Music News - The Adults Release New Album 'Haja' and Music Video for 'Take It On The Chin'
20 July 2018 - 0 Comments
Jon Toogood’s critically acclaimed project The Adults releases its second album, HAJA.
HAJA is inspired from Jon’s 2014 wedding in Khartoum, Sudan and the traditional music, Aghani-Al-Banat, performed as part of the ceremony. HAJA follows The Adults’ theme of collaboration with talented Kiwis Chelsea Jade, Estère, JessB, Miloux and Raiza Biza, along with the award-winning Aaradhna and recent breakthrough artist Kings featuring on the album.
HAJA is already impressing critics with Metro calling the album “one of the most distinctive releases to have come out of NZ this year”, and The Listener describing it as “a powerful, uplifting album that skilfully mixes its African roots with soulful, urban contemporary Kiwi sounds”
The new music video for Adults’ latest single, Take It On The Chin is out now! Directed by Shae Sterling (Stan Walker, Openside, Maisey Rika), the video features Jon and Kings as they drive through the streets of Auckland with speakers attached to the roof of their Toyota Century.
Watch the video for Take It On The Chin here.
The Adults have also announced a nationwide tour, with dates across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in September.
Buy tickets to The Adults’ tour here.
Jon Toogood is known for being the frontman (lead vocals and guitar) of Shihad, a band he formed in 1988 with Tom Larkin, Phil Knight and Karl Kippenberger. Shihad have released nine studio albums, won countless awards and accolades, and are known for being one of the greatest live bands to ever come out of Aotearoa New Zealand.
In 2011 Jon released the debut self-titled The Adults album, a collaboration with many other New Zealand musicians including Anika Moa, Julia Deans, Shayne Carter and Ladi6.
Jon is currently studying towards his Master’s at Massey University, with the cultural significance and music of the Northern Sudanese people as the topic for his thesis.
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