Coming Home (Sol3 Mio album) explained

Coming Home
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sol3 Mio
Cover:	Sol3 Mio - Coming Home.jpg
Genre:	Classical crossover
Length:	49:34
Label:	Universal Music New Zealand
Producer:	Nic Manders
Prev Title:	A Very M3rry Christmas
Prev Year:	2017

Coming Home is the fourth studio album by New Zealand classical crossover band Sol3 Mio, released on 12 November 2021.

Production

The album featured a stripped-back production compared to the trio's previous albums.^[1] The album was recorded over four days during a gap in the group's touring schedule in 2021, and is a collection of live recordings performed at Roundhead Studios in Auckland.^{[2] [3]} The songs the trio selected to cover for the album represent songs from their childhoods, to help their audience understand where their musical influences came from.^[3]

Release and promotion

The first single from the album was their cover of Prince Tui Teka's "E Ipo",^[1] which was released on 21 October.^[4] Sol3 Mio performed the Coming Home Tour in October 2022, performing four dates across New Zealand including Spark Arena in Auckland and the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington.^[5]

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Exclusive: Sol3 Mio announce new album Coming Home and Moses Mackay reflects on his Bachelor NZ journey . 22 October 2021 . Lydia . Burgham . . 11 February 2023.
2. Web site: Sol3 Mio's new album 'Coming Home' a tribute to the past . 4 December 2021 . Soana . Aholelei . Tangata Pasifika . 11 February 2023.
3. Web site: Sol3 Mio releases new album, 'Coming Home' . 12 November 2021 . Tumamao . Harawira. Teaomaori.news . 11 February 2023.
4. Web site: E Ipo . . 11 February 2023.
5. Web site: SOL3 MIO ANNOUNCE 'THE COMING HOME TOUR' FOR OCTOBER 2022 . 16 August 2022 . . 11 February 2023.
6. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 2021. Recorded Music NZ. 24 January 2022. 24 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220124051930/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=5267. live.