Overview
- Bridges has released the first four tracks from a 12-song project issued as three four-song EPs, with the initial songs titled “Light The Way,” “Tears of Joy,” “Illusion,” and “Your Love Is Electric.”
- Columbia Records will release the full album, Happiness Anytime, on Sept. 15, 2026, completing the staggered EP rollout.
- The record was produced in focused sessions with J Lloyd‑Watson and Lydia Kitto of Jungle, and veteran session bassist Pino Palladino contributed in the studio to finish the sound.
- Bridges has been previewing the new material with surprise pop-up performances in cities and festivals including Paris, Cannes, Los Angeles, Montreux, and London and has reworked his live show to include a DJ, horns, and backing vocalists.
- The project frames itself as a feel-good counterpoint to cultural fatigue, mixing the warm soul of Bridges’s earlier work with groove and dance influences from collaborators like Khruangbin and recent musical experiments.