From left to right: Luke Davis, Ross Monteith, Calvin Langman.
"I got that love, little love that you leave me
While you fade away
Inside my heart is a drum that’s beating
For you every single day"
— "While You Fade Away"
The Happy Fits are an Indie Pop band from New Jersey composed of three members: Calvin Langman (Cello and Lead Vocals), Ross Monteith (Lead Guitar), and Luke Davis (Drums). The band is unique in that, rather than having a bass player, they have a cellist.
The Happy Fits have released three albums: Concentrate, What Could Be Better, and Under the Shade of Green. They have also released an EP titled Awfully Apeelin'.
Their first single, “While You Fade Away”, reached #5 on Spotify’s Top 50 Viral USA Chart the first week of its release.
The band's website can be found here
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Discography:
- Awfully Apeelin' (EP, 2016)
- Concentrate (2018)
- What Could Be Better (2020)
- Under the Shade of Green (2022)
This band provides examples of:
- Addiction Song: "Drink" is about alcoholism.
- Album Title Drop:
- "What Could Be Better" is not only on the album of the same name, but has the title in its lyrics.
- Under the Shade of Green drops the phrase "hide under the shade of green" in "In The Lobby."
- Alliterative Title: Awfully Apeelin'.
- Animated Music Video: The music video for "Moving" is completely stop-motion animated, with the band being played by grapefruits.
- Battle of the Bands: The music video for “Hold Me Down” takes place at one of these, with the band playing all of the other competitors.
- Break Up Song: "So Alright, Cool, Whatever."
- Concept Video: The music video for “Hold Me Down” is told through a Battle of the Bands.
- Double-Meaning Title: The tropical vibe of the band's music and the cover art of Under the Shade of Green having a pineapple on it bring to mind the image of relaxing under a palm tree. When it gets an Album Title Drop in "In The Lobby", it's used in the context of politicians and celebrities paying money to cover up their misdeeds from the public.
- Hymn to Music: "Heart of a Dancer" celebrates blues and pushes against the notions of it being the music of the devil.
- "I Want" Song: "So Alright, Cool, Whatever":"I wanna be with youI wanna be with youI wanna be barely hanging on"
- Idiosyncratic Album Theming: Each album and EP has a different fruit on the cover.
- Awfully Apeelin': Banana
- Concentrate: Orange
- What Could Be Better: Grapefruit
- Under the Shade of Green: Pineapple
- Lead Bassist: While technically a cellist, Calvin both plays the cello and sings lead vocals on most songs.
- The Oner: Not only was the music video for "Go Dumb" filmed in one take, but it was filmed backwards. Calvin had to learn how to sing the song backwards before filming.
- Pun-Based Title: Awfully Apeelin', which has a banana on its cover.
- Rock Trio: The band is an alternative group with three members.
- Title Track: "What Could Be Better," from the album What Could Be Better.
