Discography: New Zealand Albums

21 June, 2002

First review of "Beautiful Collision"album

A review of the album, "Beautiful Collision"  appears the NZ Herald Weekend Edition for 21 June, 2002. The review is by the Heralds Entertainment Editor, Russell Baillie.

Check out the review at the NZ Herald Online, here.

"Well, despite its worrying background - a three-year gestation involving eight different studios, enough backing musicians to form a sizeable Kiwi supergroup and American session players including Joey Waronker, who can now alliterate that he's backed both Beck and Bic - it's really very good."

Baillie rated the album 4 out of 5.

19 June, 2002

"Beautiful Collision" album: Global release dates

Bic's management have advised via the Bic Runga.com messageboard, the following release dates for the "Beautiful Collision" album:

-Album in nz on 1 July, 2002

-Australia mid July

-USA: Single and Album in September

-Rest of world, early next year

17 June, 2002

Congratulations Bic on the release of your new single, "Get Some Sleep"

The first single from the forthcoming album "Beautiful Collision" has been released stores in New Zealand June 17, 2002. As well as the single "Get Some Sleep", currently rocketing up the charts, the cd-single features two exclusive b-sides which will not appear on the album.

These are 'You Don't Want To Know' and the live favourite 'Gracie'.

'Get Some Sleep' features REM drummer "Joey Waronker", kiwi legend Dave Dobbyn, bassist Sebastian Steinberg from Soul Coughing and Tim Arnold & Milan Borich from local band Pluto.

The Australian release of the single will be end of June, 2002.

11 June, 2002

From the www.bicrunga.com messageboard:

Single features 2 B-sides not on the album "You Don't Want To Know" and "Gracie".

Album released early July.

See the "Beautiful Collision" pictures page for the publicity pictures for the new album.

15 May, 2002

BEAUTIFUL COLLISION ALBUM LAUNCH:

July 6, 2002, in Auckland

9 May, 2002

Filming for GET SOME SLEEP single under way

This article from the Southland newspaper, reported on the STUFF website 10 May, 2002:

Southland in song's video clip

09 MAY 2002

By PATRICIA SOPER

One of the video vignettes for Bic Runga's soon-to-be-released single was filmed at the historic Parawa Hotel in Northern Southland yesterday. Runga's single Get Some Sleep, her own composition, includes Dave Dobbyn on guitar with Kiwi band Pluto providing the backing vocals. Queenstown-based Curious Film producer Graham Sinclair said extra filming for the video would be completed in the Southern Lakes area during the next three days.

Runga said during filming yesterday the project was funded from the United States but she was determined to film it in New Zealand. "It spreads things around a little," she said.

Although based in Auckland, Runga is originally from Christchurch and likes her South Island heritage to be known. She had a particular fondness for the south and had spent a lot of time here over the years. "It's real and so beautiful. This is a great setting," she said.

Original content copyright 2002 to The Southland Times

16 April, 2001

Beautiful Collision Press Release from Sony Music (NZ) Ltd

The official press release for the new Bic Runga album,"Beautiful Collision" was placed on the official Bic Runga web site messageboard today:

"BIC RUNGA
BEAUTIFUL COLLISION
New Album Announced

The new BIC RUNGA album BEAUTIFUL COLLISION will be released in New Zealand in early July. BEAUTIFUL COLLISION will be preceded by the single "Get Some Sleep" in June.

"Get Some Sleep" is the first Bic Runga single since 'Good Morning Baby' (with Dan Wilson) in 2000 . "Get Some Sleep" was first performed at Bic's intimate shows at The Odeon, in Auckland earlier last year.

BEAUTIFUL COLLISION was recorded in Auckland, Los Angeles and New York, produced by Bic and mixed by Michael Brauer (Coldplay, New Radicals, Rolling Stones). 'Beautiful Collision' is Bic's second album and the follow up to her 6x Platinum debut 'Drive'."

15 April, 2002

NEW ALBUM TITLE REVEALED!

From Peter Green, at his "Famous for 16 Minutes" site on 3rd April, 2002, the new album title was revealed:

"Bic and Campbell send us the new Bic Runga cd- BEAUTIFUL COLLISION....and it truely is... the first single GET SOME SLEEP is one of the best songs that we have heard for a long while. Mark says it's the best song he has heard for five years!!!!! June/July release....gave her a call and pretended I hated it...but I'm no good at faking it around the Runga woman..so fessed up that it's got us all excited and sweaty at the office, in the car....if radio ignores GET SOME SLEEP it will prove to many that some programmers should simply be shot. Maybe it's just too good for radio".

Watch for the new "Peter Green- Famous for 16 Minutes" page on this site.

27 January 2002

New Album ready for mixing & mastering

Bic announced during her recent (January 2002) tour that she's going to New York soon to mix the album with SJP's Michael Brauer. 

Brauer has amassed an astounding list of credentials over the years. Among Brauer's lengthy discography are The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Billy Joel, Luther Vandross, Jeff Buckley, Tony Bennett, Eric Clapton, David Byrne and many more. Brauer has contributed many mixing concepts that have placed him at the vanguard of his field.

Check out Michael Brauer's full biography at SJP, and also his full discography.

The album will be mastered by Howie Weinburg of New York's MasterDisk Corporation.

Weinburg has built a discography which includes artists such as The Clash, Metallica, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Ramones, Oasis, Smashing Pumpkins and P.J. Harvey. For a list of his full credits, check his biography.

27 January, 2002

An Update on the New Album

Based on Bic's comments during her recent (January 2002) concerts in Wellington, Christchurch and Nelson, the following is a list of, (as yet) unreleased songs that are contendors for the new album. 

Title:       Beautiful Collision

Artist:     Bic Runga

Web site: www.bicrunga.com

NOTE: RealAudio sound clips available at the Finn-Runga-Dobbyn: Live On Tour web site for "Precious Things" and "Something Good".

Date of Issue: Scheduled for October 2001

Comments:     

From the message board at the official Bic Runga website, this message from Campbell Smith, Bic's manager:

From now at CRS we hope to keep you updated regularly on Bic tour dates, guest performances and tv/radio appearances."....7 June, 2001

Country of Issue: NZ

Track Listing:

-Gracie

-She Left On a Monday

-Falling Out

-You Don't Want to Know

-Election Night

-Get Some Sleep

-Honest Mistake

-When I See You Smile

-Something Good

-Beautiful Collisions

-Honest Goodbyes

-Gravity

-Night Will Close Us Down