02 December 2010 - 0 Comments

VARIOUS ARTISTS – SAINT-GERMAIN-DES PRES CAFÉ ‘THE BLUE EDITION’

Saint Germain des prés Café aka the point of reference for Nu Jazz is back with a brand new volume! The series evolves after more than 950, 000 copies sold worldwide. The newly titled “Blue Edition” is a nod in the direction of a colour which has traditionally represented Jazz. The latest volume also invites Mr Scruff to select and mix the second disc of the collection and the Manchester kid has chosen a great selection from across the Ninja Tune catalogue which he represents and is which is also celebrating its 20th anniversary.

For Fans of: Ninja Tune, Stone’s Throw, Mr Scruff

THE MIDNIGHTS – OUTSIDE

The Midnights have completed their debut LP, “Outside”, and are set to officially introduce their charming and adventurous low-fi brand of roots-reggae to Aotearoa.Having spent their formative years honing their craft playing late night house parties, dive bars and crashing the odd folk evening, The Midnights have amassed a loyal following and in turn, become notorious for their energetic and raw live shows. Word of mouth has secured them spots at major festivals alongside reggae legends such as The Wailers, UB40, Third World, The Skatalites, Big Youth and Maxi Priest.

For Fans of: UB40, The Black Seeds, Tahuna Breaks

VARIOUS ARTISTS – A VERY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

This year LittleMonster Studio has been getting into the Christmas spirit since August, recording a diverse set of songsfrom a loosely affiliated group of local bands. “A Very Little Christmas” is the resulting album.Whether it’s the stripped back anti-folk of Timothy Blackman's ‘Christmas Bells’, the soulfulalt-country of Great North's ‘A Guiding Star’, or Bear Cat's Phil Spector inspired ‘This Christmas, All IReally Want Is To Love Somebody’, “A Very Little Christmas” is a pristine set of new holiday favourites.The track list also includes new songs from Silver Scroll and Tui-nominated indie darlings Artisan Guns,long-time independent favourites The Gladeyes, the gorgeously somber Dear Time's Waste, a saucy duetfrom Chelsea Jade (Teacups) and James Duncan and much more.“A Very Little Christmas” is available in an extremely limited edition hand numbered CD available instores this Christmas only!

For Fans of: Phil Spector’s “A Christmas Gift For You”, Sufjan Stevens “Songs For Christmas”, Christmas!

RADIO BIRDMAN – LIVE IN TEXAS

“Live In Texas” is the killer new live album from this iconic Australian band, taken from their long-awaited American tour which followed the release of their comeback album “Zeno Beach”. With a generous 16 tracks it's a mix of old classics ('What Gives', 'Murder City Nights' etc), “Zeno Beach” material ('We've Come This Far', 'You Just Make It Worse'), and, thrillingly for fans, a handful of covers which have never appeared on any of their records before (The Who's 'Circles', Blue Oyster Cult's 'Hot Rails To Hell' and the Kinks 'Till The End of the Day').

For Fans of: The Stooges, Ramones, MC5

MSWHITE – SQUARES

MSWHITE hails from Turin, Italy but are now living in the US with the majority of their time spent in their van touring non-stop. Formed three years ago when mutual friends encouraged singer Andrea Arcari and drummer Paolo Canetti to team up, a brash and vibrant band was formed. Once guitarists Luca Cavaglià and Davide Neri Cagliero joined the fold, the band began working hard on writing songs and booking gigs. After posting their demo, the world seemed to take notice. Rise Records and Velocity Records was impressed with their sincere and honest sound and offered them a record deal.

For Fans of: Underoath, Bring Me The Horizon, Parkway Drive

TEEBS – ARDOUR

“Ardour” is the debut album by long time running My Hollow Drum, Dublab, and recent Brainfeeder artist, Teebs. “Ardour” was made during two major periods of his life. Having just lost his job and with little to no money, Teebs moved into the same apartment complex as Flying Lotus and another Brainfeeder affiliate, Samiyam. It was here that the beginning stages and one-half of “Ardour” were created. Before Teebs was aware his album was showing itself, his father who had been terminally ill, passed away. He moved back home and stopped making music. Back home, Teebs finally finished were he left off.

For Fans of: Flying Lotus, Darkstar, Lorn

TIDES OF MAN – DREAMHOUSE

Over the course of the past year, Tides of Man have set their sights on wowing audiences with a pristine debut album and an even more impeccable live show. Once more, the cross hairs are centered on fans of progressive melodic rock with their second LP “Dreamhouse”. Working with powerhouse producer Kris Crummett (Alesana, Dance Gavin Dance, Emarosa, Jonny Craig) has enabled every impressive element of this band to be amplified ten times over. “Dreamhouse” has the quality of true craftsmanship that anyone who has been moved by music with absolute sincerity, will positively find something lovable about the new Tides of Man record.

For Fans of: Saosin, Circa Survive, Mew

Thanks to www.border.co.nz for this story.

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