Archived from the original on 1 February New Zealand Music Awards. The first studio album by Fat Freddy's Drop, Based on a True Story , was the first independently distributed album to reach first place in New Zealand record sales directly after release in , and is the highest-selling album by a national artist in the country's history. He and two friends, trumpeter Toby Laing and vocalist Dallas Tamaira , occasionally played improvised jam sessions at his seaside home. These sessions led to four new members joining Fat Freddy's Drop: Retrieved 30 September 
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Archived from the original PDF on 1 October The band Fat Freddy's Drop gradually took shape from members of other bands frwddys WellingtonNew Zealand's music scene in the late s. Retrieved 8 August Archived from the original on 18 January According to Faiumu, the venture was a learning experience in the business faat making and releasing records. Archived from the original on 7 August In earlythe band revealed a new album was in the works, and eventually the first single, Silver and Gold was released as a vinyl and free online download.
The first single of Based on a True Story demonstrates the band's reggae and soul influences.
Retrieved 27 March Constructing New Zealand identity through commercial radio". Gordon was also a member of the band Ebb which in performed an audiovisual concert and released an EP titled Plush Bomb, with Fat Freddy's Drop playing in support.
In other projects Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 24 March Archived from the original on 4 October Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
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Archived from the original on 5 June Retrieved 3 March Archived from the original on 13 March The band's first full-length album, Live at the Matterhornwas released in by The Drop. The group has toured Europe nearly every year since then.
Retrieved 25 August Fat Freddy's Drop's European profile slowly increased between and the release of their first studio album in By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The band Fat Freddy's Drop. Government of New Zealand.
Songs featured on the band's albums and singles are versions that have been refined over years of playing them in the studio, live in Wellington, and on tour abroad. Improvisation, live and in the studio, has been the basis for Fat Freddy's Drop's music since the beginning of their career.
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New Zealand Music Awards. Interview with Fat Freddy's Drop from Holland. Fat Freddy's Drop are known for their improvised live performances.
Guardian News and Media. Archived from the original on 20 July Originally a jam band formed in the late s by musicians from other bands in Wellington, Fat Freddy's Drop gradually became its members' sole focus. Archived from the original on 15 October Retrieved 29 October Archived from the original Adobe Flash on 2 September
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