It’s nearly quarter of a century since the hit single Lydia knocked Destiny’s Child off the number one spot in the New Zealand music charts. Now, Fur Patrol are reuniting for a short, sharp tour. Kim Knight caught up with frontwoman Julia Deans as the band prepared to get back on the road to celebrate Collider , the lesser-known second album .
(Don’t worry, they’ll definitely be playing Lydia). Julia Deans is running the numbers. “We would all stay in this room that slept seven of us.
Seven?” She counts out loud, checking off cast, crew and architectural shortcomings. “Me. Andrew, Simon, Steve.
Our manager, our sound engineer and our guitar tech. One bathroom. And thin walls in that bathroom.
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