Gruff Rhys – Babelsberg (Rough Trade Records) Reviewed by Emily Lipsys. At a first listen to Gruff Rhys’ 5th solo album, you could have sworn you had been whisked back into a musical movie soundtrack from the 1960’s. The formerContinue Reading
Holly Arrowsmith – A Dawn I Remember (Independent) Reviewed by Laura Starling. Folk singer songwriter and award-winning Holly Arrowsmith is just about to release her second studio album. With a few singles already released, her soft, floaty voice promises aContinue Reading
Julia Deans – We Light Fire (Independent) Reviewed by Emily Lipsys. New Zealand rock goddess, Julia Deans has just released her second solo musical offering, (since Modern Fables in 2010). With seven years in the making, it has all beenContinue Reading
Estère – My Design, On Others’ Lives (Independent / Prison Tapes / Rough Peel Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. The exquisite Estère has returned with the follow-up to last years ‘My Design P1‘, the second part making this album –Continue Reading
Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain (Fat Possum Records) Reviewed by Mike Thornton. Let’s just get straight to the point, here. This is a terrific album. It’s country in style, it’s folk in content, and it’s borderline gospelContinue Reading
So Below – II (Independent) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. So Below’s (aka. Madeline North) ascent from relative obscurity to international recognition and acclaim has been steady over the couple of year. The proudly Kiwi chanteuse’s latest offering comes in theContinue Reading
Scorn Of Creation – Scorn Of Creation (Deadboy Records) Reviewed by Kate Taylor. Wielding brutal solos and chaotic blood-ripped vocals in their bag of tricks; Wellington’s Scorn of Creation march all over your face with their vitally heavy self-titled debutContinue Reading
Turbonegro – RockNRoll Machine (Burger Records) Reviewed by Doug Peters. It’s been a long time between drinks for the Denim and Scandinavian Leather clad fans of the Norwegian deathpunk band Turbonegro – RockNRoll Machine being their first album in fiveContinue Reading
Starcrawler – Starcrawler (Rough Trade Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. To be labeled as the band that is reinvigorating rock n roll is an accomplishment in itself, but to have earned such an accolade on the strength of a debutContinue Reading