Since you are interested in Birds, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Brooke Fraser
What to do With Daylight [ Columbia Records / CD - released 29/Jan/2008 ] This is the wonderful debut album from NZ's very own Brooke Fraser, featuring the hit singles "Better", & "Saving The World". A contrast of haunting, soul-searching confessions & lighthearted, joyful tunes... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Based On a True Story [ The Drop / Rhythmethod New Zealand / CD - released 2/May/2005 ] The debut studio album from one of Aotearoa's most loved and respected groups. The legendary brotherhood of midnight marauders & purveyors of hi-tek soul, deliver an album which is steeped in dub, reggae & dancefloor electronica. Fat Freddy's... |
Anika Moa
Stolen Hill [ Warner Music New Zealand / CD - released 2/Aug/2005 ] Anika's second album "blends the personal and the political in ways Moa has never attempted, resulting in the best songs she's written. Poignant and original" - Sunday Star Times (4 stars) |
Bic Runga
Beautiful Collision [ Columbia Records / CD - released 11/Apr/2002 ] Beautiful indeed! Winner New Zealand Music Awards 2003: Best Solo Artist, Best Female Vocalist, Highest Selling NZ Album |
Dave Dobbyn
Anotherland [ Sony & BMG Entertainment New Zealand / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] Produced by the mighty Adrian Sherwood & Skip "Little Axe" McDonald, 'Anotherland' is an excellent effort from Dave Dobbyn (possibly his best ever, in fact) and includes the single, "Wild Kisses Like Rain". |
Madeleine Peyroux
Half the Perfect World [ Universal Music / CD - released 31/Aug/2006 ] This 12-track album finds Peyroux lending her sublime vocals to songs by artists she has cherished throughout her lifetime, such as Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Fred Neil and Joni Mitchell ("River," on a duet with k.d. lang). |
Robert Plant / Alison Krauss
Raising Sand [ Decca Records / CD - released 25/Oct/2007 ] Two of the most distinctive vocalists in modern music, present their astonishing new collaborative album. The pair create an amazing, unexpected, and entirely new sound when they sing together. |
Trinity Roots
True [ Stone Feather / CD - released 20/May/2002 ] Winner New Zealand Music Awards 2003 - "Best Roots Music Album". Dub / Reggae rubbing shoulders with Jazz, Blues and Soul feeling |
Anika Moa
In Swings the Tide [ EMI Music New Zealand / CD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] The third album from Auckland based singer / songwriter Anika Moa features the single "Dreams in My Head". Beautifully composed and her first self-produced album, 'In Swings the Tide' is her finest work yet! |
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Lonely Runs Both Ways [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 26/Mar/2009 ] Her voice has never sounded more pristine or commanding; while on fiddle and viola she colours each song. A recording with aching beauty and depth - Recommended! |
Diana Krall
From This Moment On [ Verve Records / CD - released 18/Sep/2006 ] This album is an eleven-song collection that captures the Canadian-born sensation in full swing, in great company, and at the top of her game. |
Annah Mac
Little Stranger [ Sony Music New Zealand / CD - released 5/Sep/2011 ] NZ singer/songwriter, Annah Mac presents her debut album - featuring the singles "Celia", "Home", "Focus" and "Baby Don't Change". |
Bic Runga
Try to Remember Everything [ Columbia Records / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] Three years on from the recording of the multi award winning 'Birds', Bic releases this eagerly awaited collection, which brings together some brilliant previously unreleased songs and alternate versions of hits from her incredible career. |
Tim Guy
Hummabyes [ Monkey Records New Zealand / CD - released 5/Nov/2007 ] This is Tim's second full-length album - a refreshing set of whimsical alt. country flavoured indie-pop songs, chock full of instantly "hummable" tunes, performed by some of NZ's finest musicians. |
Various Artists
More Nature - The Best of New Zealand Music from 2000-2005 [ Sony Music New Zealand / CD - released 25/Jan/2006 ] Featuring Bic Runga, Breaks Co-op, Brooke Fraser, Dave Dobbyn, The Feelers, Goldenhorse, Finn Brothers, Nesian Mystik, Goodshirt and many more... |
Various Artists
Show of Hands - Original Soundtrack [ Arch Hill Recordings New Zealand / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] Don McGlashan composed and oversaw this soundtrack, featuring performances by himself and his band The Seven Sisters with guests including Anika Moa, Reb Fountain, Voom, James Ioelu, Sean Donnelly and more. |