The Naked And Famous

The Ends (Young Magic Remix)

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:51:00 +1200

Take a listen to the Young Magic remix of “The Ends” from our Remixes & B-Sides album out May 20th.

Young Magic released their debut album “Melt” last year, and had us all listening to it for quite some time. We were fortunate enough to meet them after a show, and managed to slip in the “fancy a remix?” line. Score.

http://www.youngmagicsounds.com

A Wolf In Geek's Clothing (OPOSSOM Remix)

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:21:48 +1200

In 2010, we covered “Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!” by The Mint Chicks. Now as OPOSSOM, Kody from The Mint Chicks has remixed “A Wolf In Geek’s Clothing”.

Both these songs are available on the Remixes & B-Sides album out May 20th.

Digital download: (link coming soon)
Limited Record Store Day vinyl release: po.st/L0DeVv

A Source Of Light (The Naked And Famous vs. Kids Of 88)

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:38:14 +1200

“A Source Of Light” is a collaboration with our good friends Kids of 88, and one of the tracks off our Remixes and B-sides compilation, coming out May 20.

Digital download: (link coming soon)
Record Store Day limited vinyl release: http://po.st/L0DeVv

3 weeks of recording the new album, starting… NOW!

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:28:59 +1200

3 weeks of recording the new album, starting… NOW!

We have put together a special limited edition vinyl 12”...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 07:02:18 +1200

We have put together a special limited edition vinyl 12” with our UK label Fiction Records for Record Store Day featuring all the b-sides from “Passive Me, Aggressive You”, plus one new collaboration / remix with our friends Kids of 88.

Being a limited edition pressing, it’s available from today only by heading into record stores throughout the UK (and maybe some international stores who stock imports).

If you miss out, don’t worry we will make it available online very soon and will put up links with more news around this project after the weekend.

Check out our new music video…

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:53:00 +1300

Check out our new music video…

“One Temporary Escape”, directed by Jordan Blady, captures us live at The Warfield in...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:30:00 +1300

“One Temporary Escape”, directed by Jordan Blady, captures us live at The Warfield in San Francisco, towards the end of the two years we spent touring “Passive Me, Aggressive You” around the world.

As a way of saying thanks for all your overwhelming support, we decided to give the film to you for free. Just click on any of the links below.

(720p: 2.6GB ZIP file / 1080p: 4.8GB RAR file, RAR client required.)

‘One Temporary Escape’ Trailer Free download of the...

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:40:00 +1300

‘One Temporary Escape’ Trailer

Free download of the entire film available 18 March 2013.

www.thenakedandfamous.com

Star Fighter Fuzz

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:57:29 +1300

My/our custom-made stereo fuzz pedal - http://www.hexeguitar.com/pedals-sfuzz_e

Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:02:48 +1300

Hello everyone,

I was honoured to record a few lines in a beautiful song for an important charity. You can watch a video for the song over at - http://www.ourwomen.co.nz

This cause means a lot to me as my mother passed away from breast cancer when i was 7 years old. I miss her.

The campaign has a very important message for us all. Please girls - go and get regular check ups.

You can purchase the track via iTunes - here

100% of proceeds from sales go towards the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation - http://www.nzbcf.org.nz

“Not Given Lightly - Single” (feat. Chris Knox, Alisa Xayalith, Don McGlashan, Hollie Smith, The Topp Twins, Hinewehi Mohi, Martin Phillips, Jon Toogood, Tim Finn, Brooke Fraser, Jackie Clarke, Peter Urlich, Boh Runga, Julia Deans, Warren Maxwell)

Lots of love,

Alisa x

I was so nervous standing side-stage, sweating,...

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:02:00 +1300

I was so nervous standing side-stage, sweating, white-knuckle-cross-armed, tapping my feet to a 190BPM beat that wasn’t playing. All I could think was “Don’t. Trip. Up.”

Then Max intro’d her, everyone cheered, I started breathing again and couldn’t stop smiling. What a treat to watch Alisa from the audience! I was so proud.

It’s been a real pleasure to see our pals Wolf Gang again too. If you’re thinking about going to see them on their first US headline tour - you think too much. Here are the dates:

http://wolf-gang.co.uk/live.htm

Thom

Dear everyone, Sorry that we have been pretty quiet around these...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:45:33 +1200

Dear everyone,

Sorry that we have been pretty quiet around these parts. I wanted to write you all a note and tell you that we are still alive and have been tucked away in our house working hard. Songs are beginning to pile up and there are more to be written, plus there are a few exciting things we hope to share with you soon.

Here’s my view of Thom. This is what he looks like on most days.

Love to you all,

Alisa

A note from Thom

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:07:30 +1200

We have finally finished touring Passive Me, Aggressive You! And what a humbling journey it has been.

We’ve gained listeners in countries I still can’t quite pronounce. We’ve met some inspiring people along the way: musicians and fans alike. We’ve had “e-yeah, e-yeah, e-yeah” screamed back at us by hundreds of thousands of people. It’s been wild. Thanks to each and every person who came out to see us at shows and festivals over the past two years. We’ve played over 250 shows and visited 24 countries since we first released Young Blood in May 2010. Thanks to each and every person who bought our music. Cheers to all who told their friends about us, who spread the word. I hope you understand that without you; we wouldn’t have been able to do this. You’ve made this real for us. We will never take you, and your support, for granted.

There are many places we are already looking forward to returning to, and more to visit in the future, including countries where we regularly hear from fans but couldn’t reach this time round (looking especially at you Mexico, South Africa, Poland).

We are very much looking forward to getting back into the studio. In fact, as soon as Aaron gets back with the damn car - we are heading in to pull apart all our touring gear! (I have been waiting SO long to do this).

We are planning a couple of last treats from Passive Me Aggressive You, to be unveiled in a couple of months’ time. If you want to stay updated on our news, please join The Naked and Famous mail list or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr.

And again, thank you all so much.

TNAF

Going back a few years, we were out celebrating Jesse’s birthday somewhere in Auckland City....

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:48:00 +1200

Going back a few years, we were out celebrating Jesse’s birthday somewhere in Auckland City. It wasn’t the first time my rubbish car had been broken into so I was too upset when I walked back to find it missing. I sat down wondering “Is this the kind of thing you call 111 for?…”

In a Batman kind of way, James Duncan appears, sitting next to me. Grinning, he asked what I was doing and how I was. “My car’s been nicked!” I laughed. Still grinning, he reached into his jacket, pulled out a decent-sized chocolate bar and hands it to me.

His latest album came out a few days ago, please check it out - http://jamesduncan.bandcamp.com/

M83 - Reunion (The Naked And Famous Remix)

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 06:56:00 +1200

Meeting your favorite musicians can be risky, but it’s a faith-restoring experience when you do and they’re switched-on, polite, smiley, affable people. It was an honor to have been able to remix a song for M83.

Purchase (iTunes): Here

Hey everyone, Our friends, Kids of 88, have released their new...

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:55:00 +1200

Hey everyone,

Our friends, Kids of 88, have released their new single ‘Tucan’ which is off their soon to be released record, ‘Modern Love’. Not only was it a privilege to be asked to feature on their track, it was also nice to be around great friends who are inspiring to me. Happy listening. xx

A.X

@KIDS_OF_88

Shameless self-promotion from @DavidTNAF

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:11:43 +1200

Shameless self-promotion from @DavidTNAF

M83 Reunion Remix EP teaser. Guess which remix you can...

Thu, 10 May 2012 06:35:54 +1200

M83 Reunion Remix EP teaser. Guess which remix you can hear?…

Pre-order on iTunes

Something our friends at Special Problems have been working on....

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:08:50 +1200

Something our friends at Special Problems have been working on. You may recognize the soundtrack…

Last song on stage with our favourite tour buddies Vacationer...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:48:55 +1200

Last song on stage with our favourite tour buddies Vacationer (@NUHULA) & Now, Now (@nownowband)