They consist of singer Theo Hutchcraft and instrumentalist Adam Anderson. Being popular on Blogs though, doesn't necessarily translate to commercial success. Making and marketing an album like Happiness is a bit of a risk today. We are living in the age of the Digital Single - a song catches fire (often virally) and the public downloads it - legally of course - helping propel it to chart success. Although this is a beautiful and thoughtfully-produced collection, there are no "Singles" on it. Hurts does not make radio-friendly music, they create an emotional experience.
Happiness is cohesive. From the get-go on Silver Lining, they dictate that the mood for the next little bit of a listen will be melancholy, introspective. Current single Wonderful Life, Blood Tears and Gold and Illuminated, take us back to an era when U2 didn't suck - a time when none of us would've predicted that Tears for Fears' run of chart success would one day end and Depeche Mode was still a mainstream force. Sunday is one of the few brighter moments on the album striking that magical chord of sorrowful lyrics about emotional longing and disco rhythms - odd on paper, but it has built the career of many an influencial pop star like Robyn. Stay in my opinion is the strongest track on the album - a plea for love backed by a Gospel Choir. How could one deny that?
