Albums by Bret McKenzie
ALBUMSongs Without JokesBret McKenzie
Bret McKenzie's Popular Music Videos
I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu) [Muppets Most Wanted]
Bret McKenzie
Day Dreams
Raphael Saadiq
A Little Tune
Bret McKenzie
If You Wanna Go
Bret McKenzie
Dave's Place (Live at Auckland Town Hall)
Bret McKenzie
Artist Biography
Bret McKenzie first rose to fame as half of the musical comedy act Flight of the Conchords, and has gone on to an award-winning career as a songwriter and composer for film and television. His first influences were singer/songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Harry Nilsson, and Randy Newman, and his melodies are often rooted in 1970s-style pop and soft rock, albeit with a more modern production approach. The wit of his work with FOTC (best experienced on their self-titled 2008 debut album) meshed with, rather than distracted from, the clever and tuneful music. McKenzie had been a recording artist for two decades before stepping out as a solo artist with 2022's Songs Without Jokes, an album that dealt with more serious themes, albeit often with a playful side.
Hometown
Wellington, New Zealand
Genre
Spoken Word