Bret McKenzie has shared his latest solo single ‘Dave’s Place’ – you can listen to the new track below.The song is taken from the Flight Of The Conchords musician’s full-length solo debut ‘Songs Without Jokes’, which is set for release on August 26 via Sub Pop.Speaking about ‘Dave’s Place’, McKenzie said in a statement: “Like most of my songs I wrote this one night at home in Wellington while strumming away on my guitar.
I then worked with producer Mickey Petralia in L.A. to develop the initial idea. What started off as a three-chord country song, came out the other side an eighties Blade Runner, Dire Straits-esque jam.“The song is called ‘Dave’s Place’ after the late Dave Bianco.
Dave was an amazing audio engineer I worked with on various occasions in L.A., but he sadly passed away not long before I started making this record.
Dave had a studio in the North Hollywood he referred to as ‘Dave’s place’.”McKenzie added: “After he passed I finally worked there and this is the track that came out of that session.
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