Luke P Buda (gat, sing, key), Samuel F Scott (sing, gat, key), T Conrad Wedde (gat, key), Richie Singleton (drum, melodica), Will J D Ricketts (percusion, key, sing), Warner Emery (bass, sing)
Have a listen to our new single "Bright Grey", vote for it on the bNet top 10 or request it on your local Radio Station...prease!
or for USA inquiries contact ashley@plusonemusic.net and jonnykaps@plusonemusic.net
Check out more goss/reviews on
http://www.spinner.com/artists/3x3/the-phoenix-foundation
Influences
Nightmares...snacks....ghosts of teenage parties....second hand clothing stores in Otaki
Vangelis, Casio keyboards, Sonic Youth, Fleetwood Mac, The Velvet Underground, Toto, The Clean, Studio 1, Led Zepplin, Goblin, Pixies, Sepultura, Donovan, Gram, Bob Dylan, Sun Ra, Black Sabbath, Talking Heads, The Congos, Bressa Creeting Cake, Bailterspace, Grandaddy, Belle & Sebastian, Air, Eno, Radiohead, Nick Drake,
Sounds Like
Gravy lollipops
The Phoenix Foundation recorded their debut album ‘Horsepower’ with Lee Prebble at The Surgery in Wellington, New Zealand. The gruelling late nights and scurvy resulted in one of the most acclaimed New Zealand albums of the year. ‘Horsepower’ was the only album to be nominated for ‘Best Album’ at both The New Zealand Music Awards (aka the Tuis) and The Bnet Awards. It was also voted the ‘Best NZ Album’ of the year by nzmusic.com and was the only New Zealand album selected in The Listener's ‘Top Ten Albums’ by Nick Bollinger (Listener/Radio NZ).
Renowned for their dynamic, imaginative and charming live show, The Phoenix Foundation have played regular slots at some of New Zealand’s biggest festivals including The Big Day Out, a support slot on the NZ Finn Brothers tour and a sell-out NZ Theatre Headlining Tour which included shows at The Opera House in Wellington and Auckland’s St James Theatre.
Sea World - This is a marvelous un-official video posted by some clever people to youtube.
Bleaching Sun - Happy Ending
Bright Grey - Happy Ending
Hitchcock
Let Me Die A Woman - Horsepower
Record Label
Young American (US),Warners(NZ), RemoteControl(Oz)
The Phoenix Foundation announce the fourth single & video from their latest album Happy Ending. Featuring jogging, singing, knight killing, death defying, wrestling, horse, beach enigma and more, this is perhaps one of the best NZ music videos …. well … at least of the summer?
Click here to buy the song now;
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=264600502&id=264600228&s=143461
The video is another collaboration between The Phoenix Foundation and Taika Waititi who have worked together most notoriously on the video clip for Bright Grey, and Waititi’s feature film Eagle Vs Shark. Less known is their work on 'Lord Of the Rings - The Fellowship of The Ring', an epic story that failed to make the New Zealand singles charts in face of stiff competition from the Mama Mia soundtrack.
Click here to buy Happy Ending in Aus:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=273950988&id=273950698&s=143460
We are are very pleased to announce we have released our third studio album through Flying nun Records.
NEW ALBUM "HAPPY ENDING" AVAILABLE NOW!
Some reviews so far
-"It is one of the best examples of pop music that this country has produced" ***** Scott Kara, The Herald, Herald/Time Out number 1 album for 2007
-"Its not just the best thing this Wellington band has ever done, its simply one of the best things Ive heard all year...from anywhere." Nick Bollinger, Radio New Zealand, Nick Bollingers top 10 albums of the year in The Listener
-"This has my vote for album of the year" ***** Lindsay Davis, The Dominion Post
- "The band's best album yet: immediate yet trippy, bright on the surface but dark beneath, catchy as bird flu while seething with sonic and emotional complexity. My favourite local record of the year so far." Grant Smithies, Sunday Star Times
The follow up to our gold selling album ''Pegasus'' released in 2005, "Happy Ending" has once again been recorded and produced by Lee Prebble at The Surgery Studio in Newtown, Wellington between late 2006/2007.
The first single Bright Grey has just been released and is now available for download through I tunes. Bright Grey was the number one song on all alternative, student and indie rock stations in New Zealand for 2007.
The amazing video for Bright Grey has also just been finished and was directed by Oscar nominated Taika Waititi (Two Cars One Night, Eagle Vs Shark) with whom we wrote the soundtrack for his latest film Eagle Vs Shark. See below to Stream the new video!!
THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION RELEASED HORSEPOWER IN THE U.S ON 15 MAY, 2007
We released our album Horsepower through
Young American Recordings on May 15. For more information visit www.youngamericanrecordings.com
Here is what peoples have been yakkin' about Horsepower in the US;
‘’Serene and fluid experimental pop rock that could be the
soundtrack to the dream you never want to end’’
- Sentamentalist Mag
“the most gorgeously unexpected surprise of the year”
- V Man Magazine
…..a mastery of sonic nuance. The arrangements are rich and
colorful, but the texture never feels too thick.…. In a rock
market saturated with high-octane releases, Horsepower is
a welcome change of pace.
- Popmatters – Neal Hayes
There is something otherwordly about this group, whilst
it might be hemispheric difference….., it is a pleasurable diversion’’
- Big Shot Magazine, U.S, March 07
Eagle Vs Shark:
The Phoenix Foundation have written the score for the soon to
be releases film Eagle Vs Shark, directed by Oscar Nominated
film director Taika Waititi. The film was released in the U.S
in June through Mirimax and has been getting rave reviews from
major film festivals around the world.
www.eaglevsshark.net
Come and join the yakkity blah at http://www.thephoenixfoundation.co.nz/forum/
Since you guys are my friends I though you might want to check out the hot new Vagrants vids from the recent Hi Fi Bar gig http://www.youtube.com/thevagrants
Also 10 songs live recorded live at The HI Fi on Myspace at www.myspace.com/thevagrantslive
You sound like gravy lollipops? That's actually pretty cool because if you drop a gravy lollipop on the floor it won't get all fuzzy like a real lollipop would; the grease lets the hair and stuff roll right off.
Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and also directly from the merchandise page of the official website. You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.
Thanks for adding me to your circle of friends Your music is very nice is exactly my taste. I wish you much success and also fun with your projects All the Best for You !!! Greetings from Germany Orientchill
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