The Happy Fits – Wild In Love & CBS Saturday Morning
Indie/rock darlings The Happy Fits shared their intoxicating new single and official video for “Wild In Love.”
The song is the latest to release off their forthcoming album Lovesick, due out September 19th, their first collection of new material following an emotional maelstrom of events that turned the band’s world upside down in every way imaginable.
Today, Saturday, July 19th as the band makes their national television debut on CBS Saturday Morning where they’ll perform songs from the new album live for the first time.
“I wanted this track to feel like sprinting through a red light,” stated frontman Calvin Langman. “It’s the sound of falling for someone you know you shouldn’t, but loving the thrill of it anyway. The lyrics are breathless and frantic, like trying to outrun a consequence that’s definitely catching up. There’s fear, but there’s also this wild abandon that’s kind of intoxicating. It’s a little unhinged in the best way. I wasn’t trying to write a healthy love song; I was trying to write a true one.”
He continued, “We shot the video in Los Angeles with the amazing Jacqueline Justice on three different mediums: DSLR, 16mm film, and an early 2000’s handicam. Jacq had the amazing idea of getting couples in the wild kissing to portray how love is everywhere if you look hard enough. After some really awesome public meet ups we did in Philly and NY in the Spring, we knew we had to get one going in LA. The beach scene in the video was shot on Dockweiler Beach at the most perfect sunset, and we were luckily joined by around 30 awesome fans who joined from a secret text we sent out the day prior. The 16mm film shots really helped capture the nostalgia of the 80’s-inspired synth on this track.”
“Wild In Love” follows the release of the gritty, chip-on-the-shoulder rocker “Cruel Power” along with a stunning one-shot video featuring world-renowned dancer and choreographer Lucy Vallely.
Tour Dates:
09/24 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala El Sótano
09/25 – Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Vol
09/27 – Paris, France @ La Boule Noire
09/28 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Kavka
09/30 – Cologne, Germany @ Luxor
10/01 – Munich, Germany @ Kranhalle
10/03 – Milan, Italy @ Arci Bellezza
10/04 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Bogen F
10/05 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Cafe V lese
10/07 – Berlin, Germany @ Frannz
10/08 – Hamburg, Germany @ headCRASH
10/09 – Tilburg, Netherlands @ 013
10/10 – Groningen, Netherlands @ Simplon
10/11 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
10/12 – Arnhem, Netherlands @ Luxor Live
10/14 – Birmingham, UK @ Mama Roux
10/15 – Leeds, UK @ Wardrobe
10/16 – Glasgow, UK @ Garage
10/17 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
10/18 – London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall
11/01 – Richmond, VA @ The National
11/02 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
11/04 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
11/05 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
11/07 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
11/08 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
11/10 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
11/11 – Dallas, TX @ The Echo
11/12 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/14 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
11/18 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
11/19 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
11/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Grand at Complex
11/22 – Denver, CO @ Gothic
11/25 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
11/28 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave
11/29 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic
11/30 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
12/03 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
12/05 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian
12/06 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews
12/07 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
12/09 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre
12/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
12/12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
12/13 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
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