Liam Finn, a twenty-three-year-old New Zealand native and the son of Neil Finn, writes, produces and engineers his own music, adhering to a strict DIY creative process - even shooting his own publicity photos and album artwork. Welling up from the dark bars and clubs of London's thriving indie music scene, rock n' roll prodigy...More
Liam Finn, a twenty-three-year-old New Zealand native and the son of Neil Finn, writes, produces and engineers his own music, adhering to a strict DIY creative process - even shooting his own publicity photos and album artwork. Welling up from the dark bars and clubs of London's thriving indie music scene, rock n' roll prodigy Liam Finn has bounded onto the international music scene with the force and presence of an artist twice his age.
In addition to meticulously overseeing the recording of his debut album I'll Be Lightning, Finn plays nearly every instrument on the album, a responsibility he doesn't relinquish during his now mythic live gigs. During his raucous yet intimate performances Liam utilizes effects pedals to create, sample and loop bass, guitar, drums and vocals to layer with his live vocals and guitar. Pre-programmed flourishes, also keyed live by Finn, gurgle under his sharp, addictive melodies to produce experimental pop music that is simultaneously ghostly and direct in its atmospherics and emotionalism.
Liam Finn performed at Amoeba Hollywood on February 20, 2008 with EJ Barnes. Click here for photos of the in-store.
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