Waifish indie boys Peace return with the follow up to their 2013 debut, In Love. Similarly optimistic in title, Happy People is what the media would call the ÔÇÿdifficult secondÔÇÖ album, yet Peace have managed to create something that feels easy and natural. The album, which juxtaposes unhappy lyrics with happy melody, is full of buoyant beats and joyful vibes: the trademark sound of the indie rock ÔÇÿnÔÇÖ roll they are so insistent on keeping alive.

ÔÇÿIÔÇÖm just trying to change the world you live inÔÇÖ croons surprise heartthrob of the last year, Harry Koisser, on opening track ÔÇÿO YouÔÇÖ; an optimistic statement and one which this album probably wonÔÇÖt fulfil. Songs like ÔÇÿGen StrangeÔÇÖ take you back to an era past and have you dancing around in a daydream haze, and the gorgeous ÔÇÿMoneyÔÇÖ has you singing along like youÔÇÖre part of the Brummie quartet yourself. A lot of indie rock is all guitars and bravado, but Happy People is more than that. ItÔÇÖs clever, coy and incredibly catchy. The mix of past and present grooves removes you from your current concept of indie rock and has you re-evaluate it, helping you find something far more exciting.

ÔÇÿI wish I had perfect skin, I wish I was tall and thin, I wish I wore gorgeous clothesÔÇÖ pleads Koisser on the iridescent ÔÇÿPerfect SkinÔÇÖ, and then thereÔÇÖs ÔÇÿIÔÇÖm A GirlÔÇÖ which simply oozes coolness. ItÔÇÖs bigger and bolder songs like these that really bring this album to your attention. Yes, thereÔÇÖs songs like title track ÔÇÿHappy PeopleÔÇÖ and ÔÇÿUnder the MoonÔÇÖwhich have you wishing the formula for this album was the same as it was for In Love but overall, Happy People feels like the album Peace should have been brave enough to make from the start.