aaamusic | On 28, Apr 2011

In the three years since the Kiwi’s acclaimed solo debut ‘I’ll Be Lightning’ and ‘Champagne in Seashells’ (his 2009 collaborative EP with tour-mate Eliza-Jane Barnes), Finn has crisscrossed the globe as a headline artist and support act with Pearl Jam, Black Keys, and Wilco.

He returned to his little beach cottage in New Zealand to write and polish the songs for his sophomore full-length, yet found himself a bit stymied by being out of the spotlight — where anyone who has seen him live will attest he’s quite comfortable — and back in the small pond from whence he sprang.

That friction is at the heart of the album title, an acronym for “fear of missing out”.

Liam Finn – The Struggle by Stayloose

Liam has made a track from the album – ‘The Struggle’ – available to download for free from his official website:

www.liamfinn.tv
www.myspace.com/theliamfinn