BY: DIGITAL WAX MEDIA STAFF

 

Rock/alternative trio, OVERHAUL have announced the band’s upcoming single, “Happy Little Rocker,” which is set to hit the airwaves this Friday.

 

The single follows the recently released “Whoop It Up,” and true to the mission statement of the band, is heavy on guitar, melody, and attitude.

 

 

 

 

Featuring the guitar work of The Scarlet Goodbye’s Dan Murphy – formerly of Soul Asylum and Golden Smog – “Happy Little Rocker” brings a throwback vibe which harkens back to much of the adrenalized rock of the 1980s, with the tune itself having been characterized as, “a cross between Cheap Trick and Van Halen with plenty of OVERHAUL presence.

 

The track opens with groove-heavy, pounding drums with some vibraphone thrown in for good measure. Additional instrumentation gradually enters the fray, steadily building up the arrangement prior to the entry point of the vocals. OVERHAUL is in no rush here to get to the “meat and potatoes” as it were, taking their time and letting the arrangement breathe and expand with the addition of sonic elements before launching into the track’s first verse section.

 

Along with the group’s signature emphasis on rocking guitar passages, listeners also get a heaping helping of the band’s characteristic gang vocal stylings throughout the verses of “Happy Little Rocker.” Things come to a climax with the execution of a ripping melodic solo that is given plenty of time to stretch out and tell a story harmonically. The impressive section never quite approaches “blistering” territory, instead placing an emphasis on phrasing and rhythm for a lead section akin to the work of highly influential players like Ace Frehley and Angus Young.

 

Co-written by Andy Gallagher and Trace Foster of Close Enemies, “Happy Little Rocker” will be available everywhere on March 7, 2025, through Virgin Music and The Label Group.

 

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