The Band From Wellington, New Zealand

The Wellington Sound has arrived, and it is DARTZ. The party-punk foursome have recorded a collection of their fan favourite songs; their debut album titled The Band from Wellington, New Zealand.

DARTZ are guitarist Crispy, bassist Clark Mathews, drummer Rollyz, and vocalist Danz. The four-piece, established in 2019 in New Zealand's windy capital city, are a whirlwind of irrepressible personality who have quickly cemented themselves as one of Aotearoa's fastest up-and-coming rock acts, having spent the past three years putting the foot to the pedal and building a diehard army of fans across the country.

After the award for Favourite Group at the inaugural NZ Student Radio Network Awards gave the DARTZ boys two free days of recording time at Auckland's Roundhead Studios, the ciggy-chomping crew made their way up the country in early 2022 to embark on a Lion Brown-fuelled weekend of recording that saw them re-record eight of their fans' favourite DARTZ hits, as well as lay down to tape two previously unrecorded songs that are similarly beloved by their live audience.

The result of that weekend is The Band from Wellington, New Zealand: a 26-minute showcase of DARTZ's party-starting live energy; specifically recorded, mixed and mastered to deliver the elusive feeling and sound of experiencing the band in person. While many of the band's previous recordings were whirlwind bedroom efforts that saw songs written and recorded within a matter of days if not hours, TBFWNZ is DARTZ at the peak of their performative powers.