Wendyhouse - Album Review: Puddlekopf
21 Nov 2024 // review by Daniel Jones
I received Wendyhouse’s album in the post, a homage to the old style of reviewing a record. A CD, with hand-drawn art works reminiscent of Radiohead's Kid A era, and the lyrics of poetry to accompany.
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Psycho Gab - EP Review: Crazy Talk
11 Jul 2024 // review by Daniel Jones
Psycho Gab, formed in early 2023, this five-piece, neo-soul band based in Tamaki Makaurau, the group claim to have cultivated a unique sound formed at the crossroads between soul, RnB, jazz and pop, leaving endless possibilities of smooth grooves up for exploration. Ridiculously accomplished musicians, who would not be out of place in a Washington DC late night jazz scene.
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The Advocators - Album Review: Songs From An Endless Night
14 May 2024 // review by Daniel Jones
The self-proclaimed hillbillies and misanthropes of Northland, NZ, release their debut album Songs From An Endless Night. On first listen, you could be forgiven into thinking that The Advocators hail from the deep southern US terrains of the Mississippi or grew up playing on the Tennessee bar scene.
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Becca Caffyn - EP Review: Hallways
10 Apr 2024 // review by Daniel Jones
Two years on from her debut releases Stair Kids and Replacement Blonde, Becca Caffyn is back with a new mini EP Hallways. Written at Depot Sound, during a series of sessions facilitated through NZ On Air’s New Music Development initiative, Hallways was produced by Becca Caffyn and Noah Page.
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