The Phoenix Foundation have lived many lives. From high school distortion addicts to indie folk trippers to masters of motorik dream pop. It's been five years since their last album, 'Give Up Your Dreams', but that downtime has been well spent. The New Zealand outfit have been writing, recording, touring with a Symphony Orchestra amongst other things, creating the acclaimed soundtrack for Taika Waititi's 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople'. Slowly, when they could, the six old friends found time to work together in studios, garages, forests, and sheds to put together the concise ten song album that is, 'Friend Ship', which as you would expect, weaves seamlessly between dreamy introspective pop, stretched out grooves and psychedelic rock, it also exists as a collection of masterfully crafted songs.
Track Listing:
1. Guru - The Phoenix Foundation
2. Miserable Meal (With the NZSO) - The Phoenix Foundation
3. Hounds of Hell (With Nadia Reid) - The Phoenix Foundation
4. Decision Dollars (With Hollie Fullbrook) - The Phoenix Foundation
5. Transit of Venus (With the NZSO) - The Phoenix Foundation
6. Tranquility (With Hollie Fullbrook) - The Phoenix Foundation
7. Landline - The Phoenix Foundation
8. Former Glory (With Anita Clark) - The Phoenix Foundation
9. My Kitchen Rules - The Phoenix Foundation
10. Trem Sketch - The Phoenix Foundation
Year of Production: 2020
