Daryl Johns releases new single and video, “Happy,” from his upcoming self-titled debut album, Daryl Johns, available November 22nd on Mac’s Record Label.

Salvador Cresta who directed and edited the accompanying “Happy” video says: “‘Happy’ celebrates very simple things that are at the same time very important to keep a person alive. The sun. To be barefoot in the sand. The food. And above all, the music. The Los Angeles-based bassist and songwriter has this written on his skin: ‘I Love Jazz.’ There are no HD paradise landscapes in bikini, just a group of good friends throwing a ball on the beach. No abundant banquets either, just pizza and hot dogs. A succession of simple and ordinary good times… those kinds of moments that can go unnoticed, but after a long time they end up becoming our best memories.”

Daryl Johns’ music is described as euphoric pop music, “of a certain Irish quality.” His earnestly hopeful TV show theme music, bent over the knee of New Jersey “diner rock”—his “pop for victory”—his “champion pop,” his “sped up pop”—sometimes his sunny “bubble gum country” or his coke-eyes “motivational jazz fusion”—all find their home on the artist’s self-titled debut, Daryl Johns.

Since moving westward to join Mac DeMarco, Johns has found footing in a community of artists that includes DeMarco, 70s soft-rock revival band Drugdealer, and various new wave jazz musicians such as Pedro Martins and Chris Fishman. Daryl is still known for his work with Pat Metheny, Martins, Vijay Iyer, The Lemon Twigs, Macy Gray, and Immanuel Wilkins, to name a few. With this debut, Daryl Johns, Johns offers, “I just made it cuz I like it. I just wanna have fun.” He continues, “Let’s have a good time.” Somehow, methinks we all will.

Daryl Johns 2024 Live

Sun. Nov. 24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Gold Diggers (Album Release Party)

Pre-order Daryl Johns HERE