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December 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: I’ll Be Your Mirror – A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico

Various Artists: I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico Verve It’s been a wee while since I’ve found a great Various Artists tribute album – one that doesn’t feel try-hard, one that doesn’t run out of steam. So I was pleasantly surprise by this, feeling – on paper – it […]
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January 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: St Jerome’s Laneway Festival (January 28, Akld)

St. Jerome’s Laneway Albert Park, Auckland Monday, January 28 It was my first time at the Laneway Festival since the very first time it hit Auckland. It’s been through some venue changes since then, logistics so often the issue – hot weather with no shade, no room for all the queues for food and the […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, Akld, Albert Park, Auckland, BENE, Courtney Barnett, Denzel Curry, Florence & The Machine, Gang of Youths, Gig Review, Gig Review: St Jerome's Laneway Festival (January 28, https://auckland.lanewayfestival.com/, January, January 28, Jon Hopkins, Jorga Smith, Laneway, Live Review, Lontalius, Mitski, St. Jerome's, The Dead C, The High Beams, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 24 – Songs From Brand New (and Upcoming) Albums

It’s a new music Friday, lots of new-new-new things to check out – so here’s a wee sample of some of the key tracks/key artists. Or something like that… Actually, the only album here that is still “upcoming” is the first, all the other tracks here are from band new albums – out today. You’ll […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 5, Come To Me, Courtney Barnett, Erasure, Everything Is Recorded, Everything Is Recorded By Richard Russell, Five Songs, Five Songs For A Friday, Five Songs For Friday, Five Songs For Friday: 24, Five Songs For Friday: 24 – Songs From Brand New (and Upcoming) Albums, Fri, Friday, Ibeyi, Marlon Williams, Mountains of Gold, Nameless Faceless, Sampha, Songs From Brand New (and Upcoming) Albums\, Superchunk, U.S. Girls, What A Time To Be Alive, Wiki & Kamasi Washington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Jess Locke: Universe

Jess Locke Universe Pool House Records The opening line of the album opener, “When I say you drive me to drink/I’m the one that puts the bottle to my lips” – sounds like Guyville-era Liz Phair interpreting Denis Johnson but Jess Locke’s drawled-out ode to personal responsibility (Drive To Drink) takes on its own shape […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Courtney Barnett, Fazerdaze, Jess Locke, Jess Locke: Universe, Liz Phair, Melbourne, Universe ·

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October 31, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Courtney Barnett Instore at Slow Boat Records (Thurs, Nov 5)

This Thursday, Thursday, November 5, Courtney Barnett will perform a short solo set at Slow Boat Records ahead of that night’s sold out Bodega gig as part of her NZ Tour. Check here for the details on the Facebook event page or contact Slow Boat Records in Cuba Street, Wellington for more details. And to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 12-3pm, Australian, Bodega, Courtney Barnett, Courtney Barnett Instore at Slow Boat Records (Thurs, Cuba Street, Facebook, Instore, Nov 5), November 5, PR, Promo, Slow Boat, Slow Boat Records, Thursday, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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July 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Courtney Barnett returns to NZ: Three Shows (Nov, 2015)

Courtney Barnett first played a New Zealand show less than a year ago. Since then she returned as part of the Laneway festival and now, just announced, she’ll play three shows, her first gigs outside of just Auckland, in November, 2015. On the back of that great double-EP, Barnett has gone on to play shows […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Auckland, Bodega, Christchurch, Courtney Barnett, Courtney Barnett returns to NZ: Three Shows (Nov, Foundry, Gig Preview, November, Promo, St James, Tour Announcement, Wellington ·

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July 16, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Courtney Barnett: One NZ Show (September)

Good news today – Courtney Barnett will play a show at Auckland’s Kings Arms, Wednesday, September 17, 2014. I’m a huge fan of her album, The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas – so much so I had to write about more than once in trying to spread the word. The only sad news […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Auckland, Australia, Courtney Barnett, Kings Arms, NZ Tour, The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, Tour Announcement, Wednesday September 17 ·

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March 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Courtney Barnett: The Double EP – A Sea of Split Peas

Courtney Barnett The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas House Anxiety She sings about not remembering the best songs she wrote, she name-drops The Triffids and pseudoephedrine – she’s writing wry, almost without trying, you’ll think of Sharon Van Etten and the early, vital Liz Phair, of the funniest and best Pavement songs, and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Courtney Barnett, Double EP, EP, The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas ·

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