About This is Vintage Now Vol. 2: Happiness is a Way of Life
The best and most authentic-sounding musicians in The Vintage Movement create a portal to happiness with the digital compilation album This is Vintage Now Vol. 2: Happiness is a Way of Life. The album will be released as an insert in the American tiki magazine Exotica Moderne in spring 2021.
A Vacation For the Soul
This is Vintage Now Vol. 2: Happiness is a Way of Life was initially built in early 2013. Series producer David Gasten felt that happiness was a missing element in current culture, and built This is Vintage Now Volume. 2: Happiness is a Way of Life in response. Over the course of several years, Gasten spent time perfecting the album, working through several track lineup changes to create an album that flows effortlessly on the mind. The result is a joyous record that sounds and feels like an instant vacation to a place far away from the troubles of day to day life.
“Happiness Because” and “Happiness Despite”
This is Vintage Now Vol. 2: Happiness is a Way of Life is split into two distinct parts, each addressing a different aspect of happiness.
The first part, “Happiness Because,” covers tracks 1-7 (Laura Ainsworth to Kenny Sasaki & the Tiki Boys). This is the side of happiness that we all know and love, when life is good, things are going great, and you can forget about your problems and get lost in the moment. This particular part of the album also coaxes the listener into a trance-like state where one can be "in the moment" with how good life is.
The second part, “Happiness Despite,” covers tracks 8-12 (Sarah Jane & the Blue Notes to Talya Ferro). This is where the clouds roll in, the air starts to cool, and it's time to go home—and yet you still feel good. This part of the record signifies the times when life becomes hard and uncertain, and when one must reach inside themselves to find happiness. It's this ability to find and maintain joy from deep down inside, regardless of the situation, that elevates happiness from a fleeting emotion to a true state of being—a Way of Life.
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