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03/12/2022

The Sun Gods: The Light Of Day EP

For those who maybe feel that Kiwi rock music has atrophied in the last few years here’s something to prick your ears up, ...

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18/03/2022

Jackie Bristow: Outsider

The few bars of electronic percussion that introduce early single Livin’ For Love and open the album, suggest that ‘Outsider’ ...

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03/08/2021

Stephen Galvin: Modal Behaviour

Had I stumbled across this album by Stephen Galvin with its vaguely academic title while scanning Spotify I’m not sure ...

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31/05/2021

Miranda Easten: Behind Unbroken Strings

With new acts increasingly needing multiple genre-hyphenations to describe their musical approach, it’s sometimes pleasing ...

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27/10/2020

Marshmellow: Secrets Of The Universe

The sugary-pink and distinctively Aotearoan artwork for Marshmellow ’s ‘Secrets Of The Universe’ somehow keeps making ...

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28/08/2020

Madeleine Howard: Just Reaching Out EP

I’m not surprised to read that Madeleine Howard has previously released a ‘stunning acoustic rendition of Ladyhawke’s ...

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29/10/2019

Rick Bryant: You Can Be The Boss

Explaining why he chose the colourful caricature of Rick Bryant as the cover of his seminal Stranded In Paradise publication, ...

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13/05/2019

The Shirleybyrds: I Wonder What Became Of Leia

Katikati represent. Shirley Ryder and Graeme Hardaker are the foundation stones, guitars and vocal chords of The Shirleybyrds, ...

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12/04/2019

Roy Phillips: Standard Procedure

Great album title, that, especially given the jazz platform it’s pulling into and the fact that mostly the nine tracks ...

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