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September 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: August 2018

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so a couple of years into it. […]

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June 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Mali Mali: Azimuth

Mali Mali Azimuth Home Alone Music Album number three for Ben Tolich – aka Mali Mali – and in that way you’d hope, you’d always want, he continues to grow, to mature, to further dazzle in his quiet, shoe-gazing way. Each new release building on the one previous.

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April 24, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Mali Mali

Mali Mali (a.k.a. Ben Tolich) is a songwriter and performer from Auckland, NZ. He’s about to go on tour in support of his new album As A Dog Dreams, his second album following Gather ‘round the Gooseclock (2013) and t​​he Brotherly EP (2010). Here are five albums he’s loving right now… 1 – Damien Jurado, Visions […]

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April 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Mali Mali: As A Dog Dreams

Mali Mali As A Dog Dreams (Independent/Bandcamp) A couple of years ago, a gentle, beguiling, occasionally quirky set of songs found its way into my home and then my heart. I didn’t like the tile of the album, nor the band-name, and that didn’t matter at all – as it shouldn’t when the music is […]

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September 4, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Mali Mali: Gather ‘Round The Gooseclock

Mali Mali Gather ‘Round The Gooseclock LTPS Music Limited I’m not sold on the band’s name nor the album title but that really doesn’t matter a shower of shit – because I’m totally/utterly sold on the sound. Sweeping and majestic and there’s a touch of David Byrne to the voice and Ben Tolich (Mali Mali) […]