Andy White & Tim Finn Reunite for “My Regeneration” Single.

ANDY WHITE & TIM FINN REUNITE FOR “MY REGENERATION”
THE NEW SINGLE OUT NOW
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THE FIRST SINGLE FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM AT
OUT MARCH 31, 2023 ON FLOATING WORLD RECORDS
ON LP, CD & DIGITAL FORMATS

“My Regeneration” is the new single from celebrated songwriters Andy White & Tim Finn, who have re-united for their new album AT out March 31 on Floating World Records on LP, CD and digital formats. The Belfast-born singer-songwriter and the New Zealand-based former Split Enz frontman and ex-Crowded House member first collaborated, as two-thirds of ALT, on the 1995 album Altitude, a venture which also featured Liam Ó Maonlaí, of Dublin band the Hothouse Flowers (the ‘L’ of the ALT acronym).
 
“My Regeneration” is a swaggering stomper of a tune by two songwriters who continue to surprise themselves with what happens when they work together. “Crescent moons, hotel lights left on all night, spring rain on dry ground and a golden age in ancient Greece…all symbols of regeneration that scan and rhyme their way through the verses of the song,”explains Tim. “The narrative invites completion as the song unfolds, flowers bursting forth on long neglected byways.”
 
it was a 2019 Irish magazine interview with Liam that sparked the two into reviving a partnership that still had plenty of creative mileage. Ó Maonlaí had told the magazine how ALT came into existence, with the three musicians from different corners of the world becoming friends and going for a swim at the Forty Foot, a promontory on the Irish Sea near Dun Laoghaire (historically a 'gentlemen-only' bathing pool, now famous as the preferred meeting place of the Bad Sisters from the hit Apple TV+ series). With a mythical turn of phrase, Liam had declared that “the sea holds the memory.” An ALT fan sent the interview to Andy, who now lives in Melbourne, and he forwarded it to Tim in Auckland. Tim used Liam's phrase as the basis for a verse and chorus and wired the results back to Andy, who added a verse of his own. The song – initially leaving room for Liam – was soon finished, paving the way for another. And another. And another.
 
“It was overwhelming, and it all happened very fast,” says Tim. “Verses and choruses were sent backwards and forwards. We egged each other on as the songs were flowing.” Andy continues: ‘It was very natural and easy, and a real joy to be writing with Tim. We knew after four or five songs that we had the basis of a new album. It was fun and exciting, and we were able to take our time over each song.”
 
With Liam opting to sit this one out – “He wasn’t into home recording, not so much the technical side, more that it didn’t feel right for him,” says Tim – the pair decided to continue the unfinished business as a duo. The resulting album is a remarkable pooling of resources, dominated by melodic, uplifting story-songs adorned by strummed acoustics, shimmering keyboards and bursts of woodwind, chamber strings and atmospheric, effects-heavy guitars. Mixed in Oxfordshire by John Leckie, the legendary producer behind The Stone Roses’ era-defining debut and classic new wave LPs by Magazine, XTC and Simple Minds, AT builds on the strengths of its predecessor by embracing an even more dramatic sonic sweep.
 
Shortly after Leckie had finished mixing, Andy and Tim reunited face to face in Melbourne, with Andy’s son taking photos for the album sleeve. The two musicians celebrated that night with an unplanned drive through a rainswept city, eventually getting lost. “The new record was playing on the car stereo, and we couldn’t see a thing through the downpour,” recalls Andy. “We were singing along to the opening track and laughing. Nothing had changed in 27-odd years… and we were doing it all again.”
 

Andy White & Tim Finn AT:
 
Digital/CD:
01 The Sea Holds The Memory
02 My Regeneration
03 Bundle Of Their Dreams
04 Everything Twice
05 Save Me A Weekend
06 Three Sheep Grazing
07 Warrior Of Love
08 Best Fun Time For Ages
09 It’s Family
10 The Happiness Index
11 Rock’n’roll Star
 
Vinyl LP:
A1 The Sea Holds The Memory
A2 My Regeneration
A3 Bundle Of Their Dreams
A4 Everything Twice
A5 Save Me A Weekend
 
B1 Three Sheep Grazing
B2 Best Fun Time For Ages
B3 It’s Family
B4 The Happiness Index
B5 Rock’n’roll Star

 
Available March 31, 2023 on Floating World Records on LP, CD and Digital formats.