Hot damn
I didn't see the posters for SJD that appeared on Symonds Street over the holidays until just the other day. Too late now - the gig was on the 12th or so.
When I first heard 'Southern Lights' I was sure I could pick out some familiar voices in the background. Sure enough, now that I've got the album, the notes list Anika Moa and Don McGlashan for a few tracks. Awesome.
"There's a disadvantage in terms of connecting to an audience because New Zealand is a small country and you can't really survive off a cult audience. But having said that, the cultural isolation, and the fact that you probably aren't really going to make it, add an imperative to achieve on a more aesthetic level as opposed to a financial level. If you don't think you can succeed any other way, you've got to try and be true to your heart."
When I first heard 'Southern Lights' I was sure I could pick out some familiar voices in the background. Sure enough, now that I've got the album, the notes list Anika Moa and Don McGlashan for a few tracks. Awesome.
"There's a disadvantage in terms of connecting to an audience because New Zealand is a small country and you can't really survive off a cult audience. But having said that, the cultural isolation, and the fact that you probably aren't really going to make it, add an imperative to achieve on a more aesthetic level as opposed to a financial level. If you don't think you can succeed any other way, you've got to try and be true to your heart."