Since 2015 Flamingo Pier have been running dance parties in London and, more recently, an annual boutique event on Waiheke Island. To coincide with the 2019 Waiheke Island event they released their self titled debut EP and this was followed a year later by a second EP, Indigo. These eight tracks showed that they could […]
The heavenly voice of Natalie Bergman emanates into the light with her solo debut album Mercy. The uplifting gospel is steeped in Christianity yet alludes to a universal soul-searching for spiritual answers with contemporary transcendent sonics.
John Lennon’s stark, startling solo album gets the once-over 50 years after its initial release with newly-heard outtakes.
New artist Keeley Shade has released her debut EP. It’s a small gem of Folk Pop meditative music which also dances softly with the deeper influences of Country. All five tracks shimmer and radiate out, from slow and quiet to rise in dramatic tension.
One thing to be said about Surrounded By Time…this is not your mother’s (or grandmother’s) Tom Jones album.
In February 2020 the Auckland based Swallow The Rat and the Brooklyn based Clone were both on the east coast of the USA. The bands were touring and going to share the stage at the SXSW festival but the pandemic meant all their plans were abruptly halted. Despite this setback the bands established a strong […]
2015’s album Silver Bullets was a good start for The Chills second career and 2018’s Snowbound was very well received. We are now at the difficult third album stage for a band whose first career was all about making things difficult for themselves.
Malcolm Black is best known to most of us for the 1985 Netherworld Dancing Toys anthem For Today but in the years since his has significantly contributed to NZ music as a A&R director, Entertainment Director, Manager of Neil Finn, label co-owner and more. This album was born from a rush of creativity in 2018 […]
There is research that shows that people driving and listening to techno music drive a bit faster, and that people driving most safely are probably listening to Norah Jones. If you notice a driver near you spin into reverse, turn on all their lights, speed up and overtake you before slamming on the brakes and […]
Wandering off into uncharted territory, SPAWTS release their newest EP, Clicks & Whistles, showcasing their new direction of melody, composition and instrumentation which seems to have worked a bloody charm.