“Welcome To My World” By Bike

My friend Tom is the only other person I know that also loved the New Zealand band Straitjacket Fits.  In 1992 Andrew Brough, the jangly and popp-ier cowriter from the Fits formed Bike, and in 1997 released Take in the Sun, and my friend Tom was the first to turn me onto that record. To this day, it’s one of our all-time favorite albums and one that I especially love to listen to in the summer.

I was excited to share this song and album with you this week as I feel it’s one of those underrated and fantastic records that only New Zealanders and a hundred or so Americans know about. And then I found out that Andrew Brough passed away in February. I had no idea, and I’m truly saddened by the news.
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I hope you all enjoy this song and if you have a chance check out Take in the Sun. It’s a fantastic little record if you’re a sucker for shimmery guitar driven pop and love songs.

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