John Mellencamp Orpheus Descending (Republic)
John Mellencamp releases his 25th studio album. The Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer coming off a previous album that, depending who you talk, to was either a triumph or a disaster.
John Mellencamp releases his 25th studio album. The Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer coming off a previous album that, depending who you talk, to was either a triumph or a disaster.
The Hard-Ons circa the first phase (mid80 to early ’90s) were an underground punk favourite in Aotearoa/New Zealand, with their take on Ramones punk and quirky cover artwork by Ray Ahn (bassist in the band).
There’s a sparkling magic in Pickle Darling songs. The project of Ōtautahi songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Lukas Mayo, this latest collection comprises wry reflections on everyday encounters and experiences.
Jason Isbell takes over production duties on this 6th album with the 400 Unit, resulting in one of this year’s finest albums, in a year that’s been full of them.
Tanya Tucker follows up her Grammy Award winning 2019 album, While I’m Livin’, with another set of classic country tunes that is pure Tanya.
Jazmine Mary releases their second long-player, titled Dog, and it’s a beauty.
Sin City are no strangers to Aotearoa/New Zealand, having been Covid refugees, a time which they put to good use to establish themselves with a strew of magnificent live performances and the release of their well-received debut album Welcome to Sin City last year.
No Broadcast Their fourth album The Common Thread is awash in floating, dreamy ambient pop. Multi-layered like a Glass Onion, and the hooks come camouflaged in velvet.
Alison Goldfrapp, as one half of electro-pop duo Goldfrapp, has released seven albums that have traversed across multiple genres including glam, folk, dance, disco and trip-hop, producing some memorable dancefloor bangers.
Pacific Avenue, a shoal of friends originating in 2017 from a NSW idyllic coastal surf town of Gerringong, focussed around two failed buskers heavily influenced by their contemporary Australian Indie Rock sound, the likes of Jet, Powderfinger and Silverchair, rooted in the history of The Rolling Stones, The Stooges and not forgetting Aussie past heavyweights […]