Entries in Forget the Past (19)
Top five for Forget the Past
Monday, April 14, 2014 at 02:20AM Elsewhere has chosen Forget the Past as one of the five faves, and in great company too.
"What a remarkable year it has been so far in New Zealand music: bristling pop-rock from Clap Clap Riot, Grayson Gilmour's multi-layered album, singer-songwriter Greg Fleming stretching himself in various directions . . .
In fact, and this is a first at Elsewhere, this week all the albums under our Favourite Five Recent CDs come from New Zealand artists.
And now this excellent entry from Liam Finn, one of the sons of a senior statesman whose most recent album Dizzy Heights is among that favourites list."
Elsewhere, Forget the Past, Graham Reid, Greg Fleming in Music 
Release gig
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 06:30AM The band had a great rehearsal last night - we hadn't played the songs as a band for two months but it was bang, straight into it, and we played the hell out of those songs! Last ones out of the practice room again!
Can't wait to play the whole album and a few deep cuts on April 12th at Paddington Live. And really looking forward to catching one of the very rare appearances by one of NZ's finest Grand Rapids. The Bads guitarist Brett Adams will be joining Grand Rapids for the gig. Also on the bill is singer/songwriter Mahoney Harris, whose new album (produced by the ubiquitous Wayne Bell) is currently being mixed.
Get tickets at utr or $10 on the door. Cds will also be available on the night.
Greg
Elsewhere
Monday, March 31, 2014 at 06:01PM Elsewhere kindly asked me to write something about the making of the new album - you can read the full article here
"I wanted to make a record that delved into different rhythms, styles and sonic textures, a record I’d want to listen to. Most of all I did not want to make a downer record.
My pie-in-the sky blueprint was nothing less than Stevie’s Innervisions – funky, political, tender and tough - a record that gave you a sense of a city and its people, living and breathing. Most of the songs on FTP were written in 2012/13 while Egypt burned (Cities in the Distance) and while much of the Far North high-tailed it to mining jobs in Aussie if they could (Working Poor). They’re about rush-hour ennui and domestic dramas (Jaywalkers, Sleepless Kid), not forgetting a few nods at Tin Pan Alley moon-in-June romance (There She Goes, Honeysuckle Love). My favourite song might be Summer in the City – about grabbing a sad-sack friend by the scruff of the neck and taking them out to the beach on New Year’s Day. The last song Winter Sun was inspired by talking to someone who hadn’t lived through a winter for years -- they could afford to hop hemispheres and did. No walking along Bethels Beach to the caves on a cold winter’s day for them!"
"this (album) feels more shot through with joy and acceptance of life -- and for a songwriter that happiness and domesticity are of as much value as source material as discontent. Honeysuckle Love is just plain fun is bound to be a crowd-pleaser. And Broken Lights, New Mexico (a line from which this album takes it title) is one of the most affecting ballads he has ever written. Hearing this as a farewell to their relationship, any woman would well up at this naked statement of love, defeat and gratitude."
You can read the full review here
Forget the Past, Greg Fleming, New Zealand in Music