KELELA – Take Me Apart (Warp Records) Reviewed by Kate Taylor. If you’re looking for sexy, suggestive and seductive R&B then Kelela’s Take Me Apart is the album of sex jams for you. Take Me Apart’s cover image alone setsContinue Reading
DANNY MULHERN – Reflections On A Dead Sea (1631 Recordings) Reviewed by Dave Tucker. Undercover composer and multi-instrumentalist Danny Mulhern, creates moods and carves aural movements from behind the scenes of film and television favourites. Assembling soundtracks from a sonicContinue Reading
BAYNK – Someone’s EP (Independent / The Label) Reviewed by Dave Tucker. From his own homemade creations politely placed on Soundcloud back in 2015 to the heavenly heights of house music heaven, 23 year old bedroom beatmaster Jock Nowell-Usticke, isContinue Reading
Ria Hall – Rules Of Engagement (LOOP) Reviewed by Kate Taylor. The phrase Rules of Engagement springs to mind militaristic notions and on Ria Hall’s album featuring the cream of New Zealand’s R&B, Soul and Hip Hop artists that ideaContinue Reading
The Black Seeds – Fabric (Proville Records / Rhythmethod) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Just in time for the warmer months New Zealand’s darlings of roots and reggae The Black Seeds are back with their sixth studio album Fabric, a tapestryContinue Reading
Ibeyi – Ash (XL Recordings) Reviewed by Dave Tucker. Rising from XL recordings, the curious factory of eclectic electronica, lifts the raw return of Ibeyi. Following on from their haunting debut, the honestly beautiful ‘Ibeyi’ (2015), French-Cuban twins Lisa KaindeContinue Reading
Estère – My Design (DRM NZ) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Undeniably one of New Zealand’s most exciting and engaging artists, Estère, aka the Queen of electric blue witch-hop, has returned with a vengeance with her latest eagerly-anticipated release. My DesignContinue Reading
Frida Sundemo – Flashbacks & Futures (Cosmos Records) Reviewed by Doug Peters. While Frida Sundemo may be relatively unknown to the New Zealand music scene, I am hoping with the release of this, her debut album – ‘Flashbacks & Futures’Continue Reading
Matt Cameron – Cavedweller (I’m A Seahorse Music / GMR) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Matt Cameron is without a doubt one of the most revered drummers in rock, and quite rightly so. Boasting a diverse and enviable career that spansContinue Reading