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Album Review: Sampa the Great – The Return (Ninja Tune)
Zambian-born Australian rapper's debut LP shines like a hidden gem
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Album Review: Red Idle Rejects - Genus Americanas (Independent)
Steve Bowling and his band return with their third album and hopefully a tour of NZ and Australia
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Album Review: Miss June - Bad Luck Party (Frenchkiss Records)
The long-awaited debut album from beloved NZ punk rockers led by Annabel Liddell
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Album Review: Rapsody - Eve (Jamla Records)
North Carolina rapper shines on second LP with a stellar supporting cast
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Album Review: Jay Som - Anak Ko (Inertia)
LA-based singer-songwriter Melina Duterte's nod to family and her search for kindness
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Album Review: Ride - This Is Not A Safe Place (Wichita Recordings/P...
It may not be a safe place but it certainly is sinewed with dirty-electro newness, writhing around beautiful, trustworthy walls of lush guitar and pacific-highway harmonies.
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EP Review: Moon Monsoon - Moon Monsoon (Independent)
Kiwi indie-rock band that's a worthy addition to the Dunedin Sound.
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Album Review: Albi & The Wolves - This Is War
Award-winning beloved NZ indie-folk band return with sophomore album ahead of AmericanaFest appearance in Nashville, USA.
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Album Review: Wukong the Monkey King - 21st Century Time Travelling...
Auckland experimental and fusion band rises from the ashes with a ferocious new album
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Album Review: Troy Kingi & The Upperclass - Holy Colony Burning Acr...
Musician, actor and whom many consider to be a 'Northland treasure' releases his third in a series of ten albums in ten different styles over a ten-year duration.
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EP Review: Contenders - Contenders (Independent)
Cilla McIntosh leads Hamilton punk rockers to the top of indie charts
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Album Review: black midi - Schlagenheim (Rough Trade)
Experimental UK post-punk band unleash their debut LP
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EP Review: Brother Sister - SSDD (Independent)
Indie synth-heavy anti-pop Auckland band extracts the best from new wave and garage rock in latest EP
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Album Review: Skyscraper Stan - Golden Boy Vol I and II (Heart of t...
Singer-songwriter celebrates the dark side of life and the fundamentally misunderstood in his sophomore studio album
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Album Review: Jimmy Barnes - My Criminal Record (Bloodlines)
Radio 13 DJ and writer Boylee reviews Barnesy's 17th studio album after meeting the legend himself
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EP Review: Interpol - A Fine Mess (Matador Records)
American post-punk indie-rock band falls short in new EP
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Album Review: DADDY LONG LEGS - Lowdown Ways (Yep Roc)
New York 3-piece bring on the blues with a generous dose of rock 'n' roll and punk.
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Album Review: Tyler, the Creator – IGOR (Columbia)
Fifth studio album produced entirely by the acclaimed US hip hop artist with a star-studded line-up of collaborators
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Album Review: The Felice Brothers - Undress (Yep Roc)
American folk rock/country rock band from New York shares new album
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Album Review: Vampire Weekend - Father Of The Bride (Columbia)
American indie rock band release fourth studio album and first LP on a major label.
