“Hey audience here comes the show // Your favorite band that no one knows // And I’m just hoping we don’t choke // Yeah I’m just hoping we don’t choke.” Los Angeles-based mall rock band Guppy makes it clear that we still shouldn’t see them as a big fish. Although with Something is Happening... they have released their fourth full-length album, two years after the very nice Big Man Says Slappydoo LP, their sound is still as idiosyncratic and infectious as before. The attractive garage pop of J Lebow (guitar, vocals, keys, percussion), Marc Babcock (bass, vocals, keys, guitar), Ian Cohen (drums, vocals, keys, percussion) and new band member Kabir Kumar (guitar, vocals, keys, percussion) may seem a little less exuberant (or more mature), but lyrics like “I ate my own homework // The dog made me do it” and “I’m digging up worms // I’m taking them to church” will still bring a smile to both old and young.
Something is Happening... is out now digitally and on vinyl LP trough Lauren Records. Also featuring Sarah Tudzin (keys, vocals), who produced and engineered the record. Tyler English (pedal steel) and Deana Kiner (flute) guest on selected tracks.