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{{Short description|New Zealand musician}}
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'''Andrew Snoid''' (born '''Andrew McLennan''') is a [[New Zealand]] musician, singer, and songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/andrew-mclennan#|title=Andrew McLennan - AudioCulture|website=www.audioculture.co.nz|language=en|access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref>

He was featured in bands such as [[The Plague (New Zealand band)|The Plague]], [[The Whizz Kids]], [[Blam Blam Blam]] (briefly), [[Pop Mechanix]],<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic| class=artist|id=p289528/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Pop Mechanix|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=15 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/pop-mechanix/artist|title=Pop Mechanix |website=[[NZ On Screen]] |access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref> [[The Swingers]], and [[Coconut Rough]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p289527/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Coconut Rough|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=15 April 2010}}</ref> Snoid is best remembered as the writer and singer of the Coconut Rough song ''Sierra Leone'', which was a big domestic hit in 1983, staying in the charts for 17 weeks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11632850|title=Music Month flashback: Sierra Leone by Coconut Rough|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=2017-08-17|language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/sierra-leone-1983|title=Sierra Leone| website=[[NZ On Screen]] |access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref>

In 2015, he was fronting his group Andrew McLennan and the Underminers, which included Piri Heihei on guitar and vocals, pianist Michael Larsen formerly with [[Jan Hellriegel]], and on drummer Gary Hunt who had played with the [[Terrorways]]<ref>''[[Ponsonby News]]'' March 2015 [https://https Page 135 Playing at Garnet Station Tiny Theatre] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130711041720/https://https/ |date=11 July 2013 }}</ref> and [[Gary Havoc & The Hurricanes]].<ref>''[[Rip It Up (New Zealand)|Rip It Up]]'' June 1979 [http://riuclassic.tumblr.com/image/86765518705 Page 6 ''Rumours'', Auckland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012115901/http://riuclassic.tumblr.com/image/86765518705 |date=12 October 2016 }}</ref>

In 2016 McLennan embarked on a "World Tour at Your Place" with "Telling Tales", featuring Stephanie Crawford, Kim Gruebner, Nick Jones, Tracey Collins, and guests [[Mark Bell (New Zealand musician)|Mark Bell]], Dave Bridgman, and [[Citizen Band (music band)|Geoffrey Chunn]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesound.co.nz/WATCH-The-Sound-Sessions-with-Citizen-Band-and-Andrew-McLennans-Telling-Tales/tabid/295/articleID/8062/Default.aspx|title=WATCH: The Sound Sessions with Citizen Band and Andrew McLennan's Telling Tales|work=The Sound|access-date=2017-08-17|language=en-NZ| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603130933/http://www.thesound.co.nz/WATCH-The-Sound-Sessions-with-Citizen-Band-and-Andrew-McLennans-Telling-Tales/tabid/295/articleID/8062/Default.aspx| archive-date= 3 June 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170817203102/https://www.tellingtalesmusic.com/blog Telling Tales website.]

* [http://www.failsaferecords.com/artists/current/popmech.htm Pop Mechanix - Failsafe Records website.]

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