Happiness Bastards

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Happiness Bastards
The Black Crowes - Happiness Bastards.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2024
Length37:54
Label Silver Arrow
Producer Jay Joyce
The Black Crowes chronology
Wiser for the Time
(2013)
Happiness Bastards
(2024)

Happiness Bastards is the ninth studio album by American rock band the Black Crowes, released on March 15, 2024, through Silver Arrow Records. [1] [2] The album was produced by Jay Joyce. [3] It is the band's first album since their 2019 reformation, and first album of new material since 2009's Before the Frost...Until the Freeze . The album was preceded by the single "Wanting and Waiting", released on January 12, 2024. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Blues Rock Review 8/10 [5]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Paste Magazine7.3/10 [9]
Under The Radar Mag7/10 [10]
Pop Matters 7/10 [11]

Happiness Bastards received a score of 80 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on nine critics' reviews, indicating "generally favourable". [4] Classic Rock Magazine said "A rock'n'roll record that's funkier than a tramp's kacks, more soulful than a gospel convention, warmer than a mother's love and groovier than the Grand Canyon." [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson.

  1. "Bedside Manners" – 3:41
  2. "Rats and Clowns" – 3:33
  3. "Cross Your Fingers" – 3:49
  4. "Wanting and Waiting" – 4:15
  5. "Wilted Rose" (featuring Lainey Wilson) – 5:06
  6. "Dirty Cold Sun" – 3:05
  7. "Bleed It Dry" – 2:56
  8. "Flesh Wound" – 3:34
  9. "Follow the Moon" – 3:26
  10. "Kindred Friend" – 4:29

Charts

Chart performance for Happiness Bastards
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 53
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [17] 18
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [18] 31
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 5
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [20] 47
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 11
UK Albums (OCC) [22] 31
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [23] 2
US Billboard 200 [24] 97
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [25] 18
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] 15

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