Jack Ladder and The Dreamlanders – Blue Poles (Barely Dressed Records)
Jack Ladder is back with his fifth studio album Blue Poles. While known for his gallows humour and darker perspective on life, this time I swear I can hear a smile in his voice.
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New Song Of The Day: Louis Baker – Black Crow
Today Louis Baker unveils his first new music in about a year and the first track from his planned new album.
Belly – Dove (Belly Touring LLC)
It’s been 23 years since Tanya Donelly and crew walked away from their highly successful indie pop venture, Belly. Finally, they’ve found the guts to return, bringing with them a sweet but mature version of their younger selves that’s way more than just simply palatable. It’s like they never left.
A Place To Bury Strangers – Pinned (Dead Oceans)
Maybe being labelled “the loudest band in New York” could be a curse in disguise. Under the weight of an expectation like that, you have to make sure there’s still something of substance present in your music when extreme volume is out of the equation. A Place To Bury Strangers have done well to ensure […]
R.I.P. John “Jabo” Starks
He was James Brown’s other funky drummer. John “Jabo” Starks has died at the age of 79.
New Song Of The Day: Ha The Unclear – Wallace Line
Kiwi quartet Ha The Unclear celebrate the announcement of their impending new album with new video clip.
Public Service Broadcasting Play First NZ Headline at Auckland Powerstation
Solid Entertainment is thrilled to announce the brilliant London-based band PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING for their first solo headline show in New Zealand. This is an unmissable chance to immerse yourself in the PSB rollercoaster of sound & vision.
Sandy Mill – A Piece of Me (Independent)
A Piece of Me feels like a celebration and, dare I say it, a little bit of a relief for singer songwriter Sandy Mill. This is the first time she has stepped up to the microphone in her own right and taken the spotlight, and in my opinion it’s about time. You may not immediately recognise […]
Shakey Graves – Can’t Wake Up (Dualtone)
You know you need to take a second look at your musical choices when you finally give in to ‘the Tonight chorus’ – a soaring hand-on-heart chorus beginning with the word “Toniiiiight”. It is one of popular musics’ strongest signifiers of blandness, and it’s exactly what we get on Counting Sheep, the opening track of […]
New Song Of The Day: Parquet Courts – Mardi Gras Beads
Parquet Courts’ new album, Wide Awake! is due later this month, but today you can hear a new track, Mardi Gras Beads.