Plum Green – Sound Recordings (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. When I first reviewed folk-goth siren Plum Green back in 2012 I may have been a bit harsh. I compared her performance on her debut Rushes to Evanescence’s Amy Lee,Continue Reading
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – IC-01 HANOI (Jagjaguwar Records) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Nominated for best Alternative band at this year’s Tuis (And, subsequently winning! – Editor) Oregon-based New Zealand psychedelic rock band can do no wrong. Their musical style isContinue Reading
Grindhouse – Can I Drive Your Commodore? (Off The Hip Records) Reviewed by Sarah Kidd. Middle-aged punk rockers Grindhouse who embrace their aussie heritage like a badge of honour are back with their third album that will make you wantContinue Reading
Rhian Sheehan – A Quiet Divide (Loop) Reviewed by Emily Lipsys. Elegy for the past is the first beautiful, ambient track that leads into the rest of New Zealand composer/musician, Rhian Sheehans’ new album ‘A Quiet Divide’. It just consistentlyContinue Reading
Big Red Machine – Big Red Machine (Jagjaguwar Records) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. Big Red Machine, the self-titled album from Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner, is, without a doubt, experimental by design. The product of aContinue Reading
Simon Hinkler – Moving On (Correctitude Records) Reviewed by Ambient Light. Affectionately known to many as Slink, Simon Hinkler is undoubtedly most familiar as the lead guitarist from UK goth rock legends The Mission. But for those who didn’t alreadyContinue Reading
Interpol – Marauder (Matador) Reviewed by Emma Hughes. Interpol are one of those bands which I feel like I should know, but for some reason, I don’t. They have a long and impressive career behind them, their first album havingContinue Reading
Boycrush – Desperate Late Night Energy (Independent) Reviewed by Emily Lipsys. This is the first full album release from New Zealand based artist Alistair Ross Deverick the beats mastermind behind Boycrush. Packed full of chilled beats to get you readyContinue Reading
Body/Head – The Switch (Matador) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Imagine the soundtrack to your wildest dreams. Unpredictable, distorted, intimate, and above all, fascinating. The Switch might just be that soundtrack.Continue Reading