South East London’s emo rockers HAPPIER? channel post-engagement grief into debut EP “Anything”

On April 16, 2025, happier? releases their debut EP Anything, a five-track chronicle of heartbreak, self-inquiry, and emotional disarray written in the aftermath of a broken engagement. Anchored in post-hardcore and emo but colored with piano-led arrangements and abrupt sonic left turns, the EP documents vocalist Joshua Venzetti’s attempt to process personal collapse by turning it into sound. “This whole EP was me figuring out my feelings about my broken off engagement,” Venzetti states. “It was part catharsis, part distraction.” Each track began at his piano at home before expanding outward with contributions from Kiran Solanki (guitar), Lexi James (bass),