Happy New Year [EP]

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The Staves' EP Happy New Year includes three acoustic versions of tracks from their 2024 album, All Now—"I Don't Say It, But I Feel It," "After School," and "All Now"—and a cover of The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home."

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The Staves’ acoustic EP Happy New Year was released on Nonesuch Records in the US on November 22, 2024. The EP comprises four songs, including today’s release: an acoustic version of “After School” from their latest album, All Now. The Staves call “After School” “a love song to our sister Emily inspired by the bands we were listening to in the ’90s. Putting on the rose-tinted glasses and embracing nostalgia.”

"This EP was inspired by the acoustic performances we had done while promoting All Now," the duo says. "These versions are about casting a light on the lyrics of these songs and the stories they tell, and also celebrating our two voices together by removing almost everything else but guitars.

The three additional tracks from Happy New Year include acoustic versions of the All Now album tracks “I Don’t Say It, But I Feel It” and “All Now,” as well as a cover of the Beatles’ “She’s Leaving Home."

Produced by John Congleton (Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen) and released in March 2024, All Now was Camilla and Jessica Staveley-Taylor’s first recording as a duo. Jessica says of the album, “There was a delayed reaction to trauma and these big changes out of our control.” The Staves—like the rest of us—were forced to sit with their thoughts, but also were still processing the death of their mother and other seismic changes: their sister Emily had stepped away from the band to focus on motherhood, while Camilla reckoned with her own mental and physical health issues.

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Ian Grimble
Mixed by Ian Grimble
Mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK

Album Status
Artist Name
The Staves
MusicianDetails

MUSICIANS
The Staves
Jessica Staveley-Taylor, vocals (1-4), guitar (1-4)
Camilla Staveley-Taylor - vocals (1-4), guitar (1), ukulele (2-3)

reissues?
new-release
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UPC/Price
Label
48/24 HD FLAC
Price
4.00
UPC
075597897272
Label
MP3
Price
3.00
UPC
075597897289

News & Reviews

  • The Staves have shared a video of them giving an acoustic performance of "I Don't Say It, But I Feel It," a song from their latest album, All Now, and their new acoustic EP, Happy New Year. You can watch it here:

  • "This was written at a cottage in the English countryside in winter where we had gone on a writing retreat to escape the noise of London," the Staves' Jessica and Camilla Staveley say of their new song, "Sitting By the Fire," out today. "On a cigarette break, Jessica went outside in the dark and could see Camilla through the window, sat at the fireplace writing a song. The song is a photograph of sorts, capturing that moment. We recorded this after we had cut the record [All Now] out in LA. We were back in London and revisited this tune and we felt that it would really be perfect to have [our sister] Emily join us on it to lend her voice to this a cappella recording."

  • About This Album

    The Staves’ acoustic EP Happy New Year was released on Nonesuch Records in the US on November 22, 2024. The EP comprises four songs, including today’s release: an acoustic version of “After School” from their latest album, All Now. The Staves call “After School” “a love song to our sister Emily inspired by the bands we were listening to in the ’90s. Putting on the rose-tinted glasses and embracing nostalgia.”

    "This EP was inspired by the acoustic performances we had done while promoting All Now," the duo says. "These versions are about casting a light on the lyrics of these songs and the stories they tell, and also celebrating our two voices together by removing almost everything else but guitars.

    The three additional tracks from Happy New Year include acoustic versions of the All Now album tracks “I Don’t Say It, But I Feel It” and “All Now,” as well as a cover of the Beatles’ “She’s Leaving Home."

    Produced by John Congleton (Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen) and released in March 2024, All Now was Camilla and Jessica Staveley-Taylor’s first recording as a duo. Jessica says of the album, “There was a delayed reaction to trauma and these big changes out of our control.” The Staves—like the rest of us—were forced to sit with their thoughts, but also were still processing the death of their mother and other seismic changes: their sister Emily had stepped away from the band to focus on motherhood, while Camilla reckoned with her own mental and physical health issues.

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    The Staves
    Jessica Staveley-Taylor, vocals (1-4), guitar (1-4)
    Camilla Staveley-Taylor - vocals (1-4), guitar (1), ukulele (2-3)

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Ian Grimble
    Mixed by Ian Grimble
    Mastered by Christian Wright at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK