Brett Adams and Dianne Swann are New Zealand's most musically talented couple as The Bads. Holed up in their rural West Auckland home, they have written some of the country's most enduring tunes including ‘So Alive’, ‘Helensville’ and ‘Drop In The Ocean’. Together they are a force of nature.

And now they have announced the release of their latest album, TRAVEL LIGHT.

TRAVEL LIGHT is a collection of 11 songs, all recorded at The Lab Studios in Auckland, engineered by Olly Harmer and mastered at Metropolis in London by Tony Cousins. As well as founding band members, Brett Adams and Dianne Swann, the album also features regular band mates, Wayne Bell (Dave Dobbyn), Dave Kahn (Don McGlashan) and Mike Hall (Pluto), with guest appearances from Chris O'Connor (Phoenix Foundation) and Ben King (Goldenhorse).

TRAVEL LIGHT has come together beautifully with lyrical and musical references to the twists and turns they have experienced throughout their musical career. The Bads are lovingly adding the new songs into their live repertoire and still feel that childlike thrill at composing a song and seeing it through to its full potential in the studio and in a live setting.