Style Crowded House

songwriting , musical influences

as primary songwriter band, neil finn has set tone band s sound. allmusic said finn has consistently proven knack crafting high-quality songs combine irresistible melodies meticulous lyrical detail. neil s brother tim , important musical influence. neil first saw tim play split enz in 1972, , said performance , first songs made lasting impression on me. mother significant musical influence, encouraging him listen variety of genres, including irish folk music , māori music. play piano @ family parties , encourage neil , tim accompany her.

album covers, costumes , set design

bassist nick seymour, artist, designed or co-designed of band s album covers , interior artwork. designed of costumes worn group, notably cover of group s debut album crowded house. seymour collaborated finn , hester on set design of of music videos, including don t dream s on , better home . since band reunited, seymour has again designed album covers.

the majority of covers band s singles not designed seymour. artwork pineapple head created reg mombassa of mental anything. first 4 albums mombassa , noel crombie, had been main designer of split enz s artwork, assisted seymour in creating sets , costumes. farewell world concerts crombie designed set, while mombassa , seymour designed promotional materials , artwork.