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The crustaceans take sweet pop hooks, driving rock energy, dabblings in country, and pure songwriting craft - and they throw it all together to make quirky but catchy pop songs. The sydney four-piece has been around for 4 years, gathering fans with their zany live shows, and also with their limited-release self-produced eps which achieved somewhat of a cult status around town, and led to airplay on radio fbi, 2ser and on triple j's super request. The band's debut album proper was recorded at the loft, a little known studio at balmoral beach, nsw, and the sunny recording environment can be easily felt on the bright, positive parts of 'i'm happy if you're happy'. But are the crustaceans actually happy? Tracks like 'summer heat' or the self-affirmed 'caribou' might suggest so, but there is another side to the record, like the soft and delicate country lament 'what i miss most' and the eternal dissatisfaction of 'the ambulance driver', which illustrate this darker side, where the mood takes a turn towards introspection. Popboomerang. 2006