Tim Finn has earned his reputation as one of the great singer/songwriters of his generation. Initially finding fame with Split Enz, Finn further cemented his place in the contemporary music pantheon through a cartel of fine solo albums, his work with Crowded House and collaborations with his brother Neil Finn under the banner of the Finn Brothers.
Now, Tim is back with an EP of entirely new material, Long Live Music. Co-produced by Tony Buchen (Smashing Pumpkins, G-Flip, Montaigne), the work features three new songs: 'Innocence Back,’ ‘Melancholy Girl Of The Hour’ and ‘Dear You’.
The songs on Long Live Music offer an indication of Finn’s depth as a recording artist. ‘Innocence Back’ features a duet with Sahara Beck, 'Melancholy Girl Of The Hour’ displays a novelist’s eye for detail and ‘Dear You’ features his ability to write memorable cello lines and sing to us straight from the heart. Tim says, “These were recorded at home on garageband, which is how I do most of my work these days.”
The songs were co-written with Sean Sennett, a friend from Brisbane who, when Tim is in town, has accompanied him on his daily swims and walks through the West End. He also smuggled him into an off-night appearance by Bob Dylan at the Tivoli Theatre on Costin St.
The striking cover portrait comes from the archive of the much revered, John Williams. The late photographer, who was the first head of photography at Sydney College of the Arts, captured the image in 1966.
Having established himself in the early 1970s as a founding member of Split Enz and later as a co-writer of Crowded House’s classic album Woodface (alongside brother Neil), Finn has penned and co-written some of the most treasured songs in contemporary music. The likes of ‘I See Red”, “Poor Boy’, ‘My Mistake’, ‘Dirty Creature’, ‘I Hope I Never’, ‘Six Months In A Leaky Boat’ and 'Weather With You' immediately come to mind.
Finn’s successful solo career has delivered songs such as ‘Fraction Too Much Friction,’ ‘Made My Day’, ‘Persuasion’ and ‘Not Even Close’.
In recent years Finn has been developing new work for theatre. For the musical Ladies in Black, he received a Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work. Finn also co-wrote and performed in the one-man show White Cloud, a poetic examination of his NZ family and pakeha identity. The Fiery Maze, a raw and provocative song cycle written with the late Australian poet Dorothy Porter, had its premiere at Malthouse Theatre in 2016, and was picked up for inclusion in the 2017 Sydney Festival.
More recently Finn developed Ihitai 'Avei'a - Star Navigator, an ambitious work commissioned by West Australian Opera and New Zealand Opera, which had seasons in Auckland and Wellington and was recorded by the Western Australian Symphony orchestra and broadcast on the ABC.
His collaborative spirit ignited, in 2020/22 Finn worked with Roxy’s Music’s Phil Manzanera (who produced the Split Enz album Second Thoughts back in 1976), recording two albums Caught By The Heart and The Ghost of Santiago. He also worked with Split Enz bandmate Eddie Rayner on the acclaimed Forenzics LP, and Northern Irishman Andy White on their album Attitude.
However, after 50 years of making records, Long Live Music is Tim Finn’s first commercially released EP.
https://timfinn.lnk.to/longlivemusic
Spotify
Now, Tim is back with an EP of entirely new material, Long Live Music. Co-produced by Tony Buchen (Smashing Pumpkins, G-Flip, Montaigne), the work features three new songs: 'Innocence Back,’ ‘Melancholy Girl Of The Hour’ and ‘Dear You’.
The songs on Long Live Music offer an indication of Finn’s depth as a recording artist. ‘Innocence Back’ features a duet with Sahara Beck, 'Melancholy Girl Of The Hour’ displays a novelist’s eye for detail and ‘Dear You’ features his ability to write memorable cello lines and sing to us straight from the heart. Tim says, “These were recorded at home on garageband, which is how I do most of my work these days.”
The songs were co-written with Sean Sennett, a friend from Brisbane who, when Tim is in town, has accompanied him on his daily swims and walks through the West End. He also smuggled him into an off-night appearance by Bob Dylan at the Tivoli Theatre on Costin St.
The striking cover portrait comes from the archive of the much revered, John Williams. The late photographer, who was the first head of photography at Sydney College of the Arts, captured the image in 1966.
Having established himself in the early 1970s as a founding member of Split Enz and later as a co-writer of Crowded House’s classic album Woodface (alongside brother Neil), Finn has penned and co-written some of the most treasured songs in contemporary music. The likes of ‘I See Red”, “Poor Boy’, ‘My Mistake’, ‘Dirty Creature’, ‘I Hope I Never’, ‘Six Months In A Leaky Boat’ and 'Weather With You' immediately come to mind.
Finn’s successful solo career has delivered songs such as ‘Fraction Too Much Friction,’ ‘Made My Day’, ‘Persuasion’ and ‘Not Even Close’.
In recent years Finn has been developing new work for theatre. For the musical Ladies in Black, he received a Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work. Finn also co-wrote and performed in the one-man show White Cloud, a poetic examination of his NZ family and pakeha identity. The Fiery Maze, a raw and provocative song cycle written with the late Australian poet Dorothy Porter, had its premiere at Malthouse Theatre in 2016, and was picked up for inclusion in the 2017 Sydney Festival.
More recently Finn developed Ihitai 'Avei'a - Star Navigator, an ambitious work commissioned by West Australian Opera and New Zealand Opera, which had seasons in Auckland and Wellington and was recorded by the Western Australian Symphony orchestra and broadcast on the ABC.
His collaborative spirit ignited, in 2020/22 Finn worked with Roxy’s Music’s Phil Manzanera (who produced the Split Enz album Second Thoughts back in 1976), recording two albums Caught By The Heart and The Ghost of Santiago. He also worked with Split Enz bandmate Eddie Rayner on the acclaimed Forenzics LP, and Northern Irishman Andy White on their album Attitude.
However, after 50 years of making records, Long Live Music is Tim Finn’s first commercially released EP.
https://timfinn.lnk.to/longlivemusic
Spotify
