The Adults
About The Adults from Auckland
The Adults is the name Toogood has given the project he initiated last year, during downtime from the band he has fronted for the past 22 years. Starting with a wishlist of some of his favourite New Zealand artists, he set out to write and record an album’s worth of collaborations.
The resulting body of work is Released on June 22 through Warners, The Adults includes contributions from Julia Deans (Fur Patrol), Shayne Carter (Dimmer, Straitjacket Fits), Ladi 6, Anika Moa, Tiki Taane, Shapeshifter’s Redford Grenell, Little Bushman’s Warren Maxwell, Ruban and Kody Neilson from the Mint Chicks and others. The results are as diverse as the guest-list, swinging from moody soulful moments to sonic explosions, incorporating flavours of R&B, rock, and electronica. It may not sound much like Shihad, but Toogood says: “As a 39-year-old dude who has been involved in music all his life, it’s music that I would listen to.”
To take the show on the road, Toogood has enlisted two of his core collaborators, Shayne Carter and Julia Deans. As well as being great vocalists, all three are multi-instrumentalists, so there will be much swapping between guitars, keyboards and bass.
Individually, these are three of New Zealand’s most respected musicians. Collectively they are creating something powerful, passionate and unexpected.
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