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Tim Finn's Say It Is So underscores a perpetually restless creativity that's carried the New Zealander from the New Wave powerhouse Split Enz through Crowded House and other partnerships with younger brother Tim, to ALT (his earthy collaboration with Hothouse Flowers) to a handful of diverse solo efforts. Throwing in with Nashville producer-guitarist Jay Joyce (Patty Griffin, John Hiatt, the Wallflowers), Finn has produced a record bristling with indie spirit and musical playfulness. The dry expressiveness of his vocals often contrast starkly with the moody mix of muscular guitars, looped samples, and spare harmonies that frame them. Finn's pop sensibility won't be denied, be it straightforward (the Enz-ish "Underwater Mountain") or techno-adventurous ("Roadtrip"), but he's typically worked very hard at finding new voices and sounds to express it. If he stumbles a little (the pedantic sludge of "Need to Be Right"), it's just another sign that Finn is a musician brave enough to occasionally reach beyond his grasp. --Jerry McCulley
Say It Is So,Tim Finn,What Are Records,Adult Alternative Pop/Rock,New Zealand,Pop,Pop/Rock,Popular Music,Rock,Rock/Pop,Rock/Pop. The well-loved richness of Tim Finn's songs with a new found honesty and rawness.,Singer/Songwriter
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