THE FIRST SUMMER…

betchadupa are four sixteen year olds based in Auckland who have just released their debut self titled six track EP through Flying Nun Records.

The summer of 2000 is their first together…

The seeds for betchadupa were planted in the early days of 1996 when Liam & Matt met and wrote their first song whilst on holidays at "The Mount" (Mount Maunganui). It took three years for Matt to convince his family to relocate to Auckland from Sydney. The time was not wasted though. Liam recruited Joe Bramley on bass and Chris Garland on guitar. They all got together to write and record when holidays allowed and it quickly became obvious that Liam’s talent as a writer and the skills of these young musicians would soon be noticed. For these sessions the band was called Lazy Boy.

Lazy Boy became betchadupa

Liam Finn – guitar & vocal

Matt Eccles – drums

Joe Bramley – bass

Chris Garland – guitar

In January 2000 betchadupa signed a deal with Flying Nun records for the release of their first recordings. A 6 track self titled extended player…

The EP "betchadupa" was produced by Sam Gibson & Liam. The tracks were recorded over a three year period.

1. Empty Head
2. Spill The Light
3. Bits
4. Mr White
5. Derelict
6. Heavy Dog