New Song Of The Day: Crowded House – To The Island

Well now, we can’t let this one slip by…a new song from Crowded House! Listen to To the Island”

With Neil just across the street we’d better give To The Island a nod and a wink. The tune comes from upcoming Crowded House album, Dreamers Are Waiting. Here’s the record company blurb with the lowdown on the single, the video, the album and the tour:

Iconic band CROWDED HOUSE reveal a new single “To The Island” and announce their forthcoming album Dreamers Are Waiting will be available June 4. The album is available for pre-order HERE, download/stream “To The Island” HERE.

The video for “To The Island” was filmed at various locations including New Zealand, Los Angeles and Ireland with Neil Finn and Mark Simon Brown serving as directors.

UPCOMING TOUR

The band also begins their “To The Island” tour in New Zealand March 4th with full itinerary listed below.   The tour and new music feature founding members Neil Finn and Nick Seymour along with producer and keyboardist Mitchell Froom, guitarist and singer Liam Finn and his younger brother, drummer Elroy Finn.

Finn explains, “I’ve always been afraid of just repeating the same formulas, and somehow this feels like a fresh and authentic way to re-approach Crowded House today with an awareness of all our history and where, how and why it began in the first place. The original band mentality and philosophy in still in there, especially with Mitchell now part of it again, working in a different way along with Nick and I.” At the same time Finn clearly treasures all the new energy and talent brought to the party by Liam and Elroy.

Following Neil Finn’s surprise star turn and an extremely successful world tour with Fleetwood Mac, Neil and Nick Seymour are energised and inspired to begin a new chapter in the Crowded House story. A new generation has grown up and connected with their songs and will now get to experience the band live as they perform legendary anthems from the bands 35-year career, along with fresh new music.

“We were fortunate to be recording in the studio right before lockdown and so began this album with band tracks recorded live in a room, all brimming with character and energy. We then spent our strangest year, 2020, at distance from each other but connecting daily, swapping files and making those tracks complete. We’re so excited and grateful to be back in one room together now, rehearsing, first to play live in front of audiences in NZ and soon we hope for the rest of the world,” said Neil Finn.

TRACKLISTING

1. Bad Times Good
2. Playing With Fire
3. To The Island
4. Sweet Tooth
5. Whatever You Want
6. Show Me The Way
7. Goodnight Everyone
8. Start Of Something
9. Too Good For This World
10. Real Life Woman
11. Love Isn’t Hard At All
12. Deeper Down

CROWDED HOUSE “TO THE ISLAND” – NEW ZEALAND 2021

HAMILTON                  CLAUDELANDS ARENA          THURSDAY, 4 MARCH
NAPIER                       CHURCH ROAD WINERY         SATURDAY, 6 MARCH – SOLD OUT
NAPIER                        CHURCH ROAD WINERY         SUNDAY, 7 MARCH – NEW SHOW
NELSON                       TRAFALGAR CENTRE             TUESDAY, 9 MARCH – NEW SHOW DATE
CHRISTCHURCH          CHRISTCHURCH ARENA         WEDNESDAY, 10 MARCH
DUNEDIN                     TOWN HALL                            THURSDAY, 11 MARCH – SOLD OUT
QUEENSTOWN            GIBBSTON VALLEY                 SATURDAY, 13 MARCH
WELLINGTON             TSB BANK ARENA                  MONDAY, 15 MARCH
PALMERSTON NTH     REGENT THEATRE                  WEDNESDAY, 17 MARCH – SOLD OUT
AUCKLAND                  SPARK ARENA                        FRIDAY, 19 MARCH – SOLD OUT
NEW PLYMOUTH         BOWL OF BROOKLANDS       SATURDAY, 20 MARCH
AUCKLAND                  SPARK ARENA                        SUNDAY, 21 MARCH – NEW SHOW

For complete tour and ticket information, visit crowdedhouse.com & www.livenation.co.nz