Music News:  Crowded House Gets Crowded

Crowded House founders Neil Finn and Nick Seymour have confirmed that they will be going all Blues Brothers on 'yo asses' with the shock news that they will be putting the band back together, with plans for a new studio album and world tour.

The word is that the proposed album is madse up of tracks written by Finn for a proposed a solo album which was to be released later next year. However, Finn says different "After spending most of last year making music and hanging out with my friend Nick Seymour we are now announcing our intention to reform Crowded House with a new record entitled Time On Earth. It feels right to us that the band should re emerge at this time and together with Mark Hart we look forward to reconnecting with the audience that we established and for whom we still hold a deep respect. We aim to make the upcoming shows and the new music every bit as vital and spirited as what has come before. We are conscious that Paul Hester was above all a great drummer and we are currently auditioning to find someone special to take that role."

The band is currently putting the finishing touches on the new album for release later in the year. Tour plans are yet to be announced but the band have confirmed they will play the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in California USA along with Bjork, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Rage Against the Machine. Does this have anything to do with the quality selling of thier Farewell To The World album? Or simply because Tim Finn's latest solo project dropped from the charts quicker than Casey Donavon can down a Krispy Kreme?

For whatever reason - we at Web Wombat are extatic with the news!