Heavy Lines by Happy Abandon

“FACEPAINT” by Happy Abandon
The album will release digitally, on CD, and on vinyl worldwide on Friday, August 25th.

Happy Abandon is:

Peter Vance - Lead vocals, Guitars, Banjo, Percussion
Jake Waits - Percussion, Backing vocals
Justin Ellis - Bass, Synth bass, Mandolin, Woodwinds, backing vocals
Alex Thompson - Piano, Keyboards, Harmonium, Synthesizers, Backing vocals

Performed and Arranged by Happy Abandon
All songs and lyrics by Peter Vance
Strings arranged by Alex Thompson, Camille Faulkner, and Peter Vance
Strings conducted by Alex Thompson
Vocal arrangements by Happy Abandon

Produced by Jason Merritt and Happy Abandon
Tracks 1, 6, and 8 engineered by Jason Merritt
Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10 engineered by Jamie Candiloro and Jason Merritt
Track 7 Produced by Brett Scott and Happy Abandon
Track 7 engineered by Brett Scott
Mixed and Mastered by Jamie Candiloro

Recorded at Bellview Studios (Macon, NC), Overdub Lane (Durham, NC), and Blinky Star (Chapel Hill, NC) and North Carolina Central University in October 2016 & February 2017
Track 7 and harmonium on track 6 recorded at BNB Audio (Chapel Hill, NC) in May 2016
Mixed and Mastered at Banana Chicken (Los Angeles, CA) March, April 2017

Additional players:

Camille Faulkner - Violin, Backing Vocals, Additional string arrangements
John Reardon - Cello
Nick Johnson - Violin
Azul Zapata - Backing Vocals on Track 7
Emily Pate - Flute on Track 7
Jason Merritt - Synthesizer on Track 4

Album cover:
Eliza Merritt, painted by Mariam Marand, photographed by Shannon Kelly and Jafar Fallahi

Special thanks to;
Missy Biggers, Mike Allen, the NCCU Audio Production Class
Stephen Judge, Mary Liles, and the rest of Schoolkids Records
City Bird PR, To Be Heard Booking, VEWT Entertainment
Our friends and Families.
Dedicated to the memory of Derrick Case, Jeremy Reyes, and Ernie Curtis