HURTS – Happiness: 15th Anniversary Edition – 2LP – Picture Disc Vinyl

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2LP – Limited 15th Anniversary Edition Picture Disc Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. This marks the first time this album has ever been available on vinyl and comes with bonus tracks.

Its been 15 years since Hurts released their debut album Happiness, a record which has since cast a towering influence over the subsequent alt-pop world with its contrast of affecting emotional intensity and glacial synth-pop tones. Now the duo celebrate its 15th anniversary with a new expanded limited edition double-vinyl picture which will be released on May 23rd. Hurts will also play the album in full at a run of headline shows, including the O2 Academy Brixton on May 22nd and Berlins Tempodrom on May 24th.

Happiness is an album that seemingly hasnt aged a day. The duos breakthrough singles naturally stand-out, from the rebirthed 80s pop of Better Than Love to the gospel majesty to Stay through to the instant classic Wonderful Life. But its also undeniably an album that engages you on a journey, flowing from highlight-to-highlight such as the drama of opener Silver Lining, the bombastic Devotion complete with guest vocals from Kylie Minogue, and regular live highlights such as Sunday and Illuminated.

The original album is expanded upon with bonus material from the era on side-D. It adds Affair, Mother Nature and Happiness from the Deluxe Edition, all of which now make their vinyl debut. Its completed by the anti-festive anthem All I Want for Christmas Is New Years Day and a Wonderful Life remix courtesy of the legendary Arthur Baker.

Praised upon release by NME for the genius of its construction, its glinting formal perfection, Happiness set the foundations for Hurts subsequent career. It reached #4 in the UK, earning Gold certification in recognition of 100,000+ domestic sales It also achieved an array of Top 10 chart positions across Europe as well as 2 x Platinum certifications in both Germany and Poland, with 17 platinum certifications around the world.

Hurts followed Happiness with four more acclaimed albums, the most recent of which was 2020s Faith. They have won two NME Awards and an ECHO Award, and were also nominated for an MTV Europe Music Award. Recent years have seen Theo Hutchcraft collaborate as a songwriter for artists such as Calvin Harris, Mneskin, CIan Ducrot and Louis Tomlinson.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Silver Lining
2. Wonderful Life
3. Blood, Tears & Gold
4. Sunday

Side B
1. Stay
2. Illuminated
3. Evelyn
4. Better Than Love

Side C
1. Devotion
2. Unspoken
3. The Water
4. Verona

Side D (Bonus tracks)
1. Affair
2. Mother Nature
3. Happiness
4. All I Want for Christmas Is New Years Day
5. Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker remix)