EP 64: Crowded House - 'Woodface'

Do you have facts and or figures about Woodface? I

certainly do.

So this was Crowded House's third studio album, which released on the 1st of July 1991.

Yes, this album is older than us.

And we'll just take a moment to pause to let that sink in.

And now that's denial.

And the sink has just been let back out.

Bye-bye, sink.

Thanks for stopping by.

This was the record that transformed them from a beloved Australian band into a genuine international force.

So this was all about the extraordinary songwriting partnership of the brothers Neil Finn and Tin Finn.

I think this is the first album where it probably cemented them together as a group because a lot of the material for this album was written for a separate project that they were going to do as just the

Finn brothers.

Yeah, there's a lot of kind of like moving around when it comes to the members of Crowded House and what was going to be for the band and what wasn't going to be.

ultimately all the members are you know pretty creatively spread and i don't mean that as like uh like a knock against them it's just that they've they've got a lot going on and they're they've got their fingers in many pies yes but yeah it's it's one of those where i think i think this album cycle is what people consider to be like the definitive version of this but that is very much just garnering rando's opinions on reddit that's not even like i don't even ask andrew if that's what he thinks i Maybe I should do

that.

From what I've been reading, people say this is the quintessential Crowded House album.

If you're going to listen to one, it should be this one.

Okay.

This album was shaped by Neil Finn reconnecting creatively with his brother, Tin.

And as you say, this is where people think that it all came together with their...

The mix of songwriting, the band desired to combine emotional songwriting with a brighter, more accessible arrangement of music.

And there was a textured production from Mitchell Froome, which is a great name, and a focus on harmony, melody and deep human storytelling.

Now, do you want to take a guess at how many singles were on this album?

No, I'm going to be upfront.