I'm a studio engineer and producer at Radio New Zealand and have known Neil Finn for many years. Have done a bit of work at his Roundhead Studios at various times but had no direct involvement in the recording of The Sun Came Out. However, my partner and I are keen Wilco fans so we attended all three 7 Worlds Collide concerts in Auckland this year - up the front every night. Because Neil had commitments overseas in August, we pre-recorded our interview a month ago. Lucky me - I got to hear the album early.