split enz Archive
24 Sep 2026
Take Five: Early Classics from Crowded House
Crowded House are a globally beloved group, having sold in excess of 15 million albums worldwide between 1986 and 2024. Launched in 1985 as the Mullanes, the group led by […]
12 Feb 2026
Boxed Set Review: Split Enz – ENZcyclopedia Volumes One & Two
Around the world, Split Enz is best known for its catchy 1980 pop/new wave hit, “I Got You.” A Top 40 hit in six countries, it would be the group’s […]
28 Jan 2025
Five must-hear songs from Split Enz
Led by Neil Finn, Crowded House was one of the most popular groups in the world through the 1990s and beyond. With hits like “Don’t Dream it’s Over,” the group […]
29 Jul 2023
Five Overlooked Neil Finn Performances
New Zealand-born Neil Finn first came to fame in 1977 as the newest and youngest member of big brother Tim’s art-pop band, Split Enz. After moving to the front of […]
24 Mar 2022
March Through Time: Split Enz
Back in the very early 1980s, I had a fake ID card. It wasn’t something I acquired to facilitate alcohol purchases; no, I just wanted to gain entry to the […]
27 May 2019
Give it a Whirl: Split Enz’s ‘Frenzy’ at 40
A skewed art-pop band greatly influenced by Roxy Music and Skyhooks, today Split Enz is remembered chiefly as the group that featured Neil Finn, later of Crowded House (and currently […]
11 Oct 2018
A Look Back at Crowded House’s ‘Temple of Low Men’
In April 1977, Neil Finn joined Split Enz, a New Zealand/Australian band co-founded nearly five years earlier by older brother Tim. Though he hadn’t yet reached his 18th birthday, Neil […]
02 Feb 2016
Neil Finn: Goin’ His Own Way
Two Australia/New Zealand-based giants of heartfelt and intelligent pop music – Paul Kelly (a solo artist and longtime leader of The Messengers) and Neil Finn (member of Split Enz, founder […]