Broods
Evergreen [ Dryden St / Universal / CD - released 22/Aug/2014 ] The debut album for brother-sister duo Georgia and Caleb Nott displays Georgia's confident yet fragile voice over a mixture of desolate piano refrains and twirling synthesiser superstructures, all underscored by driving grooves. |
Bunny Walters
The Very Best of Bunny Walters [ EMI Music New Zealand / CD - released 29/Apr/2002 ] All early '70s singles from Maori pop vocalist |
Carnivorous Plant Society
The New King [ CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] It was in a dystopian world (with a working title of Dismal Imaginary Place deemed too depressing) that Carnivorous Plant Society's sophomore album The New King was born, simultaneously aspirational and pragmatically nihilistic. With fables penned by... |
The Chills
Silver Bullets [ FIRE / CD - released 30/Oct/2015 ] The Chills release their first full-length album in nearly two decades. 'Silver Bullets' hails the return of one of New Zealand's most respected exports; Bursting with chiming Dunedin-pop anthems, melodic rock and Phillipps' playful punk-rock... |
Chris Knox
Seizure [ Flying Nun Records New Zealand / CD - released 13/Nov/2015 ] Chris Knox, godfather of alternative New Zealand music. A true renaissance bloke from down under. And while, Seizure, originally released in 1989, was certainly not the start of his story, it is often considered his first 'proper' solo album.... |
Connan Mockasin
Caramel [ Mexican Summer / CD - released 29/Nov/2013 ] New Zealand via Paris/London pop sprite Connan Mockasin follows up the widely acclaimed oddball-psych of 2010's Forever Dolphin Love. Caramel boasts a unique brand of mutated, lustrous soul that was almost wholly self-recorded over a month in a Tokyo... |
Cut Off Your Hands
Blue on Blue [ Levityland Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Jul/2007 ] Playing an infectious, art-influenced brand of proto-punk indie rock, the young NZ quartet Cut Off Your Hands has been riding high on a wave of critical acclaim and industry attention. |
The Datsuns
Brain To Brain (Black Vinyl 7") [ Hellsquad / 7in - released 26/Feb/2021 ] Brain to Brain is an electrifying sci-fi rocker. "Brain to Brain is the first song we wrote for our new album, Eye to Eye back in 2016. It's a very "Datsuns" type song, if there is such a thing? Pop sensibilities masked behind noise and high... |
The Datsuns
The Datsuns (bonus disc) [ Hellsquad Records New Zealand / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2009 ] The Datsuns' self-titled debut album is finally available once more!! Originally released in 2002, it earned the group New Zealand Music Awards for "Best Album", "Best Group" and "Breakthrough Artist". |
The Datsuns
Death Rattle Boogie [ Hellsquad / CD - released 12/Oct/2012 ] NZ's garage-gods are back! 'Death Rattle Boogie' was recorded in Sweden at lead singer Dolf De Borst's Gutterview studios, and at Neil Finn's Roundhead studios in Auckland. |
The Datsuns
Dehumanise (Yellow Vinyl 7 inch) [ Hellsquad Records New Zealand / 7in - released 11/Jun/2021 ] 'Dehumanize' by The Datsuns is the third single from their LP 'Eye To Eye'. It sees the New Zealand rockers channeling the high-energy hard rock of 'In Rock'-era Deep Purple over a blistering two-and-a-half minutes. Over on the b-side there's... |
The Datsuns
Eye To Eye [ Hellsquad / CD - released 28/May/2021 ] The Datsuns - one of the first international success stories to come out of the New Zealand music scene in the early 21st century - announce their long-awaited and much anticipated seventh album Eye to Eye - their first release in a half dozen... |
The Datsuns
Eye To Eye (LP) [ Hellsquad / LP - released 28/May/2021 ] The Datsuns - one of the first international success stories to come out of the New Zealand music scene in the early 21st century - announce their long-awaited and much anticipated seventh album Eye to Eye - their first release in a half dozen... |
The Datsuns
Headstunts (LP) [ LP - released 15/May/2020 ] The Datsuns are thrilled to finally release Headstunts, their fourth album, on vinyl - a conspicuous gap in their fans' record collections. |
Dave Dobbyn
Harmony House [ CD - released 11/Mar/2016 ] Dave Dobbyn describes this album as a "record of hope". It comes in two halves. "I think there is something naively pop about the first half, songwise and in its melodies…apart from the opening track, which is a challenge." "The second half... |
Delaney Davidson
Swim Down Low [ Rough Diamond / CD - released 25/Apr/2014 ] After two successful albums on legendary Voodoo Rhythm, Delaney Davidson is back with his 5th solo album, 10 new amazing gems of gothic folk-noir, with a lo-fi rock sensibility. The title "Swim Down Low" fell out of the mouth of Matt Bordin... |
Dennis Marsh
Lest We Forget [ Sony / CD - released 27/Mar/2015 ] Dennis releases his personal tribute album to New Zealand war veterans past and present. Having had a number of his immediate family members involved in overseas conflicts throughout the course of his life, it's always been an album Dennis has wanted... |
Devilskin
Red (Limited Edition Red Vinyl LP) [ Devilskin / LP - released 1/May/2020 ] Red is the universal colour of passion, vitality, blood, danger, romance, anger, horror and love. Everything evocative. Of all the colours, Red is a warning and a statement. Recorded at Roundhead Studios Auckland mid 2019 with the award-winning... |
Don McGlashan
Lucky Stars [ CD - released 17/Apr/2015 ] New Zealand's pre-eminent songwriter/singer Don McGlashan unveils a rich new collection of 10 highly personal songs exploring love, regret and mortality: Lucky Stars. With a strong solo career complementing his work with bands Blam Blam Blam,... |
Elan Vital
Shadow Self (LP) [ Fishrider / LP - released 24/Mar/2017 ] Élan Vital - comprising Renee Barrance (keyboards, vocals), Danny Brady (synths, drum machines, live mixing, vocals) and Nikolai Sim (bass) - formed in 2015 in Dunedin's None Gallery, an undefined artist- run creative community in a former... |