Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie announces debut solo album Songs Without Jokes
Bret McKenzie, best known as one half of Flight of the Conchords, has announced his debut solo album Songs Without Jokes, and has shared the lead single "A Little Tune".
"A Little Tune" is the first preview of McKenzie's debut full-length solo album, and lands with a Ezra Simons-directed video.
His upcoming album Songs Without Jokes was recorded at East West Studios and United Recordings, and is produced by Mickey Petralia and McKenzie. The album is mixed by Darrell Thorpe, and mastered by Dave Ives at 101 Mastering in LA.
"Post-Conchords, I’d been working on songs for the Muppets films, and during a session I had the thought that it would be fun someday to work on some songs that weren’t for someone else, that don’t have to tell a story or be funny or continue the narrative plot, checking all the boxes for the character in the movie," McKenzie explains. "I thought it’d be fun to do a record like that, something different."
Tracklist:
- This World
- If You Wanna Go
- Dave’s Place
- Here for You
- That’s L.A.
- Up in Smoke
- Carry On
- A Little Tune
- America Goodbye
- Tomorrow Today
- Crazy Times
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