The Beths, Chelsea Jade, Shihad Cover Split Enz On ‘True Colours, New Colours' Collection

Celebrating more than four decades since the release of Split Enz's canonical 1980 studio album True Colours, a bevvy of Australasian talents have recorded fresh takes on the Finn Brothers' multi-platinum opus on True Colours, New Colours. Aotearoa artists reimagining the record's classic tunes include power-pop champs The Beths putting their own amped up spin on 'What's The Matter With You', Chelsea Jade making a splash with her woozy 'Shark Attack', Shihad delivering a new wavey fuzzed-out  'I Got You', Stan Walker's enjoyably reggae-tinged rendition of 'Poor Boy' ("You're looking at an interplanetary Romeo"), and a rare appearance from Ladyhawke, performing a pulsing version of the synthy 'I Wouldn't Dream Of It'. I demand to see a video featuring The Beths wearing the fabled Split Enz harlequin-style suits — cross those fingers and hit play on the whole shabang below, which also includes the original tunes for handy comparison...

‘True Colours, New Colours - The Songs Of Split Enz' is out now via Warner Music New Zealand.