Grant Geissman: Blooz (2022)

Grant Geissman: Blooz (2022)

35 years down the road, countless thousands of reviews and literally millions of words on the subject, and I am quite used to being out of step with many others, but I must admit I was perturbed to see this was one of the finalists in the 2023 Grammy’s in the ‘Best...
Jerusalem: Jerusalem (1972)

Jerusalem: Jerusalem (1972)

In a somewhat strange coincidence I was reading about this rare album and deciding I really ought to track it down when I was sent a copy of it to review as it has just been officially reissued by Talking Elephant. Recorded for Deram in 1971 it was produced by none...
Lost Vessels: All This Time (2023) single

Lost Vessels: All This Time (2023) single

I must admit I was not that impressed when I first saw Lost Vessels play at Crushfest, something they later admitted to me was the worst gig of their career, but since then they have improved in leaps and bounds. This has been noticed by others on the Auckland circuit...
Rain: Love and War (2023) single

Rain: Love and War (2023) single

It has been quite a while since I last heard from Wellington-based singer songwriter Cathy Elizabeth, and back then Rain was seen solely as a studio project with Cathy being accompanied by Thomas Te Taite who provided all the instrumentation including digital drums....
Written by Wolves: Take Me Home (2023)

Written by Wolves: Take Me Home (2023)

2023 is building to be a huge year for WBW, as they released no new material whatsoever in 2022 yet here we already have their third single for 2023, following on the massive success of both “Give ‘em Hell” and “Misery” which have seen major airplay in the States....