New Zealand Music News — Maxine Funke

Maxine Funke. Enigmatic Dunedin-based songwriter, Maxine Funke, has shared a new single 'Room In The City' - a gentle, subdued ode to personal space, and finding belonging in the busy midst of metropolis. This is the second, previously unreleased single to be unveiled from her upcoming record Pieces Of Driftwood, a collection of non-album singles, tracks recorded for compilations, and new material, including work with longtime collaborators Alistair Galbraith and P. Wits.  The piece is deeply intimate - so close that you can hear the movement in the room it was recorded in. The simple arrangement is perfectly balanced, not unlike the shaded coos...