- 27
- Sep
We like to wait 'til we've got a full record to play with before whipping out the BTW brand, but one listen of the masterful pop composition "Second Chance" sealed 23-year-old Liam Finn's fate with no need for second chances, or guesses. On his debut LP, the Kiwi takes all the writing credits and most of the musical ones, too, a one-man band approach apparently he recreates during his heralded live gigs, jumping from bass and guitar loops to the drums and back to the mic. Didn't realize it at the time, but we saw him at Coachella, on stage with Crowded House. Nice gig, but there was a bit of nepotism to Liam's securing that slot (note the last name). Royal rock pedigree, but more than just the name Liam got his pop Neil's songcrafting genes.
