Bic Runga’s uniquely phrased pop songs and hauntingly beautiful melodies have earned her a special place in the pantheon of New Zealand song. Her third album ‘Birds’ debuted at #1 on the New Zealand charts last week, marking her third consecutive #1 album chart entry - the first being her debut album ‘Drive’ in 1996; the second being the sophomore follow-up ‘Beautiful Collision’ in 2002. The first single to be lifted from ‘Birds’, ‘Winning Arrow’, has held the #1 New Zealand airplay song position for a huge three weeks in a row! ‘Birds’ was recorded with an incredible ensemble of musicians including Neil Finn on piano/guitar, vocalists Anika Moa, Shayne Carter and Anna Coddington, Trinity Roots’ Riki Gooch on drums, Conrad Standish on bass ‘Boxcar Benny’ Maitland and Pluto’s Tim Arnold on guitars.

1. Winning Arrow
2. Say After Me
3. Listen
4. Birds
5. Ruby Nights
6. No Crying No More
7. If I Had You
8. Captured
9. That’s Alright
10. Blue Blue Heart
11. It’s Over