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Prizegiving - Album Review: No Harm Done

05 Jul 2016 // A review by tonymcdonald

Don’t think about buying the cassette from Bandcamp because it's sold out. Is that a good thing? Let’s find out.

Well if you don’t like long songs this could be for you. Nine short songs fill out the album, and I mean short. A very nice acoustic number at one minute thirty seven seconds is Blood Pressure, the 5th track on the album. Now that is a short song I'm sure you'll agree.

I take great pleasure in listening to songs that are not over the top and in your face, and No Harm Done gets it spot on.

It’s raw (not over produced) and full of quite beautiful vocals (local NZ names thrown in for good measure e.g. Picton), and simple melodies with good rememberable hooks.

My favourite track is Soft (Track 2) and I can’t believe I missed them playing one of my favourite venues the other day, Moon in Newtown, Wellington. I'm sure it won't be long until they are back!

This is worth a listen, check it out here.

 
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About Prizegiving

Prizegiving are an emo-pop outfit from Wellington, New Zealand. For a while they were known as Tuff Wizard, until one of them had enough sense to change that. The five-piece blend their love for dogs with a strange desire to rekindle things with ex-lovers, and as a result have found a musical niche that sits somewhere between the bouncy vibes of indie-pop and the melancholic musings of your favourite teenage emo band.

In June 2016 Prizegiving released their debut album No Harm done on Papaiti Records and Sleepover Records.


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No Harm Done
Year: 2016
Type: Album

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