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March 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 53 – Anthonie Tonnon

Welcome to episode 53 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with musician Anthonie Tonnon. I first heard Tonnon’s music when he was recording under the name Tono and The Finance Company. I was hooked. Kiwi drawl, everyday stories, the vernacular was funny and real and there were sharp hooks too. […]

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December 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 596

Anthonie Tonnon, Successor (2015) I reviewed this album when it was released last year, one of my favourites of the year – I’m a fan of Anthonie Tonnon (and before that his work as/in Tono & The Finance Company) but it wasn’t until recently that I thought to pick up the LP. Timing was good […]

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June 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Anthonie Tonnon: Successor

Anthonie Tonnon Successor Canapé King Records Successor, the new Anthonie Tonnon album, the first – full – solo album starts with a song called Railway Lines. It’s built on The Phoenix Foundation’s version of Krautrock, a Wilco-like chug that continues to build as the lyric grows ever more celebratory, the song seeming anthemic as the […]

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March 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Building His Successor: Anthonie Tonnon’s Longform Balladry

Anthonie Tonnon is about to release Successor – his second full-lengther, his first as – officially – a solo artist. Previously he recorded/performed as either Tono or Tono & The Finance Company. The Finance Company’s musical insolvency was announced a couple of years ago now. So the songs on Successor have been worked up across […]