The Black Seeds

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The Black Seeds are a reggae inspired musical group from Wellington, New Zealand.<ref name="CCL1311">Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2013) "The Black Seeds, rooted in reggae", Jamaica Observer, 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013</ref> Their rocksteady song "One by One" became an international hit when it was played in top ranked TV series Breaking Bad. Their music is a mixture of big beat funk, dub, afro music, pop, rock, soul, and roots reggae/ragga.<ref name=muzic>Template:Cite web</ref>

Formed in 1998, the Black Seeds perform with eight members,<ref name=utr>Template:Cite web</ref> with instruments including vocals, guitar, saxophone, trumpet, bass, drums, bongos, keyboard and wood block. Black Seeds first album, Keep On Pushing, was released 2001 following a number of live performances.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Already very successful in New Zealand and popular in Australia, Europe and North & South America, their third album Into the Dojo (2007) introduced Black Seeds internationally.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They have released five albums, a live album, and two remix albums. They have two double-platinum selling albums in New Zealand,<ref name=muzic /> and successful European album releases through the German-based Sonar Kollektiv label. In 2011, the Black Seeds was described by Rolling Stone as "The best reggae band in the world right now".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Lead singer Barnaby Weir, the son of veteran radio broadcaster Dick Weir, is also associated with the side-projects Fly My Pretties and Flash Harry.<ref name=fly>Template:Cite web</ref> Former band member Bret McKenzie is also a member of international comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, as well as playing the role of Figwit the elf in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings.<ref name=rps>Template:Cite web</ref>

The band released their sixth studio album Fabric in early September 2017.

Their song "One by One" was used in AMC's Breaking Bad Season 2 episode "4 Days Out" and also appears on the series' official soundtrack.<ref name=itunes>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=latimes>Template:Cite news</ref>