OSWALD SLAIN’s ‘Happiness Is Overrated.’ Just a “big, sad, bar-crawl of a tune.”

WOVEN from the threads of classic Americana and further invoking memories of Neil Young, Bristol-based OSWALD SLAIN’s debut single ‘Happiness Is Overrated’ is now available via all streaming platforms.

“’Happiness is Overrated’ is a rise about misery and a rebellion against the pressures of being ‘happy,’ said lyricist and vocalist, Charlie Fitzgerald. “The song came out of a pretty low point in my life – final lockdown, locked up at home. Everything had kinda fallen apart in my musical world and we were just drinking corner shop wine and trying to keep morale up. 

“I had been listening to Bob Dylan’s ‘115th Dream’ on repeat and loved the story-telling aspect of the lyricism, so enjoyed writing something with lots of words and more of a storyline. The lyrics sat on my computer for a few years and never really got used until one rainy day in January 2024 they found a final resting place in this big, sad, bar-crawl of a tune.”

Teaming up with producer and fellow band member Ryan Rogers, the single was produced in-house in their DIY studio, and mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering, (PJ Harvey, XTC, Big Special).

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