From entering a high-school music competition to being honoured with the
New Zealand Order
of Merit, Bic Runga has an established place within contemporary popular
music. Focusing on her iconic
album, Drive, and including informative case studies of representative
tracks on the album, this book provides not only an in-depth study of
one album, but skilfully navigates Runga's creative work over three
decades to illuminate some of the key stages of her career. The book
discusses the performer's rise to stardom, musical style, accolades and
performance achievements. Blending popular music studies with media
analysis, the book is the first to offer a detailed study of Runga's
creativity and a close-up study of her debut and critically acclaimed
album.