Feverfew / The Rileys - the happiness EP (Dufflecoat CDEP)

Back in the day (when i had more hair and no girlfriend) I bought loads of indiepop 7" singles, indeed I nearly bought this EP when it was originally released in the early 90s. I saw it in the shop but for some reason never procured it and i have no idea why... What a sad story as the music contained within was brilliant, now its 2012 and thanks to Dufflecoat Records i can finally get this re-released EP! This re-release also includes a previously unreleased song but lets start with...

"Bed of roses" is unbelievably wonderful, a deliciously sweet C86 pop melody with a neat male-female vocal interchange as the song progresses. Its kind of the template for the rest of the songs like "Dreamsway", this has a bit of a folk-y feel with the vocals but is another pure pop masterpiece. "Paint me in blue" is the new song (well actually it was recorded 20 years ago like the other songs but finally gets a release here). More pared back than the other 4 songs but another lovely pop song. This EP was truly indiepop gold and now even better than ever.

I still don't know why i never got this back in the day, still now i can finally rectify that. The best things come to those who wait after all...