Boh Runga - Right Here

Artist: Boh Runga
Song: Evelyn
Album: Right Here
Label: Katipo Music
Release date: July 14, 2009 (available now on iTunes)

After years fronting her highly successful band Stellar*, New Zealand’s Boh Runga has decided to go solo and is preparing to release her debut album, Right Here for the first time in the United States on July 14 in digital format.

‘Evelyn’ is the first single from that album and is undeniably, an unapologetic polished pop song. Slick production aside, Runga’s voice is both pleasant and sunny and compliments the song’s overall sound fairly well. Judging by this song alone, it’s clear that Runga’s style and musical direction is vastly different from her sister, Bic, whose music lies more in the singer-songwriter category.

Press snippet: The Runga sisters are second only to the Finns of Split Enz and Crowded House in New Zealand music royalty. After carving a hugely successful career fronting her chart-topping band Stellar, Boh now follows her sister Bic in going out under her own name. And while there are wide stylistic differences between the sound of the two Rungas, they share a talent for creating passionate songs.

Recorded over six months in the Hollywood studio of producer Marshall Altman, Right Here has already been warmly received on its recent New Zealand release. The NZ Herald gave the album four stars (of 5), noting “its unashamed blockbuster urges and tunepower make it all the more irresistible” and Real Groove called Right Here “an assured collection of streamlined tunes that’s guaranteed to surf the airwaves.”

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Boh Runga – Evelyn

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