Mantle – A Sandcastle, A Wave (Independent)
In December 2017, Wellington-based ambient producer Mantle (George Johnston) released his fourth EP A Sandcastle, A Wave and it’s taken me this long to process the quiet brilliance of this latest offering.
Album Reviews
Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer (Bad Boy Records)
Janelle Monáe’s new album Dirty Computer is firmly rooted in Sex and Politics and I love it. For months, I have been wondering how and what would it take to outdo and outperform Monáe’s Electric Lady in 2013. As I watched and listened to each new single, my apprehension grew until I finally heard Dirty Computer in its […]
Leon Bridges – Good Thing (Columbia Records)
Three years ago, Texan soul man Leon Bridges arrived on the scene with a beautiful retro soul album Coming Home which took things back to basics in a glorious fashion. For his second album Good Thing, Bridges has undertaken a massive transformation moving away from Sam Cooke and Otis Redding as primary influences towards a more contemporary […]
Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys (Republic)
2018 sees the genre Trap, one developed in the late 1990s to early 2000s from Southern hip hop in the US, still exerting its hold and remaining loud and dominant.
Album Review of No Secrets by Carly Simon on Monday Night RadioLIVE!
Marty Duda will be talking about Carly Simon‘s No Secrets album on Monday night April 30 2018 on RadioLIVE with Mitch Harris. Tune it to the show at 10pm and rediscover the magic of this phenomenal classic album.
Willie Nelson – Last Man Standing (Legacy)
Willie Nelson releases his 67th!! studio album today. Last Man Standing features 11 new songs co-written by the 84 year old Nelson and producer Buddy Cannon. Alison Kraus and longtime harmonica player Mickey Raphael are along for the ride. The 13th Floor’s Diana Phillips gives it a spin…
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.