After tip-toeing around the idea of a solo project like this one for a while, last year he finally set to recording a glittering ode to sixties pop, taking his cues from both classic and contemporary influences.
Embracing the timeless lovesickness of The Ronettes, The Shirelles and The Shangri-Las - subtly subverting it to focus on modern relationships, masculinity, and his own roots as a New Zealander - while contemporary acts like Sheer Mag, Angel Olsen, Aldous Harding and Shannon and the Clams provided inspiration as he penned his lyrics.
TRACK LISTING
Burnin’ Blue
/ It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye
/ The Lonely Hunter
/ Hemi’s Lament
/ Move Over Darling
/ My Lover, A Strange Her