24 Feb 2018

The Mixtape: Dave Gibson

From RNZ Music, 5:00 pm on 24 February 2018
Dave Gibson

Dave Gibson Photo: RNZ / Alice Murray

Elemeno P frontman Dave Gibson is back for the NZ summer tour season. He's returned from his home in New York City to reunite with the band after a 15-year hiatus.

He speaks with Yadana Saw about the joy of being home, and his life as a musician in the Big Apple, where his new band Streets of Laredo are being managed by The Strokes' manager Nick Gentle.

Music details

Artist: Grinderman
Song: Palaces of Montezuma
Composer: Casey, Cave, Ellis, Sclavunos
Album: Grinderman 2
Label: Mute

Artist: The Phoenix Foundation
Song: Give Up Your Dreams
Composer: The Phoenix Foundation
Album: Give Up Your Dreams
Label: Memphis Industries

Artist: The New Pornographers
Song: These Are The Fables
Composer: A.C. Newman
Album: Twin Cinema
Label: Matador

Artist: The Magnetic Fields
Song: You Can Never Go Back To New York
Composer: Merritt
Album: 50 Song Memoir
Label: Nonesuch

Artist: Bright Eyes
Song: Devil Town
Composer: Daniel Johnson
Album: Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998 – 2005)
Label: Saddle Creek

Artist: The Go! Team
Song: Everybody Is A V.I.P To Someone
Composer: Go! Team
Album: Thunder, Lightning Strike
Label: Shock

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