311- “Stealing Happy Hours”

For the last 20 years, 311 has been consistently evolving their sound. From dance hall beats, punk bass, melodic flows, reggae riffs and psychedelic scratches, the Omaha based band has revitalized its trademark music on every album.

The best showcase of the band’s musical diversity can be found in the 1997 album “Transistor.” Every track embodies a different sound, but none is more experimental and optimistic than the last track, “Stealing Happy Hours.”

The song is a hazy, relaxed take on life, backed up by the smooth vocals of Nick Hexum.

By feeling like Hank Chinaski, poet Charles Bukowski’s alter-ego, and actual sounds of outer space, 311 embodies an atmospheric plane.

If you heed the advice of “snatching bits of time that no one else can seem to find,” you too can be stealing happy hours in the last week before finals.