Fat Freddys Drop

Heavyweight soul providers Fat Freddy's Drop will release their new album Blackbird on Friday 21 June 2013 via Remote Control. Blackbird is the third full-length release from the New Zealand band and will see Fat Freddy's Drop exceed half-a-million album sales worldwide.The band has toured Australian 27 times and will be back in the country again in August to celebrate the release of the album.Featuring nine tracks, Blackbird was written and recorded at Bays, the band's own studio, which was one of the last vinyl pressing plants in New Zealand and then an apostolic church. "Blackbird is truer to FFD's musical philosophy than anything else we've done", say the band. "We feel totally at home melding together this unholy mix of disco, rootsy dub, blues, soul and electronic funk - it's what we do."

"A thumping party for the animated and illustrated preview of their fourth studio album, Blackbird" themusic.com  

"It's awesome to hear that the Fat Freddy's Drop winning formula is still going strong" the brag

"Masterclass in dynamics" Sydney Morning Herald