’s not going to be working on Happy Trendy any more. A shame, as we loved that project, but people change. He’s going in a more housey direction now, working as Khotin. Here’s a remix of Shout Out Out Out Out that he just did. The melancholy pad synths still retain that Happy Trendy vibe. Shout Out and Teen Daze also recently did a split 12″ that you might want to hear where they remix each other…it’s all streaming over at Exclaim.
Top 40 Songs of 2011 Part 1: 21-40
41. The Hood Internet – Kaputting It Up (Raekwon vs Destroyer)
40. Triads – Angelus – website
39. Kool Music – Hot House – website
38. Happy Trendy – January 6 – Website
37. Allosaurus – No Heart – website
36. Triple Gangers – Saltwater – website
35. Sally Dige – Immaculate Deception – website
34. The Weeknd – Lonely Star – website
33. Young Galaxy – Peripheral Visionaries – website
32. Ghibli – Hollywood Snow – website
31. Braids – Native Speaker (Born Gold Remix) – website
30. Junior Boys – Playtime – website
29. Grimes – Vanessa – website
28. Paula – Even If It’s True – website
27. Resorts – Simple War – website
26. Sean Nicholas Savage – Serious Eyes – website
25. Terror Bird – When I Woke Up
24. Terror Bird – Make Believe – website
23. Brusque Twins – Stone Communication – website
22. Rouge – Destruction – website
21. Tasseomancy – Heavy Sleep (Princess Century Remix) – website
New Release: Happy Trendy – Die Young
Happy Trendy – January 6Edmonton dreary synthpop champion Happy Trendy has dropped a new EP, Die Young. It’s excellent and available for free on his Bandcamp. Here’s our favourite, the slow and melancholy “January 6.”
Live Video: Happy Trendy – Losing It
This video’s from a house show in LA Happy Trendy played back in March during his California tour. Sounding and looking great – nice light show. Video directed by Jon Casey.
New Release: Happy Trendy – Nerves 7″
Pile of Best Albums: Happy Trendy – Old Friends
Happy Trendy – YWGY
Happy Trendy – Old Friends
With a cover featuring the hardest-to-please reviewer at Breakfast at Sulimays, Edmonton’s Happy Trendy (aka Dylan Khotin-Foote aka Kumon Plaza), has released our first favourite album of the year, and we will use it to form the base of this year’s Pile. Happy Trendy is definitely operating in the tradition of the amazing Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, but in the best possible way and without being derivative – in fact I can’t think of anyone who has done it better. If melancholic soft-textured synths with catchy wistful pop hooks are your bag, Happy Trendy has got you covered. Excellent for winter mopery.
This album is free, by the way, he’s giving it away on Bandcamp, but due to a limited number of free giveaways, he recommends you grab it from this Mediafire link that he’s made available.
