In anticipation of their new album No One Else Can Wear Your Crown, London-based duo Oh Wonder release its fourth single. Happy is a tune that delivers what its title promises. Just listen to the opening piano notes, that fall like raindrops. Or the uplifting violins that grace the choruses, as if it were a Carly Rae Jepsen song.

The track describes a person who achieved the emotional maturity to wish their ex well. Rumour has it, Happy was inspired by the ex-girlfriend of Anthony West, one half of Oh Wonder. By now, Josephine Vander Gucht is his other half, both musically and in private.

The couple first attracted attention because of their unorthodox approach to releasing their debut album in 2015. They recorded and released one song a month for a year, eventually bundling them on a self-titled long-player. New album No One Else Can Wear Your Crown, their third, will be out on 7 February.

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.