Author: jackg70
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https://blacksmoketrigger.com/
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I’ve reviewed Bird Machine before, and they were good then. This new single, Closure, marks a definite step up in intensity and production level for the duo from Hamilton. This is an ethereal pop number to remember. Jenna and Luke have provided us with a dream-pop sound, enriched with layers of instruments balanced to perfection.…
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I’m growing increasingly excited by the burgeoning rock/punk/indie scene evident in this country. From the number of jaw-droppingly good bands and their songwriting abilities, I have jumped into this reviewing game with unerringly good timing. Midwave Breaks is a duo from Tauranga. Comprising drummer Paul Russell (formerly of Supergroove) and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Bruce Conlon, they have…
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https://midwavebreaks.com/midwave-breaks-bio
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Ooooooooh, RIGHT up my alley! Auckland based avant-garde metal/indie artist Minimaiz enlists the considerable talents of vocalist Ivy Marie to put a touch of snarl to the extremely heavy sound of new single Big. Massive guitars, some cool, unique percussive effects, a monster rhythm section and some deep, dark lyrics accompany a bittersweet, Gothic/Industrial melody.…
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The uncertainty of 2020 became pivotal in defining the birth of Mɪnɪmʌɪz.Worn by daily life, a corporate career that never felt right and anxiety to grindaway the night, much time was spent looking inwards.Music laid down the tapestry to Mɪnɪmʌɪz life. No genre was off limits while hissometimes chaotic but never boring life took many…
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Sassy and now, tongue in cheek and relevant, Wellington’s Danica Bryant gives us her new single Libra. A song about the transparency and fleetingness of things like social media, fashion, astrology – when used as a means of judgement and condemnation. This is a pop single with teeth. Danica‘s lyrics are at surface level quite…
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Danica Bryant (she/her) is a songwriter and producer based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington). Bryant crafts effortless pop music that delivers fun, catchy hooks that are always centered by an emotional core. Bryant has had many early wins, releasing two EPs (2020’s Cider, and 2022’s Ego Death), supported Elton John in 2020 at the Mission Estate…
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Maxine Macaulay is a Wellington-based artist, and vocalist/brains behind Goodnight My Darling. This new single, The Empress, is her first release since her eponymously-titled debut 2022 album, and is dark, compelling and ever so slightly scary. Wonderful! If someone wanted to put Portishead, Bjork, Kate Bush, Julia Deans and Everything But The Girl together to…
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