Split Enz was a New Zealander art-rock band from Auckland, formed in late 1972 and active through several iterations over a 12-year period. In 1973, the band released a pair of singles on Vertigo and EMI, followed by nine albums on Mushroom between 1975 and 1984. Their first album, Mental Notes, includes the popular early […]
Tim Finn is an New Zealander singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of Split Enz. He debuted as a solo artist with the 1983 album Escapade, which spawned the cross-Tasman No. 2 hit “Fraction Too Much Friction.” In 1985, he appeared as a bandleader and jingle-writer in the Australian romantic comedy The Coca-Cola […]
Time and Tide is the seventh album by kiwi art-rock band Split Enz, released in 1982 on A&M Records. The pre-released single “Dirty Creature” and its b-side “Make Sense of It” bookend the album, which features three solo compositions each from Neil Finn (“Hello Sandy Allen,” “Take a Walk,” “Log Cabin Fever”) and Tim Finn […]
Waiata (aka Corroboree) is the sixth album by Split Enz, released in March 1981 on Mushroom Records in Oceania and A&M in the Northern Hemisphere. Waiata features the pre-released single “One Step Ahead” and three additional Neil Finn songs, including “Iris,” an eerie, atmospheric love song with plucked electric guitar (in an odd tuning); and […]
Frenzy is the fourth album by kiwi art-rock band Split Enz, released down under in 1979 on Mushroom Records. In 1981, a remixed/re-sequenced version of the album was issued in the Northern Hemisphere on A&M. Tracklist (A&M version): A1. “I See Red” (3:15) A2. “Give It a Whirl” (2:49) A3. “Master Plan” (3:07) A4. “Betty” (4:39) […]
Mental Notes is the debut album by kiwi art-rock septet Split Enz, released Down Under in 1975 on Mushroom Records. Tracklist: A1. “Walking Down a Road” (5:26) A2. “Under the Wheel” (7:49) A3. “Amy (Darling)” (5:17) A4. “So Long for Now” (3:18) B1. “Stranger Than Fiction” (6:58) B2. “Time for a Change” (3:46) B3. “Maybe” […]
Second Thoughts is the second album by Split Enz, released in August 1976 in Australia and New Zealand on Mushroom Records. In the Northern Hemisphere, the album was re-titled Mental Notes and released on Chrysalis with a modified version of the namesake earlier album‘s cover art. Tracklist: A1. “Late Last Night” (4:04) A2. “Walking Down […]
Dizrythmia is the third album by Kiwi art-rock septet Split Enz, released in 1977 on Mushroom (AU/NZ) and Chrysalis (UK/US). Tracklist: A1. “Bold as Brass” (3:22) A2. “My Mistake” (2:56) A3. “Parrot Fashion Love” (3:47) A4. “Sugar and Spice” (3:49) A5. “Without a Doubt” (5:26) B1. “Crosswords” (3:21) B2. “Charlie” (6:26) B3. “Nice to Know” […]
True Colours is the fifth album by kiwi art-rock/New Wave band Split Enz, released in 1980 on Mushroom (AU/NZ) and A&M (US/UK). Tracklist: A1. “Shark Attack” (2:52) A2. “I Got You” (3:24) A3. “What’s the Matter With You” (3:02) A4. “Double Happy” (3:15) A5. “I Wouldn’t Dream of It” (3:14) A6. “I Hope I Never” […]
