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December 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Emily Riordan: Waves [EP]
Emily Riordan Waves (ep) Emily Riordan It’s 2010s hip-hop meets trap then softened to evoke some of the early 00s downbeat feels in the production stakes – thanks to beatmaker Shshi. And then a siren-singing voice swoons atop singing heavenly songs of heartbreak. Emily Riordan’s EP Waves is an impressive collaboration between vocalist and producer […]Archive
December 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Dixon Nacey: The Edge of Chaos
Dixon Nacey The Edge of Chaos Rattle Auckland-based guitarist and teacher Dixon Nacey has recorded for Rattle previously as part of the trio Samson Nacey Haines – here with a record under his own name he pulls together a few of the usual suspects (Kevin Field on piano, Roger Manins manning the saxes, Andy Keegan […]Archive
November 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 220
Sharon O’Neill, Smash Palace [Single] (1982) I’m lucky enough to – finally – have found a copy of the film soundtrack, a gorgeous EP – but ahead of that, I settled for this single: The title track from the film and its soundtrack EP. I met Sharon a few years back and spoke to her […]Archive
November 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 226
Blam Blam Blam, Untitled Tour EP (2019) A reissue/replication of the band’s early work – the classic songs – put together for the recent tour which was brilliant. I was too young to catch Blam Blam Blam the first time, but I wasn’t going to miss them on this reunion and it was brilliant. Three […]Archive
October 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 233
The Fourmyula, Nature [Single] (1969) I wrote about it in my book – it was, long before that, voted the top of a list of 75 NZ songs. I’ve always loved it – and the band The Fourmyula, they have some psych-rock masterpieces that still seem forgotten/under-discovered in the wider catalogue. But this song carries […]Archive
October 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Echo Ohs: Wild Weeds (ep)
Echo Ohs Wild Weeds (ep) 1: 12 Records Auckland garage/psych-pop trio Echo Ohs, formed around the vocals of Yolanda Fagan and the groove-laden shards of guitar from Guy Forks return with a new EP (on vinyl as well as the obvious streaming channels) and it’s a step up in production (Darren McShane and his Earwig […]Archive
October 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 239
A message about SAMOA from Air New Zealand Geez, if it wasn’t for the cover image the title might look like a warning or something with those chosen block-capitals. It’s one of those flexi singles – a promotional item from/for Air New Zealand. And the only real info I found about it is in that […]Archive
September 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Don’t Fight It – It’s Bigger Than The ID
We don’t know how lucky we are. The music that means the most to me from New Zealand artists is barely ever the product of a funding body, doesn’t have corporate sponsors, isn’t major label-endorsed. It’s the battlers. It’s about brave hearts and (sometimes) troubled souls. It’s about an energy. An anger. A feeling. It’s […]Archive
August 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 264
Neketini Brass (1967) I’ve had to work hard to control myself from stopping the car when I see second-hand stores in small towns. I’d never get anywhere in life – literally, and otherwise – if I indulged that whim. So I drive on, nine and a half times out of ten. But when I do stop and have […]Archive
July 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Great Kiwi Albums You Must Revisit: #14 Songs From A Dictaphone
By the time SJD – Sean James Donnelly – released Songs From A Dictaphone he had made three previous albums, though many would not have heard his first album since it was a limited edition CD-r type thing; eventually out in the world again for all to hear (3) and it’s a very different thing… His second album was […]Archive
March 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman