{"product_id":"overcome-by-happiness","title":"Overcome By Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003eOvercome by Happiness\u003c\/cite\u003e is more than simply a pretty, mellow pop record. It’s a bold, often dramatic revamping of Pernice’s artistic sound and vision, a gigantic leap from his work with the Scud Mountain Boys, the Northampton, Massachusetts-based quartet who quietly carved out a unique place in the ever-growing pantheon of neo-country outfits such as Uncle Tupelo, the Bottle Rockets, Son Volt, and Wilco. But where the three albums recorded by the Scuds—the 1995 Chunk-issued \u003ccite\u003ePine Box\u003c\/cite\u003e and \u003ccite\u003eDance the Night Away\u003c\/cite\u003e, now available on Sub Pop’s reissue \u003ccite\u003eThe Early Year\u003c\/cite\u003e; and \u003ccite\u003eMassachusetts\u003c\/cite\u003e, the group’s ’96 debut for Sub Pop—were minimalist-country constructions presented with few frills and even fewer overdubs, \u003ccite\u003eOvercome by Happiness\u003c\/cite\u003e is a relatively lavish effort adorned with sweeping orchestrations, plaintive piano fills, and soaring horn work. The twelve songs, all Pernice originals, transcend the boundaries of alterna-country and span the stylistic gamut between his traditionalist work with the Scuds and the melancholic power-pop romanticism of the Raspberries, Big Star, and \u003ccite\u003eRunt\u003c\/cite\u003e-era Todd Rundgren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter debuting the Pernice Brothers in January ‘97 with a Sub Pop single, Pernice gathered together his guitar-playing brother Bob and some friends from area bands (including New Radiant Storm King guitarist Peyton Pinkerton and, from the Lilys, bassist\/producer Thom Monahan, drummer Aaron Sperske, and pianist\/string arranger\/producer Mike Deming) and headed to Hartford, Connecticut’s Studio .45 to lay down tracks for \u003ccite\u003eOvercome by Happiness\u003c\/cite\u003e. A stylistic departure that bristles with a sense of discovery and liberation, the album moves gracefully from lilting pop gems such as “Crestfallen” to the lover’s kiss-off “Clear Spot”; from the pulsating riff that propels the wistfully cynical title track to the gloriously beautiful “Wait to Stop,” a string- laden weeper that is something of a throwback to the complex studio concoctions of Brian Wilson’s best work with the Beach Boys. \u003ccite\u003eOvercome by Happiness\u003c\/cite\u003e, with its conspicuous lack of country leanings, is an astoundingly brave move for someone so critically adored by the alternative set. It is both a gorgeous and lyrical album. Say hello to the Pernice Brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pernice Brothers","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":54460901687634,"sku":"rhd1788117644997","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital","offer_id":54460901720402,"sku":"fde1788117644998","price":7.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/6821\/5890\/files\/overcome-by-happiness_1.jpg?v=1788117650","url":"https:\/\/www.littlecopper.shop\/products\/overcome-by-happiness","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}