“There was just a sudden, ‘Hang on a minute!
There’s a wonderful, soulful way to bring Crowded House back into the fold.'”
The Musical Moodboard is a recurring EW feature where artists reveal the inspirations behind a new album.
Credit: Illustration by Anne Latini for EW
Mythical, metaphorical, sometimes melancholic, Neil Finn’s songs have always shimmered.
There’s a wonderful, soulful way to bring Crowded House back into the fold.
So let’s just do it.'"
Neil Finn performing with Fleetwood Mac in 2018.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
“Our biggest delivery was about 30 boxes,” he says.
There’s a strange carnival gene flowing through Mitchell," says Finn.
Tromp l’oeil painting
Bassist Nick Seymour created the illusory bunny-featuring trompe l’oeil album cover during lockdown.
The album cover for Crowded House’s ‘Dreamer Are Waiting’ was created by bassist Nick Seymour.BMG
But he sees something else going on under the surface.
There’s some decay…but there’s the bright future as well, out the cave door."
I was overwhelmed and had to leave immediately," says Finn.
“I was hailing a cab as quickly as I could.
“And the whole school would suddenly be filled with the smell of fish and chips.
Can I have a chip?Pleasejust one chip!’
And it would just drive kids crazy.”
Because that would be kind of handy for the record and help us get into it.'
