Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie announces debut solo album Songs Without Jokes

11 May 2022, 15:32 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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Bret McKenzie, best known as one half of Flight of the Conchords, has announced his debut solo album Songs Without Jokes, and has shared the lead single "A Little Tune".

"A Little Tune" is the first preview of McKenzie's debut full-length solo album, and lands with a Ezra Simons-directed video.

His upcoming album Songs Without Jokes was recorded at East West Studios and United Recordings, and is produced by Mickey Petralia and McKenzie. The album is mixed by Darrell Thorpe, and mastered by Dave Ives at 101 Mastering in LA.

"Post-Conchords, I’d been working on songs for the Muppets films, and during a session I had the thought that it would be fun someday to work on some songs that weren’t for someone else, that don’t have to tell a story or be funny or continue the narrative plot, checking all the boxes for the character in the movie," McKenzie explains. "I thought it’d be fun to do a record like that, something different."

Tracklist:

This World
If You Wanna Go
Dave’s Place
Here for You
That’s L.A.
Up in Smoke
Carry On
A Little Tune
America Goodbye
Tomorrow Today
Crazy Times

"A Little Tune" is out now. Bret McKenzie's Songs Without Jokes album will be released through Sub Pop on 26 August, and is available to pre-order now. He'll play London's Eventim Apollo on 26 September. Tickets go on general sale on 20 May at 10am BST from bretmckenzie.co.nz.