Happenings (Kasabian album)

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Happenings
Kasabian - Happenings.png
Studio album by
Kasabian
Released5 July 2024 (2024-07-05)
Recorded2022 – 2023
Genre
Length28:00
Label Sony
Producer
Kasabian chronology
The Alchemist's Euphoria
(2022)		Happenings
(2024)		Act III
(2026)
Singles from Happenings
  1. "Algorithms"
    Released: 16 June 2023
  2. "Call"
    Released: 21 February 2024
  3. "Coming Back to Me Good"
    Released: 12 April 2024
  4. "Darkest Lullaby"
    Released: 21 June 2024

Happenings is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Kasabian. It was released on 5 July 2024 through Sony Music.

Contents

Background and singles

Kasabian announced Happenings on 5 December 2023, shortly after recording wrapped with two days left for the mixing process. Inspired by gigs of 1960s psychedelic bands, it was said to be a "joyous" album filled with "big tunes". The band started recording while they were touring their previous record The Alchemist's Euphoria in late 2022. [3] The album release on 5 July 2024 will coincide with their homecoming headline show at Victoria Park, Leicester on 6 July. [4]

The lead single "Algorithms", a commentary on the emergence of artificial intelligence, was released on 16 June 2023, more than a year ahead of the album release. [5] "Call" was released as the second single on 21 February 2024, a song the band referred to as "dance music". [6] On 12 April, they released the "summer-ready" "Coming Back to Me Good" in the form "of a short and sweet anthem" with a "disco drive" but also moments of "togetherness", according to Serge Pizzorno. [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Arts Desk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Clash 7/10 [10]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Louder Than War 4/5 [13]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [17]

Happenings received a score of 74 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 13 critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. [8] Mojo felt that "short it may be, but Happenings is full of ideas". [18]

The album's production was acclaimed; Neil McCormick of The Telegraph applauded the band's continuation of their pop sound. [19] Robin Murray of Clash praised the songwriting and new direction, [20] while Phil Mongredien of The Guardian said that "with Meighan gone, Happenings does at times sound like the work of a band struggling with an identity crisis and consequently cosplaying some of their peers". [21]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Serge Pizzorno.

Happenings track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Darkest Lullaby"3:10
2."Call"2:30
3."How Far Will You Go"1:49
4."Coming Back to Me Good"2:49
5."G.O.A.T"3:07
6."Passengers"2:50
7."Hell of It"3:23
8."Italian Horror"2:35
9."Bird in a Cage"2:38
10."Algorithms"3:09
Total length:28:00
Japanese edition bonus track [22]
No.TitleLength
12."Coming Back to Me Good" (Acoustic Version)2:29
Total length:31:34

Notes

Personnel

Kasabian

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for Happenings
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 147
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) [24] 40
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [25] 64
Scottish Albums (OCC) [26] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [27] 90
UK Albums (OCC) [28] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Kasabian 'Happenings' : Album Review". Louder Than War. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (4 July 2024). "Kasabian: Happenings review – pivot towards pop could almost be Coldplay". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Mensah, Jenny (7 December 2023). "Serge Pizzorno teases "joyous, big tune" Happenings album and "Kasabian happenings all over the world"". Radio X . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Maplethorpe, Dale (5 December 2023). "Kasabian announce new album Happenings". Far Out. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Singh, Surej (16 June 2023). "Kasabian highlight the differences between humans and AI on new single, Algorithms". NME . Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Mensah, Jenny (21 February 2024). "Kasabian unveil dance-infused "Call" single share Happenings album details". Radio X. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Dunworth, Liberty (12 April 2024). "Listen to Kasabian's new anthemic single "Coming Back To Me Good"". NME. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Happenings by Kasabian Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Green, Thomas (3 July 2024). "Album: Kasabian – Happenings review – snappy but not quite where it wants to be". The Arts Desk . Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Murray, Robin. "Kasabian – Happenings". Clash . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Petridis, Alexis. "Kasabian: Happenings review – pivot towards pop could almost be Coldplay". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  12. ↑ Brown, Helen. "Kasabian review, Happenings: A resurgence that few would have expected". The Independent . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Kasabian Happenings: Album Review". Louder Than War . 5 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  14. ↑ White, Chris (4 July 2024). "Kasabian – Happenings". MusicOMH . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  15. ↑ Morgan, Tom. "Kasabian – Happenings review: concise, colourful affability". NME . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  16. ↑ Mongredien, Phil (5 July 2024). "Kasabian: Happenings review – newfound concision and big choruses". The Observer . Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  17. ↑ McCormick, Neil. "Kasabian, Happenings: a psychedelic pop infusion that Dua Lipa could only dream of". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Kasabian – Happenings". Mojo . August 2024. p. 83.
  19. ↑ McCormick, Neil (5 July 2024). "Kasabian, Happenings: a psychedelic pop infusion that Dua Lipa could only dream of". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  20. ↑ Murray, Robin (4 July 2024). "Kasabian – Happenings | Reviews". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  21. ↑ Mongredien, Phil (5 July 2024). "Kasabian: Happenings review – newfound concision and big choruses". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  22. ↑ "＜グラストンベリ―＞で大熱狂のシークレット・セットが話題のカサビアン、10月に12年振りの単独公演決定！ニュー・アルバム『ハプニングス』今週リリース" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Kasabian – Happenings" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  24. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: July 15, 2024" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  25. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of July 17, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  27. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Kasabian – Happenings". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  28. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
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