[cs_content][cs_element_section _id=”1″ ][cs_element_row _id=”2″ ][cs_element_column _id=”3″ ][x_custom_headline level=”h1″ looks_like=”h1″ accent=”false” class=”cs-ta-center”]Press[/x_custom_headline][/cs_element_column][/cs_element_row][/cs_element_section][cs_section id=”press” bg_color=”rgba(223, 217, 195, 0.85)” parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_inset=”0px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_inset=”0px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ class=”cs-ta-center” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 85px 5%;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 50px auto 35px;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”true” fade_animation=”in-from-bottom” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”“There’s no point beating around the bush, Bernie never has. This is Griffen’s best yet – the lyrics, the arrangements, the performance.”” suffix=”” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”true” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_element_gap _id=”14″ ][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”” suffix=”“Griffen’s writing is at its best, he draws on these honest and intimate moments and tells it how it is. It’s a trait he has always had, and Doors Wide Open cements that Griffen is one of the most intense and talented lyricists in New Zealand.” ” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”false” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center mtm”]
— Finn McLennan-Elliott – SecondHandNews.nz —
[/cs_text][cs_element_gap _id=”17″ ][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”” suffix=”“You said once, that music saved your life. And I'm wondering whether music also messed you up before it saved your life?" – "It did mess me up, for sure. I was quite a confident young man, and in my early teens and mid-teens, and I don't know what happens, but somehow around 17 I just went nuts.”” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”false” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center mtm”]
— Kim Hill – Radio New Zealand —
[/cs_text][cs_element_gap _id=”20″ ][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”” suffix=”“I’m not sure who said it, but self-belief and sheer dogged tenacity are just as important as any kind of creative ability. Creativity is littered with talented people who gave up, but Bernie won’t!”” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”false” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center mtm”]
— Trevor Reekie – Audioculture.co.nz —
[/cs_text][cs_element_gap _id=”23″ ][x_image type=”none” src=”https://berniegriffen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Listener-Screen-Shot-2018-05-22-at-11.05.jpg” alt=”bernie griffen eyes wide open listener review 2018″ link=”true” href=”https://berniegriffen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Listener-Screen-Shot-2018-05-22-at-11.05.jpg” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center mtm”]
— The Listener —
[/cs_text][cs_element_gap _id=”26″ ][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”true” fade_animation=”in-from-bottom” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”” suffix=”“No one could accuse Bernie Griffen of having a pretty voice, but it’s certainly a convincing one; tremulous and true, with Warner’s harmonies just softening the edge as he sings of temptations, trials and the occasional truck driver.”” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”false” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_element_gap _id=”35″ ][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”” suffix=”“Though Griffen is the primary songwriter, he’s co-written a couple of tunes here with Warner, who also at times takes over the lead vocal, and the contrast is good; like hitting tarseal after a long stretch of gravel. She’s fine singing lead on Griffen’s ‘Laura Jane’, a parlour country song; even better with Griffen joining her in harmony on ‘Maria’…”” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”false” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center mtm”]
— Nick Bollinger – The Sampler, Radio NZ —
[/cs_text][cs_element_gap _id=”38″ ][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”” suffix=”Many a great folk album has been born of adversity and the wider you open these doors the more this one grows to fill the room.” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”false” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center mtm”]
— Pedro Santos – NZMusician.co.nz —
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— Sunday Magazine, Sunday Star-Times —
[/cs_text][cs_element_gap _id=”44″ ][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”” suffix=”“Sometimes the honesty of a lyric lies in its personal delivery more than polished melodic perfection.These are imperfect people who acknowledge their shortcomings and strengths in heart-bearing songs.”” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”false” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center mtm”]
— Graham Reid – Elsewhere.co.nz —
[/cs_text][cs_element_gap _id=”47″ ][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”” suffix=”“Listen to this one a few times – its riches emerge more fully when given space to breathe.”” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”false” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center mtm”]
— Jacquie Walters – Muzic.net.nz —
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— Marty Duda – The 13th Floor —
[/cs_text][cs_element_gap _id=”53″ ][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”” suffix=”“The sentiment of Bernie Griffen’s new single ‘My Brain Exploded’ song is Cohen-esque: it’s taking on old age with a wry humour, lamenting his lack of focus, his ailing body, his habit of getting lost. It’s charming.”” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”false” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center mtm”]
— Nine To Noon, Radio New Zealand —
[/cs_text][cs_element_gap _id=”56″ ][x_text_type prefix=”” strings=”” suffix=”“The cold night did little to detract from the event, instead adding depth to the sombre gothic-inspired lyrical content. Another great night of music, turn out the lights.”” tag=”h3″ type_speed=”50″ start_delay=”0″ back_speed=”50″ back_delay=”3000″ loop=”false” show_cursor=”false” cursor=”|” looks_like=”h4″ class=”man” style=”font-weight: 400;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center mtm”]
— Johnny B – Muzic.net.nz —
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