The Happy Fits – Lovesick
Some albums sound like survival. Lovesick is one of them. After lineup changes, personal battles, and three years without a full record, The Happy Fits return with a set of songs that feel heavier, braver, and more alive than anything they’ve done before. It’s not just an album about heartbreak. It’s about connection, loss, and the work it takes to put yourself back together.
A Band in Transition
This record carries the scars of change. Ross Monteith stepped away, Luke Davis paused touring to focus on recovery, and new members Nico Rose and Raina Mullen joined full time. That turbulence isn’t hidden. It’s baked into the songs. Lovesick is full of swells and drops, moments of euphoria followed by moments of collapse. You hear both the struggle and the renewal.
Sound and Structure
At 15 tracks, Lovesick stretches nearly 50 minutes, and it covers a lot of ground.
“Do You See Me?” opens with orchestral lift, pulling you in with drama.
“Everything You Do” glows with radiant hooks, one of their most euphoric singles.
“Cruel Power” hits with grit, sharp edges framing the heartbreak.
“Sarah’s Song”, “Wrong About Me”, and “Superior” slow things down, offering quieter emotional weight.
“Lovesick #1 (Misery)” swings from whisper to roar, a centerpiece that feels destined for the stage.
Some moments run big enough to blur, but that push and pull feels honest. This is an album about leaning too hard, reaching too far, and coming out the other side anyway.
Performance and Heart
Cellist and vocalist Calvin Langman anchors the record with a voice that’s equal parts expressive and theatrical. The arrangements are bigger now: more strings, more synth, fuller drums. It’s a shift from their scrappier beginnings, but the core remains. Beneath the layers, these are still songs about being human, about feeling everything all at once.
Moose Listening Notes
“Lovesick #1 (Misery)” would be a highlight on vinyl, with its dynamic shifts hitting harder through the needle.
“Sarah’s Song” swells midway into something orchestral and cinematic.
“I Remember” closes the album with wide-open resolution, the kind of song you sit with in silence after the record spins out.
A red double LP with a screen print on the D-side already exists, and it feels right. This is an album made to be held, not just streamed.
Final Word
Lovesick is both a reinvention and a recommitment. The Happy Fits have weathered storms and come out writing songs that burn brighter for it. The record is theatrical, heartfelt, and unapologetically big, yet still rooted in the honesty that’s carried them from the start.
It’s proof that even after everything falls apart, music can build something bigger than before.
Best Spins: “Everything You Do,” “Lovesick #1 (Misery),” “Sarah’s Song”
For Fans Of: Paramore, Arcade Fire, Panic! At The Disco, The 1975
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