And Hawkes Bay’s finest returns with new single Learn To Crawl. A song guitarist Charlie Wallace says is about uncovering the true nature of people you believed were other than they turned out to be, this diverges somewhat from their previous numbers in that it’s a more restrained tempo, with a more temperate mix. The…

Pōneke’s Maxine Macaulay is the force behind creative indie act Goodnight My Darling. This up and coming act is making waves across the country, and garnering some serious attention. New single Ruby is a good example of why. We have a soft tempo number here, driven by understated acoustic guitars complemented by a somewhat funky…

Tāmaki Makaurau based muso and producer Hugh Piesse is Alec. This act is bringing us a new album named Endless Pasture, out on 16th June 2024, with the promo single Another Party blazing the trail for the release. And yep – blaze brightly it does. I’ll refer to the act by the band name, so…

Riccardo and the Just One Fix boys are back with Thorns, the third single from EP Submit Or Death. This track is as hard, nasty and right in your face as any JOF song you care to think of, but it’s also an example of how good these guys are as performers and writers. While…

Oooooh now, Miranda‘s a naughty one! I just got my first listen to the new single from Country artist Miranda Easten, and it’s brought a smile to my dial for the saucy lyrics and quality of the recording. I know Miranda has worked with my buddy and countryman Greg Haver previously. I’ve not got the…

Dunedin power quartet Robots In Love bring us their new single Unbreakable. Oh and don’t these guys rattle Jacko’s cage in all the right ways! With a thunderous orchestration combining Gothic Rock at its most in-your-face with the melodic sensitivities of the likes of Evanescence, the band tells us what they intend to do with…