Foo Fighters – Medicine At Midnight (RCA / Roswell Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. As one of the biggest – and most adored – rock bands in the world, the hype surrounding the release of the Foo Fighters’ new albumContinue Reading
Oscar LaDell – Love & Revolution (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Guitarist Oscar LaDell has come of age, wearing his credentials on his sleeve as he navigates his own musical past and influences on this impressively diverse release that minesContinue Reading
Estère – Archetypes (Blue Riot Records / Rough Peel Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. ‘Archetypes’ is the Wellington based singer-songwriter’s eagerly anticipated third full-length album, and while she stays true to her electric blue witch hop aesthetic, each of herContinue Reading
L.A.B – IV (LOOP) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. It’s been a big and tumultuous year for L.A.B. It started well, with big appearances on the festival stages as well as massive headlining gigs, and the totally mind-blowing “III”. The infectiousContinue Reading
Chris Cornell – No One Sings Like You Anymore (Universal Music Enterprises / UMG) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. The festive season typically sees a sudden surge of generic, run-of-the-mill ‘best of’ compilations drop, perfectly timed to coincide with what isContinue Reading
Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams – Plastic Bouquet (New West Records) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. Marlon Williams has become somewhat of a household name in Aotearoa over the last couple of years; to say that he has become theContinue Reading
King Sweeties – We Are The Bosses (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Recently, Bic Runga and Kody Neilson emerged out of their Covid-enforced hibernation to tour the country. Part of their warm-up act was King Sweeties, a bedroom/home studio projectContinue Reading
Yasamin – Songs Over Baghdad (Independent) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. Tauranga-based singer/songwriter Yasamin calls herself an ‘artivist’, with her current focus on the atrocities unfolding in her former home country, Iraq. Her new ten track full album, ‘Songs Over Baghdad’Continue Reading
Puscifer – Existential Reckoning (Alchemy Recordings / BMG) Reviewed by Bridget Herlihy. “What is Puscifer is what Puscifer is”. Normally I would build-up to a statement that encapsulates my (mostly) objective thoughts and observations about an album. But this timeContinue Reading