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
Julia Deans & The Dauphin of Mississippi 10th January 2021 Mangakuri Chapel, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Olivia Robertson. For this, the first iteration of the Sitting Room Sessions for this year that carries hopes ofContinue Reading
Le Currents Festival 27th December 2020 Riverside Park, Taupō, New Zealand Review by Bridget Herlihy with photography by Doug Peters. When you picture the archetypal Kiwi summer, chances are music is in the mix and no doubt the music festivals setContinue Reading
Margot Pierard & Wil Sargisson 17th December 2020 Te Awanga Hall, Hastings, New Zealand. Review by Rob Harbers, photography by Olivia Robertson. Ah 2020! The year that gave the lie to the conceit of “2020 vision” being perfect. If anybodyContinue 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