Author: jackg70
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This is a different genre to what I normally look for, but wow, what a compelling sound! Goblin Problem is the solo project for Cheap Sav For Dead Friends frontman Jack (great first name) Buchanan, and is NOT the same type of music at all. This is a trance-esque, slightly Moby, slightly Empire Of The…
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GOBLIN PROBLEM is the solo synth-pop project of Tāmaki-Makaurau based multi-instrumentalist Jack Buchanan. Combining upbeat and poppy hooks with non-traditional song structures and rich sonic layering, Goblin Problem’s unique brand of alt-dance indietronica synth-pop is inspired by artists like Hot Chip, John Grant, Depeche Mode, and LCD Soundsystem. Cheery themes of nihilism, confusion, and self-destruction are at…
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The Julian Temple Band has been around for many, many years and the experience shows. The single I’m reviewing today is named Tunnels, eponymously as it turns out as that is also the name of their seventh album, just released. Julian Temple sings with an unmissable, unique timbre. One second the post-punk raspy growl of…
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The Julian Temple Band are known for being road dogs, and they are living up to the hype with a 14 date tour through Aotearoa to celebrate the release of Tunnels. Their live show is powerful, with the band honing their craft through years of extensive touring of Australia and the USA.
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RRRRAAAAAARRRRGHHHHH!!!! I absolutely LOVE a well designed, delivered and blisteringly energetic punk rock stomper, and my buddies Underwire have delivered for me again! Falling All Over is out on the 29th September, and I’ll not steal the thunder of their EPK with too much of the detail on the professionals used to record, mix and…
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There is a specific sound that nobody but nobody does quite like New Zealanders. Fat Freddy’s, Trinity Roots, Salmonella Dub, The Black Seeds, Katchafire, Che Fu, Herbs. It goes on and on, and my apologies if I missed out one of your favourites. That dub/reggae/R & B crossover that smacks of summer, laid back ladies…
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Dunedin has always been home to an avant-garde version of the New Wave sound that came out of the punk rock explosion of the 1970s. This seems to have continued unabated through the decades, and now I find Saurian. These four guys are unique. I’ve reviewed their previous single, and while I loved that one…
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