The Phoenix Foundation
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Website | thephoenixfoundation |
| Members | Samuel Flynn Scott Luke Buda Conrad Wedde Tom Callwood Will Ricketts Chris O'Connor |
| Past members | Richie Singleton Warner Emery Tim Hansen Noel Phear Tui Langford |
| The Phoenix Foundation discography | |
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| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 3 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
The Phoenix Foundation is an indie rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand.
The band was founded by Conrad Wedde, Samuel Flynn Scott, and Luke Buda in 1994 while students at Wellington High School. In 2001, the band expanded their lineup, and were joined by Tim Hansen (bass), Richie Singleton (drums) and Will Ricketts (percussion). The band took their name from a fictional organization on the popular television show MacGyver. After playing together for several years, they released the China Cove EP in 2000.
Their first full-length album Horsepower was released by Capital Recordings in mid-2003 to critical acclaim, and was moderately successful. Horsepower included such singles as "This Charming Van" and "Let Me Die A Woman", which received extensive airplay on alternative radio stations such as 95bFM and RDU-FM.
In 2004, the band began work on their second album Pegasus, with Warner Emery replacing Hansen on bass. The album was released in early 2005 and met with some commercial success, eventually obtaining gold status in New Zealand. It was released in Australia by Remote Control Records in October 2006.
In 2005, the Phoenix Foundation toured with the Finn Brothers and put on their own theatre tour which included shows at the Wellington Opera House and Auckland's grand St. James Theatre. In June 2005 producer Jet Jaguar released remixes of songs from Horsepower on his website which are available for download.
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