ReviewsPaste (magazine) - "The band's proggier elements were replaced by more streamlined pop songs that were heavily influenced by early-Beatles and the burgeoning New Wave scene, most notably in songs like 'Shark Attack'..."
Additional informationThe abrasive pop-rock of Australia's Split Enz is a punk-influenced racket that has endeared them to a global audience. TRUE COLOURS is their 1980 album. Split Enz found their place in new wave with True Colours, shedding the eccentricities and excesses of their past in favor of bright, highly memorable, Beatlesque pop. The album also marked Neil Finn's emergence as a great songcraftsman -- his infectious "I Got You" helped to push the album and the band to international success. Both the single and the album stand as high points of the new wave era. As part of its marketing, the album was released in several different-colored covers with laser-etched vinyl. ~ Chris Woodstra