Weather Happy
UK noise-pop duo Weather Happy today release their new single “Day Storm,” the latest preview of their debut EP Moth, due out October 20th via Easy Does It Records. The angular, muscular track is a prime example of the duo’s instantly compelling alt-rock that features crunchy, mathy undertones and lyrical depth.
The duo of guitarist and vocalist Holly Carter, who previously played in BERRIES, and drummer Harry Carter, has an unmatched songwriting and performing chemistry. Aside from sharing a surname, the pair also share a love for spikey, wonky rhythms, creating the perfect mix of fuzzy yet intricate guitar lines, driving drums and powerful melodies.
Weather Happy’s tracks frequently showcase a unique dueling quality between drums and guitar. This fascinating and seemingly effortless alignment allows them to experiment with structures and time signatures, injecting an element of surprise and interest into their songs.
“Holly and I naturally push each other into unexpected places with song writing,” says Harry, “and there’s a level of trust between us that means we can follow those ideas freely. Rhythms shift and morph spontaneously into something completely new.”
Holly adds, “We dug deep for this EP and pushed ourselves and our musicianship to make something we are genuinely proud of. It includes some of the rawest and most angular music either of us have ever written and we really love the direction it’s taking.”
You’ve talked about familiar faces and places providing reassurance during difficult times. How has your long friendship and shared musical history influenced the way you approach vulnerability and personal themes in your songwriting?
WEATHER HAPPY: We are very open when songwriting and that does come from our shared history and close friendship. We love trying new ideas and experimenting and encouraging each other to push ourselves. We both feel we can be honest and vulnerable with each other and include personal things we have gone through or are going through within the songs and the other person is fully there behind it.
Weather Happy combines crunchy, mathy guitar parts with strong melodic hooks and shifting rhythms. How do you decide when a song needs to become more angular or unpredictable, and when to let the melody take the lead?
WEATHER HAPPY: I think the good thing is that there aren’t really any rules. So if a song appears to be heading in a more angular direction we are happy to lean into it and see where the ideas go and if we are playing around with an idea and it feels a little less rhythmically challenging we are happy to keep things a little more to the grid. We do enjoy a good spiky rhythm though so more often than not we will throw something a little surprising in there, but only if we do feel the song benefits from it.
You worked with Rod Jones of Idlewild on Moth. What did he bring to the recording process, and was there a particular moment during the sessions when you felt the EP had found its identity?
WEATHER HAPPY: Rod is a really incredible guitarist (and producer of course!) so his ideas and suggestions on how we could fill the gaps left by not having a bass were super useful and his opinion on tone and backing vocals were always really creative. He became completely immersed in the songs and understood very early on what we were aiming for. He had so many great ideas so we felt very lucky to work with him. I feel after we recorded one song and we were listening back me and Harry both looked at each other and it was a look of… “Yes! This is exactly how we wanted it to sound!” We hadn’t shared the songs with anyone else at that point so Rod’s excitement and enthusiasm really encouraged us.
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