Tell Me What You Want is the first single off Pajama Club’s self-titled debut album, due in store September 9th 2011 independently on Lester Records. A heavy breathing tete-a-tete that has opened a range of vocal possibilities, various blends of breathiness and falsetto, and led Neil and Sharon Finn deeper into new territory with their song writing.

Pajama Club sees Neil once again redefine his creative self with his role as front man and occasional drummer, alongside his smoldering, bass wielding wife; co writer, and vocalist Sharon, Aotearoa’s finest multi-instrumentalist Sean Donnelly and rounding out the live line up, local drummer extraordinaire Alana Skyring. Last month the band came to Australia to play the first live shows of their career to intimate rooms full of people who openly embraced this new musical vessel for the legendary songwriter.

Its impossible to escape the presence of Neil Finn at the moment, his back catalogue continues along its path of timeless growth, satisfying old fans and collecting new generations thanks to the They Will Have Their Way national tour, and the youth of Australia voting two Crowded House LP’s into the recent Triple J Hottest 100 Australian Albums of all time list.

His latest love, Pajama Club is creating quite a stir, with fans and critics, both welcoming the indie tinged, psychedelic sounds.

“The songs the Finns have written are heavily inclined toward psychedelic pop: slightly off-centre melodies, regularly wobbly atmospheres and a fondness for lashes of heavy but tuneful guitars. There’s a whiff of White Album-era Beatles in songs such as Dead Leg … and some sunshine trip a’ la the Small Faces (if they had used some primitive electronic machines) in Diamonds in Her Eyes…For a baby band whose first album isn’t out until September, Pajama Club are agreeably loose while never looking like falling apart.” – THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

“There can’t be too many bands on the planet that can head out on a tour of some of Australia’s most renowned mid-sized rock venues before they’ve released an album. But where Neil Finn goes, people will flock, and tonight we see precisely why. The solid backbone of Skyring and Sharon Finn is evident on The Games We Like To Play, allowing for the gents to layer some crazy sounds over the top, while Golden Child is simply gorgeous and shows the fantastic vocal connection between both Finns. The set storms home with the ecstatic sing-along of Daylight, a sultry groover featuring Finn on drums and the fantastic Little By Little, lifted from the last 7 Worlds Collide album.” – TIME OFF MAGAZINE

“Pajama Club sounded like a fully-fledged band, albeit with some multiple personality issues – in a good way. From the onset it became clear that Sharon’s bass was locking everything down with her solid rock and measured approach. Neil was able to indulge in some post rock guitar textures while the couple exchanged vocal lines and intermingled harmonies.
The Pajama Club showed they are the real deal and that Sharon is a wonderful foil and balance to what we all know Neil does so well.” – THE DRUM MEDIA

Tell Me What You Want is available digitally from July 22nd, 2011.

Pajama Club’s self titled debut album (vinyl, CD, digital) will be available in stores and online September 9th 2011, independently on Lester Records.