Lightning Success

Liam Finn is currently touring the United States promoting his 2007 solo album I’ll Be Lightning, and is mesmerising critics there. In Texas, former Dirty Vegas frontman, Steve Smith was impressed with how Finn dressed up his songs without burying their elegant melodic foundations. “It’s very hard because the world is saturated with singer-songwriters at the moment and you really need to do something unique and special to set yourself apart,” said Smith, “I think he’s almost single-handedly done that with his songwriting craft.” The Boston Globe said the queue for his show was testament both to the strong reviews for Lightning and the excitement surrounding his unique live performance. Rolling Stone magazine named Finn one of their ‘Artists to Watch in 2008’.