Music of the land

“The Kiwi singer-songwriter [with] lyrics and cheekbones as fine as Delft china.” Bic Runga talks to Time Pacific about books, politics and her new album, Beautiful Collision. “Eclectic but emotionally resonant,” Beautiful Collision has an element of Gothic romance to it which Time describes as “peculiarly New Zealand.” Runga agrees: “[NZ’s] got a kind of dark under-current […] It’s pretty, but at the same time it’s so cut off from the world that you feel a bit stranded there.” Runga is touring NZ and Australia in December with sister, Boh (Stellar), as support.