Intriguer
Issued in June 2010, Intriguer was as winsome and persuasive as Crowded House had ever been. It kicked into life with its most immediate, exhilarating, and hard-hitting anthem – the bass-heavy, psych-flecked “Saturday Sun” – and also proffered a couple of notable leftfield departures such as the pensive, enigmatic “Archer’s Arrows” and the ambient-streaked “Either Side Of The World.”
Intriguer was further distinguished, however, by numerous examples of the dreamy pop classicism in which Neil Finn had long since excelled. The stand-outs were arguably the majestic “Twice If You’re Lucky” and the tremolo guitar-framed “Isolation,” though the home straight concluded with a consecutive trio of Finn’s most exquisite ballads courtesy of “Even If,” “Elephants” and the piano-led “Eyes Grow Heavy.”
Tracklist
- Saturday Sun
- Archer’s Arrows
- Amsterdam
- Either Side Of The World
- Falling Dove
- Isolation
- Twice If You’re Lucky
- Inside Out
- Even If
- Elephants