Happy New Year (album)

Happy New Year
Studio album by Oneida
Released	July 11, 2006
Studio	Last Gasp Studios, the Sunset Grill, and Rare Book Room in Brooklyn, NY; and Old South Church in Boston, MA
Genre	Alternative rock, Indie rock, Krautrock, Psychedelic rock
Length	44:07
Label	Jagjaguwar
Oneida chronology
The Wedding (2005) Happy New Year (2006) Preteen Weaponry (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10) [2]
PopMatters	[3]
Stylus Magazine	(B) [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[5]

Happy New Year is the eighth studio album by alternative rock band Oneida. It was released in 2006 through Jagjaguwar.

Track listing

All songs by Oneida (John William Colpitts, Francis Wells McDermott, Robertson S. Tacher). ^[6]

Side A

1. "Distress" – 3:21
2. "Happy New Year" – 2:33
3. "The Adversary" – 5:15
4. "Up with People" – 7:49
5. "Pointing Fingers" – 2:06

Side B

6. "History's Great Navigators" – 4:28
7. "Busy Little Bee" – 2:59
8. "Reckoning" – 2:52
9. "You Can Never Tell" – 2:28
10. "The Misfit" – 3:16
11. "Thank Your Parents" – 7:00

Personnel

Oneida

• Hanoi Jane (Francis McDermott) – guitar, bass
• Bobby Matador (Robertson Thacher) – organ, guitar, bass, vocals
• Kid Millions (John Colpitts) – drums, vocals

Additional musicians

• Barry London
• Phil Manley
• Erica Fletcher
• Emily Manzo
• Brad Truax
• Busy Gangnes
• Shahin Motia
• Stephanie Rabins
• Fred Wallace

Technical

• Barry London – recording engineer, mixing
• Nocolas Vernhes – recording engineer, mixing

References

1. "Happy New Year - Oneida | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
2. "Oneida: Happy New Year". Pitchfork.
3. "Oneida: Happy New Year". PopMatters. July 12, 2006.
4. "Oneida - Happy New Year - Review - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
5. "Music Review: Oneida - Happy New Year". Tiny Mix Tapes.
6. "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 29 December 2023.