Zealandia by Dudley Benson

Dudley Benson's third album, Zealandia is an identity-pop record, a love album to the land, and twelve alternatives to the New Zealand national anthem.

"Extraordinary." - Clash Magazine
"An arresting epic." ★★★★ - George Fenwick, NZ Herald
"Records this rich don't come along very often." - Nick Bollinger, Radio New Zealand
"A masterful piece of musical story-telling and inquiry." ★★★★★ - Tom McKinlay, Otago Daily Times
"Dudley Benson is a caster of spells and a weaver of dreams. One of the best and most persuasive that we have." - William Dart, Radio New Zealand

Tracklist

1.	Papa	6:45

2.	Birth of a Nation	5:46

3.	Muscles	4:21

4.	Cook Beleaguered	4:46

5.	We Could've Been Gods	6:30

6.	Matariki	6:01

7.	Rutu	5:46

8.	Solo	5:47

9.	Opo	5:52

10.	It's Ōtepoti's Fault	4:51

11.	Séance	2:13

12.	Zealandia	9:00

Credits

released August 10, 2018

Watch the music videos:
Zealandia: youtu.be/mWlwKvOdzXM
Cook Beleaguered: youtu.be/2LrkmzrhFpY
Matariki: youtu.be/ulG-lSjU5iw
We Could've Been Gods: youtu.be/iBaGBO9K6l0
Rutu: youtu.be/Rf5o6kSnZ3I
Muscles: youtu.be/P5LsNk7B2gU

Written, produced & mixed by Dudley
Arranged by Dudley & Andrew Baldwin
Beats programmed by Dudley
Orchestral & choral transcriptions by Andrew Baldwin
Recorded by Andre Upston, Lee Prebble, Mike Gibson & Dudley
Orchestra mixed by Andre Upston

Mastered by Martin Korth, Black Saloon Studios, London

Cover photograph by Louise Clifton, assisted by Patrick Roberts, with composite artwork by Matthew Galloway

Design by Matthew Galloway

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