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The Phoenix Foundation
12+ albums
New Zealandindierockindie rockpunk
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There are two bands called The Phoenix Foundation; one from New Zealand and a lesser-known act from Finland. New Zealand's The Phoenix Foundation formed in Wellington, New Zealand by founding members Samuel Flynn Scott, Luke Buda and Conrad Wedde in 1997. They are joined by Will Ricketts (percussion), Tom Callwood (bass) and Chris O'Connor (drums). Their first full length album Horsepower was released in mid 2003 to critical acclaim, and was moderately successful. Horsepower included such singles as "This Charming Van" and "Let Me Die A Woman". Their second album Pegasus, featuring new bass guitarist Warner Emery, was released in early 2005 and again gathered further plaudits. The album was met with some commercial success, eventually obtaining Gold status in New Zealand. In late 2006, the Phoenix Foundation were signed by the Young American label, and Horsepower was released in the US on March 13, 2007. Happy Ending, the band's fourth LP was released in NZ and Australia in late 2007. The singles 'Bright Grey', 'Bleaching Sun' and '40 Years' all received considerable radio and television airplay in New Zealand. After a short hiatus where many of the band members released solo material The Phoenix Foundation returned in 2010 with Buffalo. The album debuted at #4 in the NZ album charts and stayed in the top ten for 6 weeks. It is set to be the band's first internationally released album in Jan 2011 through Memphis Industries. Two songs from Buffalo were nominated for Ne
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