Happy New Year is an EP released by the Violent Femmes for Record Store Day on April 18, 2015. It was the first recording of original songs by the band in 15 years. The EP was released on 12-inch, 180-gram, champagne-colored vinyl, and later made available for digital download on June 2, 2015
Personnel
Gordon Gano – vocals, guitar
Brian Ritchie – acoustic bass guitar, vocals
Brian Viglione – snare drum, tranceaphone, percussion, vocals
John Sparrow – Cajon
Jeff Hamilton – Dobro, mandolin, ukulele, cabasa, vocals
Blaise Garza – Bass saxophone, piano