The Phoenix Foundation are an indie rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand by founding members Conrad Wedde, Sam Scott and Luke Buda in 1997. They were joined by Tim Hansen (bass), Richie Singleton (drums) and Will Ricketts (percussion) in 2001. After playing for several years they released the China CoveEP. Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara or Poneke) is the capital of New Zealand, the countrys second-largest urban area and the most populous national capital in Oceania. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Kinks: vinyl EP, 1965 An example of an EP, Soft Science from Sproll released in 2006. ...
Their first full length albumHorsepower was released in mid 2003 to critical acclaim, and was moderately successful.Horsepower included such singles as "This Charming Van" and "Let Me Die A Woman" which received extensive airplay on alternative radio stations such as 95bFM and RDU-FM. An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... bNewss Noelle McCarthy on the Midday Wire bFM is a non-commercial radio station which is operated in Auckland, New Zealand. ...
Their second album Pegasus was released in early 2005 and again gathered further plaudits. The album was met with some commercial success, eventually obtaining Gold status in New Zealand. It had sold 7500 units by December of 2005. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ...
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