Andrew Brough

Andrew Brough

Andrew Brough is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Dunedin, New Zealand.

Brough started out as the singer for the Dunedin band, The Blue Meanies (which also featured Martin Kean on bass and Max Satchell on guitar).

Following the demise of the Blue Meanies Brough formed the Dunedin sound three-piece The Orange, but became better known as guitarist and vocalist alongside Shayne Carter in Straitjacket Fits, a role he held from 1986 (prior to the Fits' first release) until 1992, when he left the group following the tour to support their second album, "Melt".

Known for his '60s influences, Brough is a gifted singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for the Fits track "Down in Splendour", a cascading melodic wall of sound that was voted among the top 20 New Zealand tracks of all time. His sweeter voice provided a contrasting counterpoint to Carter's harsher vocals on many early Straitjacket Fits songs.

After leaving Staightjacket Fits Brough emerged in the mid 1990s with his own band Bike, which also showed his love of classic 1960s pop. Since the release of that band's only album "Take in the Sun", Brough has been largely silent.

Songs from 'Take in the Sun' were used in the Australian soap opera, 'Home and Away'.

Brough refused to take part in a Straitjacket Fits reunion in 2005. He currently (as of 2008) lives in North East Valley, Dunedin.


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