Okkervil River – In The Rainbow Rain (ATO Records)
In The Rainbow Rain is Okkervil River’s latest album after the release of Away in 2016. Okkervil River is undoubtedly Will Sheff’s brain child, but the 2 years saw him parting ways with many of his band members. You would imagine In The Rainbow Rain to be a 10 track album full of melancholy and […]
Estère – My Design, On Others’ Lives (Rough Peel)
Some albums perk you up in the morning, some made to help you cry through the bad break ups, others filled with vignettes from someone else’s life… Estère’s much anticipated double album, My Design, On Others’ Lives, is NONE of the above.
Review of Stand! by Sly and the Family Stone on RadioLIVE
Here is a link to the classic album review of Sly and the Family Stone’s Stand! from 1969 reviewed live on April 23 2018: http://www.radiolive.co.nz/home/articles/night-talk/2018/04/classic-album-review—1969-sly—the-family-stone-album-stand-.html
DMA’s – For Now (I Oh You)
With a sound palette that borrows heavily from Oasis, Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, and Stone Roses, Sydney’s DMA’S might just be the best Australian Brit-Pop band you never heard of.
Review of Rumours by Fleetwood Mac on RadioLIVE by Marty Duda
Each Monday night, founder of The 13thFloor, Marty Duda, is a guest on RadioLIVE to share and chat about classic albums from the past.
Thievery Corporation – Treasures From The Temple (ESL)
For a good 20 years, one name has come up in the downtempo world for mixing several genres into one comprehensive sound, and that name is Thievery Corporation.
Carnivorous Plant Society – The New King (CPS)
For an album where the last line is “and the pussycat died miserable”, The New King is a pleasant gentle listening experience. The second full-length from Auckland’s Carnivorous Plant Society is a dreamy tropical collection of mostly instrumental pieces, fleshed out with some spoken word story-reading and a handful of guest vocal appearances.
Album Review of Rumours by Fleetwood Mac on RadioLIVE Tonight!
Marty Duda will be talking about Fleetwood Mac‘s Rumours album tonight on RadioLIVE with Mitch Harris. Tune it to the show at 10pm and rediscover the magic of this phenomenal classic album. http://www.radiolive.co.nz/home.html
George Ezra – Staying At Tamara’s (Columbia)
Now this smells of summer. If there’s an album to help alleviate autumn this is it, Ezra’s warm soulful folk-pop sound is a salve for the savage cold that’s swept in.
Review of Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane on RadioLIVE by Marty Duda
Each Monday night, founder of The 13thFloor, Marty Duda, is a guest on RadioLIVE to share and chat about classic albums from the past.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food (Jagjaguwar)
The Nielson brothers are New Zealand music royalty. After finding initial success with post-punk group the Mint Chicks, Ruban and Kody have carved successful careers for themselves with the former perhaps gaining even more success than his old group with Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Yo La Tengo There’s A Riot Going On (Matador)
Despite the fact that Yo La Tengo are known for their ability to cover just about any tune at any time, this is not a re-creating of the iconic Sly & The Family Stone album of the same name.
Jack White – Boarding House Reach (Columbia/Third Man)
It’s hard out there for a rock star these days. And Jack White may be among the last of a dying species. Boarding House Reach is the sound of the former White Stripe struggling to sound relevant.
Eb & Sparrow – Seeing Things (Deadbeat/Southbound)
Seeing Things is the third album by Eb & Sparrow, the band featuring the sultry vocals of the perfectly-named Ebony Lamb.
First Aid Kit – Ruins (Columbia)
The tale the Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg reads like a fairytale. Once upon a time, a long time ago in a far off land, two sisters dreaming of a career in music began uploading demos to a magical space on the internet while still at school.
The Breeders – All Nerve (4AD)
“No one’s here to stay” repeats Kim Deal a third of the way into All Nerve, The Breeders’ long-awaited new studio album. Coming over the menacing groove of MetaGoth, that sounds like it could have been recorded by the group any time since they formed in 1989, the line is a strong reminder of the […]
Car Seat Headrest – Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) (Matador)
When you hear that an artist is releasing a re-reworked version of an old album you fear the worst. Why? Well, this is generally a sign they have run out of ideas. This does NOT apply to Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest, who has just released an updated version of his 2011 album Twin […]
Marlon Williams – Make Way For Love (Dead Oceans)
It’s been a reasonable three years since Marlon Williams’ self-titled debut, but the Lyttelton songwriter’s follow-up shows a startling growth, expansion, and simply put – improvement. Make Way For Love is a gorgeous exploration of separation and heartbreak that sees Williams’ besting his past work lyrically, musically, vocally and emotionally.
QTY – QTY (Dirty Hit)
It’s taken it’s time to drop, but QTY’s eponymous debut turns on another bulb in NYC’s shining sonic lineage.
Belle and Sebastian How To Solve Human Problems, Part 1, 2 and 3 (Matador)
Glaswegian based veterans Belle and Sebastian release a compilation album of their separately issued 3 EP’s, How To Solve Our Human Problems Part 1, 2 and 3. Having released 9 studio albums over the last two decades, the well-established band have gone back to their roots, embracing the much revered EP format for their […]