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Photo credit: Matthew Clode WOMAD, the world’s festival, is delighted that following New Plymouth District Council’s announcement of a host city agreement with WOMAD International, New Zealand's premier international festival will return to its home ...
Friday, 2 April 2021, 4:42 pm L to R: Luke Walker, Brad Craig and Dominic Jones. Serving up euphoric disco hooks, to classic house choruses and forays into Latin funk, balearic and psychedelia - Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland-based party throwers, DJs, and music makers Flamingo Pier will release their debut self-titled album on June 4th on London’s Soundway Records. Today, the group share the first single ‘Eternal’, an ecstatic, energetic track infused with crunchy keys, hypnotic vocal lines, and saxophone played by Aotearoa Jazz legend Nathan Haines. As with the majority of the new album,...
Dry Cleaning [L-R: Nick Buxton, Florence Shaw, Tom Dowse, Lewis Maynard] Photo Credit: Steve Gullick Praise for Dry Cleaning “The most exciting guitar bands of recent times.” – The Wire “Cerebral, caustic, exhilarating debut.” – MOJO ...
Dallas Tamaira’s ( Fat Freddy’s Drop) rebirth as a solo artist with its release in the second half of 2020 . The brand new single 'Spider’ represents the peaceful, slower pace of life Tamaira fell in love with during his confinement at home. 'Spider’ has late-night summer vibes, dark guitar and heavy bass contrasted with large sweeping layers of vocals, all brought together with soulful piano flourishes. The result is smooth, lush, low-fi “slow soul”, delivered by arguably one of the world’s most gifted soul vocalists. “The underlying message in the lyrics is that life can be...
Friday, 12 March 2021, 7:58 am The Taite Music Prize highlights outstanding New Zealand albums released in the past year. The award is open to all genres of music and judged on artistic merit regardless of genre, sales, or record label. Today, Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) is very pleased to announce the finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2021 and the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award. These two prestigious awards will be awarded on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at Auckland's Q Theatre alongside the yet to be announced Classic Record and the Independent Spirit Award recipients. Named a...