ARTIST: Ludes TITLE: The Dark Art Of Happiness LABEL: Double Dragon GENRE: Indie BITRATE: 226kbps avg PLAYTIME: 0h 33min total RELEASE DATE: 2006-05-29 RIP DATE: 2006-05-23 Track List ---------- 01. Badlands 2:33 02. Never Had A Chance 2:40 03. Traffic Lights 3:10 04. Sailor Boy 1:52 05. Are We There Yet? 2:27 06. Mr. Benson 2:11 07. Free 3:05 08. Song For A Friend 2:28 09. Luckiest Theatre 2:55 10. Dog Don't Bark 2:59 11. Green Eyes 3:23 12. Dead Man's Music 3:17 Release Notes: Not as relaxed as their druggy name suggests, The Ludes combine the last gang in town punker mentality of The Clash and The Boomtown Rats with post-punk's twitchy urgency and punching spiky guitars and just a smidge of quirky radio friendly 80s Scot rock (think Orange Juice). The Dark Art Of Happiness, their debut, showcases a band ready for the long haul. Ludicrously good. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000FL7AYS