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LiNDON PUFFiN - AS OF FEBRUARY 2009
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JUST FINISHED RECORDING 23 NEW SONGS FOR UPCOMING ALBUM ‘VASELINE ON THE LENS’ - DUE OUT MID 09 (INTEND TO PUT 12 SONGS ON THE ALBUM)
CURRENTLY ORGANISING INTERNATIONAL RELEASE & TOURAGE
SOUNDS A BIT LIKE BOB SEGAR OR ELVIS COSTELLO OR JOHN PRINE OR FLEETWOOD MAC OR RANDY NEWMAN? LIKE R18 MAINSTREAM YACHT ROCK?
FIRST SINGLE ‘DRIVE BY’ RECEIVING MAINSTREAM RADIO PLAY
SHOULD SELL SHIP LOADS & MAKE LINDON PRETTY UNCOOL WITH SOME OF HIS FRIENDS. NOT INDIE OR ALT OR SUB ANYTHING REALLY.
LAST YEAR: TENACIOUS D SUPPORT, EXTENSIVE NZ TOUR, BILLY BRAGG SUPPORT, WORLD TOUR - 12 COUNTRIES / 36 CITIES, WROTE & RECORDED ‘VASELINE’
PREVIOUS RELEASES: SHOW PONY 07, FIGURE 8000 DOCO & SOUNDTRACK 05, STUFF LIKE THAT 03, NEOISMISM 00, THE PUFFINS 99, GROUNDSWELL 94, NOSE 2 TAIL 91, THE INCOHERENT ESSOTERICS 88
PREVIOUS BANDS: THE BLEEDING HEARTS 03-06, THE NEOISMISTS 00 –09, THE PUFFINS 95-00, THTLATSSH 93-95, THE INCOHERENT ESSOTERICS 87-89
HAPPIEST TOURING & PLAYING LIVE – AS BOTH A SOLO COUNTRY PUNK OR WITH CURRENT ROCKABILLY 3 PIECE ‘THE WILD OATS’
TALKS A LOT, SMOKES A BIT, DRINKS SINGLE MALT, LIKES FISHING
PLAYS: KAZOO, GUITAR, PIANO, HARMONICA & DRUNK DRUMS
PERFORMS AT: COMMUNITY HALLS, OPEN MICS, PRE-SCHOOLS & HUGE FESTIVALS
FEE: $1K/HR SOLO. $2K/HR BAND (NOT INCLUDING TRAVEL & EXPENSES)
HAS HEAPS OF GEAR, A RUDE VAN, AN OLD GUITAR, A CHORSE DOG & A BEAUTIFUL GIRLFRIEND WHO WRITES, SINGS & PLAYS BETTER THAN HIM
CAN PLAY A TRAGIC NON-STOP 80’S MEDLEY FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS
WON’T COMPROMISE HIS ETHICS FOR ANYTHING BUT MONEY AND CONTRA.
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CONTACT: LINDONPUFFIN@GMAIL.COM
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REVIEWS & AWARDS…
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“ALBUM OF THE YEAR” SHOW PONY – Waikato Times Dec 07
“BEST LIVE ACT OF UNIVERSITY ORIENTATION 07” – Victoria University NZ
“BEST LIVE SHOW AT THE DUX de LUX 2004” - Christchurch Press NZ
AS SEEN IN THE HIT FILM ‘FIGURE 8000’ – C4TV, SKY TV & RIALTO CINEMAS.
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"PHYSICALLY & MUSICALLY REMINISCENT OF MORRISEY & ELVIS COSTELLO (AND JUST AS ENTERTAINING)...PUFFIN'S SHOW PONY IS A FANTASTIC SLICE OF SOUTHERN CULTURE." 4 STARS - Phil Reed Real Groove.
"IF ARTISTS LIKE NEIL YOUNG, CHRIS KNOX, ELVIS COSTELLO OR RANDY NEWMAN EVER FLOATED BOAT, YOU'LL SERIOUSLY DIG LINDON PUFFIN'S SHOW PONY. THIS IS THE STRONGEST CANDIDATE YET FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR!" 5 STARS - Jeff Neems Waikato Times.
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LIVE REVIEW 1 - SUPPORTING BILLY BRAGG - WELLINGTON NZ (16/1/08)
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Lindon Puffin, solo singer/songwriter, opened for Billy Bragg. He got the crowd all revved up and ready. What’s up with musicians who check their instrument, tune their guitar and then start performing without introducing themselves? After three songs someone yelled from the back, “What’s your name mate?” He did a full set, originals and a few covers and mentioned a hundred times that his CD was for sale. He was a perfect opening for Bragg, full of energy, and a little self-deprecating chatter. Just the man, the guitar, the capo and a kazoo. The kazoo is something I can do without. And, Puffin can sing!
By Diane Spodarek - The Lumiere Reader (lumiere@lumiere.net.nz)
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LIVE REVIEW 2 - RECENT NEW ZEALAND TOUR SHOW (9/2/08)
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Lindon Puffin ended his New Zealand Tour with a brilliant, hilarious, entertaining and very kiwi show at the Rangiora Regent Theatre on the 9th of Feb. On his return to his schoolboy town, he had the audience eating out of his hand and roaring with laughter as he filled the show with anecdotes of his experiences on tour and life in general. Nothing was sacred - hot chicks, Motueka bogans, ferry crossings and seittit. I have never seen a musician so relaxed and open and entertaining between songs.
His music can best be described as 'rockabilly' with great hooks and chops in the mould of Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello and a modern day Buddy Holly. He peppered his show with covers of Elton John, Johhny Cash, John Prime & Neil Young. Lindon's multi-instrumentalism was shown with him alternating between guitar, ukelele, piano, kazoo, harmonica and drums. In one set that blew my mind, he played drums, guitar, harmonica, kazoo and sang - all at the same time! Go buy his current album - "Show Pony" and lounge back and let something wonderful and unique fill your conciousness, and support a guy that is living the life, and keeping it real.
If you ever get the opportunity to see Lindon Puffin live - go for it, before he is too big for you to enjoy the witty repartee, the open banter and warm intimacy in a natural, laid-back kiwi setting.
Reviewed by Aaron Clark (10/2/08)
http://nzguitars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8436
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