Fresh from jumping off a pier in Akora Christchurch, during a break from performing alongside Neil and Liam Finn on their "Where's My Room" tour last month, Connan Mockasin buzzes with excitement about his upcoming headline tour of New Zealand - his first in almost eight years.
Since moving to Los Angeles three years ago, Mockasin has maintained a busy schedule of collaborations and recordings, dropping the Soft Hair album with Sam Dust (of Late Of The Pier) in 2016, and working alongside such luminaries as Charlotte Gainsbourg, James Blake, MGMT, Samuel Dust, and many more.
It has been almost five years since the release of the psychedelic-pop artist's second world-wide album, Caramel.
"They're like family so it has been really nice and we get to see these small little towns that we have never been to before," Mockasin spoke of the tour.
His upcoming concept album, Jassbusters, is set to be released later and will be accompanied by the Melodrama five-part series.