Too good for this world (Crowded House) (LP 633)

Crowded House  Dreamers Are Waiting (Vinyl, Lester Records - EMI, 2021) **** 

Genre: NZ pop/rock 

Places I remember: JB HiFi (Palmerston North)

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: To The Island

Gear costume: Whatever You Want, Playing With Fire 

Active compensatory factors: I'm not a Crowded House completist but I am a fan. Their 1996 compilation Recurring Dream is an amazing collection of Beatley pop.

Since then they've reformed a few times to create interesting, if somewhat inessential albums. This time out (the first Crowdies album in eleven years) Neil carries on the tradition of employing fellow Finns to flesh out the band (not Tim this time, but his two sons - Liam and Elroy, and his wife Sharon).

Bassist Nick Seymour remains onboard - along with Neil, he's the only constant member of the original band.

And so to the music - it's fresh but instantly recognisable as a Crowded House record. The harmonies and melodies are present and correct, while the younger generation Finns add plenty of flavour. Liam even contributes two of the songs and co-writes others with Neil.

I've only played the record twice but already it sounds like the effort to resusitate the band was a brilliant decision. 

Where do they all belong? I must find a copy of Together Alone!