Here we have the latest single from Christchurch band The Late Starters, which is a precursor to the EP due out later this year. They released their debut album, Age – A State of Mind, back in 2019 and lovingly describe their music as “an enjoyable nostalgic trip into...

I’ve seen The First Child play a few times over the last year, so was pretty sure I knew what to expect from this 7-track EP, but when it commenced with Lunacy, You’re So Beautiful, I was nothing short of shocked. The reason for that is these guys are a post hardcore...

Here we have the full-length debut from Sin City, a duo formed around Jack Beesley and Nick Armstrong, who here have combined with producer Delaney Davidson on bass, John Segovia on lap steel and Alistair Deverick (Boycrush) on drums. Jack and Nick are probably...

This release is probably going to confuse quite a few people when they realise that the person behind Slimivich is none other than Slim Jenkins from Christchurch metal outfit Tainted, here back with his first new music in some time. But this isn’t metal, it is...

Corrella are a 7-piece band based in Auckland who have real links to the sea as some of their members have been in the navy while others are still serving. The sea is something to which I have always had a close affinity, as I was raised in a small fishing community...

When I reviewed their last single, Picture, I said I could tell Odds & Ends had a sense of humour just from the cover, and that is the case again as here we have a digital release which features a pile of cassettes (which are apparently very much in fashion again,...

Juddy originally started off as a guitarist in punk bands before discovering Love Junkie by Sonnyboy, which inspired him to invest in a MIDI keyboard and pull together an album which is apparently influenced by his love of mid 90’s video games. Mind you, even then...

When Wellington-based Juddy first heard Love Junkie by California-based Sonnyboy he was so inspired that he started recording similar music himself. From there it was just a simple matter of contacting Sonnyboy and suggesting they collaborate on an album together, and...

This album was originally recorded as home demos while Hamish was living in a community in Germany. Drums were later recorded at a home studio at a different volunteer project in Pisa, Italy while the mixing took place over the following year. Apparently, his previous...

Wellington band Voodoo Bloo are back with the second single from their forthcoming album, The Blessed Ghost, and given what I have heard so far that it definitely one I am looking out for. I was impressed with Skin, which came out towards the end of last year, and...

One of the real delights in discovering so much NZ music is most of the artists I am asked to review I know nothing about beforehand, so each piece of music is a total surprise and I have no preconceived opinions ahead of time. I also never read press releases until I...

Following on from the success of 2019’s ‘Chez Nous’, here we find Rebecca again recording with her father and pianist Dave Miller who also brought in the rest of his trio in drummer Bill Belasco, who he has now been working with for more than 40 years, and bassist...

On this his sixth album as band leader, guitarist Reza Khan has been joined by his long-time band (pianist Matt King, bassist Mark Egan, drummer Maurizio Zottarelli and, on two selections, rhythm and Brazilian guitarist Sergio Pereira) along with guest appearances...

Some of the earliest music I recall hearing when I was growing up was big band jazz. My dad no longer played vinyl, but he used to have an 8-track in the car, and I distinctly remember my personal favourite at a very tender age was “(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo”....

When I reviewed their debut album, ‘Anorexic Insect’, I said their music reminded me of “System For A Down mating with Throbbing Gristle, and bringing to life a bastard offspring that not only contains elements of both bands (and Serj Tankian’s orchestral exploits to...

Although Alluvial’s debut album, 2017’s ‘The Deep Longing For Annihilation’, was an instrumental affair, the plan was always to have a singer but they were just unable to find the right one. That was corrected in time for this release with the addition of Kevin Muller...

When a founder member leaves a band, especially after 20 years, especially if they were a lead singer, then there is always concern about what this might mean for the next album. However, they have always used two singers and Brandon Saller has been increasing his...

I have always had an affinity with choirs, with my mum singing in various different ones as did I when I was a younger, but I think the real reason I enjoy choirs is that I would not have been born without the Brixham Male Orpheus Voice Choir. My maternal grandad was...