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“Menzies are a ripple of sonic energy” - Under the Radar, 2024
“Wow, you guys gave me so much energy” - MJ Lenderman, 2024

Post-punk, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Menzies drop their splintering second single and music video, Spaghetti Land off their upcoming EP of the same name, out Friday 5th July 2024.

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Menzies, the gripping new four-piece bring scores of talent and experience, featuring front-man Chris Brown (Friendlies), Miles Sutton (Welcomer, Prizegiving), Doug Kelly (Girl Boss), Nikita Piper (Androgynous Lemon, Friendlies). The track and EP both mixed by Oliver Devlin (Hans Pucket), and mastered by Vivek Gabriel, Gabriel Audio.

Spaghetti Land features crunchy guitars, unsettling pauses, and a chorus you find yourself singing along to a day later. “It’s Mee Goreng again in Spaghetti Land!”. “Spaghetti Land is a place we’ve all been to that we’re not proud of.. Where we’re not at our best” says lead singer Chris Brown of the new single.

The music video gives a joyous hat-tip to Crash Bandicoot, seeing the band members run for their lives away from a human-sized boulder. Directed by Chris Brown and technical support by Ryan Alexander Lloyd, it juggles humour, fun and anxiety in equal measure. Bright colours, a terrifying boulder, there can only be one winner - who will it be? “It was an outrageous and fun time making the video which comes through in the final product”, says Brown.

Menzies’ highly anticipated debut EP Spaghetti Land comes out Friday 5th July, accompanied by a North Island tour. Heralded by the likes of MJ Lenderman, the four-piece have gained a name for their live performances.

See Menzies’ arresting live performance in a place near you this July:

Papaioea / Palmerston North: The Stomach - Friday 19th July, 2024
Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington: Vogelmorn Upstairs - Saturday 20th July, 2024
Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland: The Wine Cellar - Friday 26th July, 2024
Whāingaroa / Raglan: The Yard - Saturday 27th July, 2024

Tickets through Under The Radar

Photo Credit: Ryan Alexander Lloyd

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