Fat Freddy's Drop - Based On A True Story (2005)

01. Ernie
02. Cay's Crays
03. This Room
04. Ray Ray
05. Dark Days
06. Flashback
07. Roady
08. Wandering Eye
09. Del Fuego
10. Hope

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• ✓ Genre: Dub/Reggae/Roots
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Based on a True Story was the first studio produced album by New Zealand group Fat Freddy's Drop. It was recorded in Wellington and released on the band's own label, The Drop. 

Based on a True Story utilized the band's trademark dub, reggae, soul and funk influenced sound, and has been successful both in terms of sales and of critical reception.

The album followed years of regular touring within New Zealand, a live album, several singles, and appearances on numerous compilation albums in New Zealand and internationally.

Fat Freddys Drop - Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW (2007)

01. Big BW
02. Shiverman
03. Boondigga
04. The Raft
05. Pull the Catch
06. The Camel
07. The Nod
08. Wild Wind
09. Breakthrough

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• Cd Name: Dr. Boondigga & The Big BW
• Genre: Dub/Reggae/Roots
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• Size: 93.01 mb 
• Biltrate: 320 kbps
• Playtime: 69:29 min.
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Fat Freddy’s Drop released their second studio album, Dr Boondigga and the Big BW, in 2009. The title refers to "the Big Brain-Wash and Dr. Boondigga [who] is some evil creature who’s trying to sign us to a major label," according to Faiumu.
The band is still independently distributed by The Drop label, and as of 2009, have handled distribution themselves in Europe. Like Based on a True Story, the album's songs are polished versions of songs they developed over four years at live shows; mixed from 2007 to 2009 in-between tours. Unlike their last album, most of it was recorded live in-studio with all band members present. There were some exceptions; Alice Russell's duet with Tamaira on the album's first single "The Camel" was recorded in 2006 when she was in Wellington with The Bamboos.
Dr Boondigga and the Big BW was the highest selling album in New Zealand for five weeks after its release, and the highest selling album there in 2009. It was listed on the Rianz top 40 sales chart 38 weeks in total. The album received more international promotion than its predecessor, reaching number 45 in the Australian album chart, and 97th in France.
 The BBC's John Lusk called Fat Freddy’s Drop "New Zealand's most critically acclaimed band since The Clean", and lead singer Tamaira, "one of the most soulful singers of his generation." At the 2009 New Zealand Music Awards the album won the awards Best Producer, and Best Aotearoa Roots Album Dr Boondigga and the Big BW had sold 30,000 copies in New Zealand as of December 2009.
Fat Freddy’s Drop returned to touring New Zealand, Australia and Europe to promote the new album in 2009. Three shows on the west coast of the United States, and a show in Canada, were also included in the tour. 

The only previous time the band had played in the United States was a single performance at a Detroit music festival in 2004. Before 2009, the cost of touring in the US, difficulty obtaining visas, and the band's low profile in North America prevented them from including tour dates there. Band members say they now consider playing together as Fat Freddy’s Drop their first musical priority, and spend less time playing with other bands.