15/06/2015
Garry Forrester: Alma Rose
With a steely yet gentle voice that at times reminds me of Johnny Cash or Leonard Cohen, Garry Forrester's neatly constructed ...
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Deep Thinking: What’s Going On with James Jamerson
Following the James Jamerson lines we looked at a few issues ago, I thought that we might look at a different side of his ...
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Monty Bevins: Come Back Home EP
Monty Bevins is a storyteller with a lot of pop sensibilities, his acoustic guitar riffs are simple and the melodies flow ...
READ MORE >Mike Hogan, Christopher Hill: Dark To Light
There are those who profess to value feel above technical ability, but one listen to this album will show that when you have ...
READ MORE >15/02/2015
David C Russell: In-a World
A collection of mostly acoustic-based blues-rock songs that Aucklander David C Russell has worked on for some time, this ...
READ MORE >The Lucky Lost: The Lucky Lost
From Lyttelton, The Lucky Lost is the songwriting vision of Darren Tatom who sings, plays guitar, percussion and glockenspiel ...
READ MORE >The Honeysmiths: Darkness/Light
The Honeysmiths' 'Darkness/Light' is one of the most aptly named albums I've come across, reflecting not only the material ...
READ MORE >18/09/2014
Jeremy Redmore: Clouds Are Alive
Leaving behind his life as frontman for the evidently too successful for his liking Midnight Youth, Jeremy Redmore has set ...
READ MORE >09/07/2014
Sled: A Kiwi Sings
This classroom-friendly album is bristling with stories to be told about our country’s nature and past. While warm and ...
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