Owls of the Swamp - Happiness Is A Sad Song  Indie , Indie Folk
, Songs  owls of the swampThe man behind Owls of the Swamp is
Pete Uhlenbruch, he has a beard, he is from Australia and he is
playing mesmerizing indie-folk. Can life get any better?  The
story behind the track "Happiness is a Sad Song" is:  The song
was inspired during a 2012 tour of Czech Republic when Pete was
playing all his favourite songs to a friend and realised after a
few hours that all his favourite songs were sad, and that for
him, happiness is indeed a sad song.  Even though the tune is
indeed quite sad, it is filled with warmth and gives me the same
feeling as Ben Howards "Old Pine", for example. It is sad,
warm, simple and delicate. The harmony of the vocals and the
guitar is simply perfect and I can't wait for his album, which
is due in 2014.  Good thing that Pete keeps releasing stuff even
though he is in the middle of recording his new album in Iceland
(!). Keep an eye on his Soundcloud for more B-sides like this.