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One Big Happy - Bowling For Soup feat. The Dollyrots & Patent Pending

In preparation for October's One Big Happy tour, Bowling For Soup, Patent Pending and The Dollyrots have joined forces to create a cover album with a twist. One Big Happy features ten new recordings with each band picking their favourite song from each other's back catalogue and delivering their own unique versions as well as an original song from each band.

One Big Happy is the perfect appetiser for the tour; which sees Patent Pending heading to the UK for the first time and The Dollyrots returning to British shores after a two year absence.

Opening the album is Let's Go To The Pub; a brand new track from Texan pop rockers Bowling For Soup, this upbeat number is instantly catchy and is bound to become an anthem for Brits during October's tour. The Dollyrots are up next with a reworking of Bowling For Soup fan favourite The Bitch Song, followed by Shut Up And Smile which has been fantastically covered by Patent Pending.

Just Like All The Rest and Psycho In Love provide listeners with a chance to hear The Dollyrots and Patent Pending the way they should be heard. These two songs have not been covered so give a true reflection of both bands' material and style.

Closing the album is another original track; this time from Bowling For Soup frontman Jaret Reddick and Kelly Ogden from The Dollyrots called Love Ya, Love Ya, Love Ya; which is a bittersweet but catchy duet that will become an instant hit with fans, and will hopefully feature in their live shows during October.

One Big Happy not only breathes new life into old songs, it also acts as the perfect introduction to the lesser known bands on the tour. The album also provides fans with an unusual souvenir of what will be one of the happiest tours of 2012.