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Coddington ,Anna: The Lake |
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Anna Coddington is one of New Zealand’s foremost heroines of independent pop music, as is clearly evident on her debut, self-produced album “The Lake”,released June 2008.
Coddington has been quietly kicking around New Zealand’s music scene for some time now. You may have heard her singing in the background of some well known tunes by artists like Bic Runga, Anika Moa, SJD, Dimmer and more, or in the foreground of a handful of casually released pop gems by her bands Handsome Geoffery and Duchess.
“The Lake” sees Coddington working with what she describes as her “factual dream band”. Taking the production reigns herself, she gathered together guitarist Ned Ngatae (Trinity Roots, Hollie Smith, Dimmer), drummer Riki Gooch (Trinity Roots, Bic Runga, Eru Dangerspiel), bassist Chip Matthews (Opensouls, Anika Moa), and keyboardist Steph Brown (Che Fu, Nathan Haines, Opensouls). Recorded at Roundhead Studios and Radio New Zealand with acclaimed engineers Neil Baldock and Andre Upston, the album also features vocals from friends (and then flatmates) Anika Moa and Tim Guy, and a musical cameo from Neil Finn.
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