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Kings of Leon
Because of the Times [ RCA Records / CD - released 30/Mar/2007 ] This is the third album from the rockin' American quartet. Consisting of three brothers and a cousin, the Kings of Leon mix their own brand of Southern Rock with touches of Garage, Punk and Alternative swagger - cool! |
The Phoenix Foundation
Happy Ending [ Flying Nun Records New Zealand / CD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] Following their acclaimed, gold-selling second album 'Pegasus', Wellington 6-piece indie rockers Phoenix Foundation are very pleased to present their third studio album 'Happy Ending'. |
The Strokes
Is This It [ RCA Records / CD - released 30/Aug/2001 ] The debut album from The Strokes has been named the "Best Album of the Decade" by NME. "A document of a group seizing a moment and making it entirely their own... one of the best and most characterful debut albums of the last 20 years." |
Liam Finn
I'll be Lightning [ Liberation Music / CD - released 26/Jul/2007 ] Liam Finn - member of Betchadupa and heir apparent to the Finn family's musical talent - presents his debut solo album. "I think they're some of the best songs I've ever written...." |
Little Bushman
The Onus of Sand [ Little Bushman Music New Zealand / CD - released 28/Nov/2006 ] This NZ group - led by local hero, Warren Maxwell (previously of Fat Freddy's Drop & Trinity Roots) - use influences from the experimental, psychedelic rock era of the 60s and 70s: Led Zep, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and others, to create a journey... |
Robert Plant / Alison Krauss
Raising Sand [ Decca Records / CD - released 25/Oct/2007 ] Two of the most distinctive vocalists in modern music, present their astonishing new collaborative album. The pair create an amazing, unexpected, and entirely new sound when they sing together. |
Bob Dylan
Slow Train Coming (Remastered) [ Sony Music / CD - released 1/Jun/2004 ] Originally released in 1979, this is the superior, digitally re-mastered re-issue of 'Slow Train Coming' - available on import from America. It was the artist's first effort since becoming a born-again Christian, and all of the songs either... |
Kings of Leon
Only by the Night [ RCA Records / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] The fourth album from the Followill brothers finds them re-connecting with their Southern roots. 'Only by the Night' is a bold, expansive sonic statement that solidifies Kings of Leon's position as one of the most important international acts around. |
Pitch Black
Rude Mechanicals [ Remote Control Records New Zealand / CD - released 7/Aug/2007 ] The 4th album from NZ electronica pioneers and dub n' bass terrorists, Pitch Black contains their usual mash-up of styles from 0 to 170bpm, with bottom end to test even the hardiest of speakers; bits you never knew were there before; and general... |
SJD
Dayglo Spectres [ Round Trip Mars CD / CD - released 9/Oct/2008 ] Flipping the script Sean Donnelly linked up with long time guitarist (and so much more) James Duncan, to create this unabashedly mirror-ball lit, synth straddling mercurial monster of a fifth album. After this darkadelic adventure into the upper... |
TV on the Radio
Dear Science [ 4AD Records / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] Produced by one the band's multi-instrumentalists, Dave Sitek, 'Dear Science' builds on previous material, honing heavy percussions; epic guitar noise; and new wave synths into a truly mesmerising listen. |