Jungle’s “HAPPY MAN” is a funky and fun track in the vein of Crystal Castles or Chromeo. A shuffling dance beat and vocals that shift into a falsetto keep listeners on their feet. Despite this being a track destined for DJ rotation, there is a pretty intense depth that Jungle plums with this single. The clap track that delineates the first and second half of the tracks acts as a soft reset before Jungle can move back into a booming, intense instrumentation moored down by bass and drums. Happy Man may only be three minutes but it will stick with fans long after the cut ceases to play.
Jungle “HAPPY MAN”
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