Whats' Be Happen? grunge rock building on the sonic shift

building on the sonic shift that began with 2012's Red

neo-Velvets minimalism

is one of those albums whose backstory looms so large that it threatens to overwhelm the actual music

Void and Harry Pussy

of something being with you but not tangible

Whats' Be Happen? grunge rock building on the sonic shiftHerbs pioneered Pacific reggae, establishing the sound on their landmark 1981 debut Whats' Be Happen? and Light of the Pacific. Beyond their musical innovation, they stood apart as an unapologetically political band during an era when most artists kept politics separate from their craft. Whats' Be Happen? remains a defining recording that shaped the reggae landscape.