| Release Date: | CLR2024rock |
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August 26 street date. As you can probably glean from the title, Bret McKenzie - whom you know from such modern musical treasures as comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, the Muppets movie reboots, and other ace kid-film soundtracks, Lord of the Rings fan blogs, guest songs for The Simpsons, cycling around the streets in his native New Zealand, and more - has a new solo record coming out filled with songs that ARE NOT COMEDY SONGS!
The songs of "Songs Without Jokes" focus on themes of escape, the perpetual search for peace, and navigating a life being pulled in multiple directions at once. There are also simple meditations on driving through a city, and the weather. McKenzie was inspired by the path icons like Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson had paved, where a silly or playful number could be sandwiched directly between a song about heartbreak or an earnest redemption and a scathing satire or character commentary. While the album may be free of traditional punch lines, it doesn’t lack a sense of humour. It showcases a new stage of McKenzie's career, to be sure, but one that isn't so far removed from his past work and true artistic self.
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