a truely whimsical song-writer, with a douer, charasmatic voice and a penchant for creating lush, beautiful arrangements (thanks to heavy study’s in music composition and production. downes is one of new zealand’s truely great song-writer, though it took him some 20 years before finally releasing an album outside his marvellous claim-to-fame, the verlaines.
Discography
picks in bold
- hammers and anvils [2001 flying nun FN454]