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Laneway Festival Monday, January 30, 2012 Silo Park, Auckland Photos by Rachel Brandon [...]
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It's curtains for you Shadowy shoegaze dream-punk/pop band Night Manager released a perfectly-formed 73 via Japanese label Big Love two months back, and yesterday it became available worldwide via Rough Trade. The three-song release captures the essence of the Brooklyn-via-Paris-and-San-Fra ncisco band's succinct pop with echoey melodies and doo wop-style vocals aching with an on-off nonchalance. Coming across as a softer, day-dreamier Be Your Own Pet or a more complex Best Coast, Night Manager heaps layers of scuzzy guitar reverb over [...]
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Pirates of the Weird and Wonderful The excitement of 9 new Chad VanGaalen tracks landing in my inbox is a little bit overwhelming, especially when it's delivered with news of a split 123 with the ever evolving and extremely weird Xiu Xiu. The 123 is the second release in a series of amazing collaborations being pedalled by German label The Altin Village & Mine Records. The first release came in March 2010, featuring the primal drone of Oneida and the [...]
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Thee Oh Sees The Grand Chancellors The Spunks | Mr. Slackjaw Saturday, January 28, 2012 Mighty Mighty, Wellington Photos by Rachel Brandon More photos of Thee Oh Sees, The Grand Chancellors, The [...]
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Live Wires It's shaping up to be an exciting year for Christchurch three-piece The Transistors. On Monday they will take the stage to play one of the noisiest sets of the day at Auckland's Laneway Festival - then in March they're heading to the USA to tour with Japanese punk band Guitar Wolf. (EMJ) Are you all still living in Christchurch? (James Harding) Yep, we're sticking it [...]
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Broken vista At first a jarring, disjointed combination of jilted synths, aggressive beats and Jamie Stewart's always-staggering vocals, eventually you'll find yourself getting lost in 'Hi', the first song from Xiu Xiu's upcoming album Always . Its video, directed by Jamie and David Horvitz, follows Jamie on a roadtrip through upstate New York, with footage of disparate events such as him biting apples still hanging on trees, scrawling lyrics in public bathrooms, shoving copies of Dick Cheney's autobiography into a rubbish bin or [...]
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Scuzz Puppies Controversial music critic Chris Weingarten called Pop. 1280 the "hardest working scumbags in the scuzzfuckery business", when recently raving about them in the Village Voice and on Spin.com. It's on Spin.com where you can listen to the band's new album in its entirety, before it's officially released on January 24 by New York label Sacred Bones Records. Titled The Horror, it's a haunting hybrid of hatred and harassing post-punk. Violent guitars slice through layers of distortion [...]
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Super 8 Obsession Auckland's Autumn Splendour have a new video to share that was shot on Super 8 film and processed in Germany. We got the band to explain what they're about and why they have an obsession with naming songs after themselves. (EMJ) When did you start Autumn Splendour and has it always been the same line-up? (AS: Natasha Cantwell) In the [...]
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Beirut with Tono and the Finance Company Saturday, January 14, 2012 The Opera House, Wellington Photos by Rachel Brandon See more photos of Beirut and Tono and the [...]
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Acid Garage Knoxville, Tennessee's COOLRUNNINGS just popped onto my radar with their new single 'Spirits of the High', a fuzzy psych-rock blow-out that channels all things from the Mothers of Invention to Wooden Shjips. The band began in 2009 when Brandon Biongo and Forrest Ferguson combined their solo-projects to perform live - they're now a four-piece with Adam Cottle and Scott Kapuscinski. Together they've released two EPs, an album, and a 73 under the name COOLRUNNINGS, each time evolving to become a [...]
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Success Is A Warm Tommy Gun Starting the year with some hip-hop - this is about the best thing I've heard so far in 2012. It comes from an Atlanta artist named Bugus, who released his debut album 2020 in 2011 and he's been winning some pretty decent praise from my favourite hip-hop blog, Earmilk . A true up-and-comer, 19-year-old Bugus is associated with the DIEMON label, who house a roster of young artists, including Russ and Musa SB. With a [...]
Artist: Bugus Link Text: Bugus- Success: MP3 File Name: Bugus-Success.mp3 Bitrate: 224 kbps Genre: DIEMON
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Warped All Day Take a ride on Cartoon's magic carpet through an interstellar world of warped synths, squeals and relentless barrelling drums. Listening to the album 69er On A Magic Carpet is like being stuck in a remixed computer game, upside down. Dizzying sounds whir past at breakneck speed in an ever-upbeat utopia. In the spirit of Dan Deacon, Ryan Bennett's energy levels remain high in a constant state of psychotic bliss. With chewy synths splitting the crisp cuts of seamless melodies it [...]
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Ashes to Ashes Formed on a Kibbutz in Israel, Yuck is a British band proudly rocking an American sound. They're heading to New Zealand later this month to play at the annual Laneway Festival. Here's a brief exchange we had with Yuck's chief songwriter Max Bloom. (EMJ) Hi Max. Where are you at the moment? (Max) I'm just in London, at my house. [...]
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Sicilian Sleep Juxtaposing a stout middle-aged man going for swim with shots panning over paintings of stately European mansions and fires amid snow, Cool Rainbows' video for their first single sure makes an impression. A gentle, shuffling beat and warm atmospheric sounds make an idyllic bed for Djeisan Suskov's gentle voice to coast along. From his roots five or so years ago in post-punk scene-stealers Nova Echo to the more recent pop of Trees [...]
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Intimacy issues It's only been three months since the release of their epic debut album Thrashin , but our pals Total Slacker have already given us an exclusive new demo. Finished only on Christmas eve, 'You Gotta Touch Yourself' is on the slower side, with swirling guitars and droning vocals churned up by a guitar rip. In the inspirational ode to self-love, singer/guitarist Tucker Rountree encourages you to "get to know yourself," saying, "you've got to love [...]
Artist: Total Slacker Title: You gotta touch yourself (DEMO) Link Text: Total Slacker- You gotta touch yourself (demo): MP3 File Name: Total-Slacker-You-gotta-touch- yourself-DEMO.mp3 Bitrate: 169 kbps Year: 2011
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Ballad of a Southern Man Delaney Davidson is a name we've been hearing around for a while now but have only been properly acquainted with tonight. With a charming, low voice, stylish instrumentation and intriguing lyrics, Delaney Davidson's alt folk/country songwriting credentials are well and truly realised. His oddly meandering crooning style is upfront and with the bare bones of a song behind him in 'Time Has Gone', the essence is distilled [...]
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Dance Macabre NEW ZEALAND : Einstein Music Journal The Eversons - I'm A Conservative Fronted by Mark Turner (ex-Little Pictures) and with Chris Young (Insurgents, No Aloha), Tim Shann and Blair Everson, The Eversons have a crisp, clear garage-rock vibe that strongly recalls Art Brut and American college rock with its undeniable [...]
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Title: Mr. Williams Link Text: Mr Williams File Name: Julie_the_Carjackers_-_Mr_Will iams_-_Portugal.mp3 Genre: Pop Year: 2011
Artist: 2L8 Title: Let it go Link Text: Let It Go File Name: 2L8_-_Let_it_go_-_Greece.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: 3ballMTY Title: Ritmo Alterado Link Text: Ritmo Alterado File Name: 05-Ritmo-Alterado-1.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
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Artist: Alejandro Jiménez Title: Die Fragestellung in Frage stellen Link Text: Die Fragestellung In Frage Stellen File Name: Alejandro-Jimenez-Die-Frageste llung-in-Frage-stellen-Switzer land.mp3 Year: 2011
Artist: Anchorless Title: A Step Too Steep Link Text: A Step Too Steep File Name: Anchorless_-_A_Step_Too_Steep_ -_Denmark.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Genre: Rock Year: 2010
Artist: Arktor Title: Pier ft. Didjelirium Link Text: Pier ft. Didjelirium File Name: Arktor - Pier ft. Didjelirium (Russia).mp3 Bitrate: 213 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: Come On Live Long Title: Elephants and Time Link Text: Elephants And Time File Name: Come_On_Live_Long_-_Elephants_ and_Time.mp3
Artist: Distanti Title: Astronomie Link Text: Astronomie File Name: Distanti_-_Astronomie.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Genre: Punk Year: 2011
Artist: Doble Pletina Title: Cruzo los dedos Link Text: Cruzo Los Dedos File Name: Doble Pletina - Cruzo los dedos (Spain).mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
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Artist: Kim Mok In Title: Scene Link Text: Scene File Name: Kim_Mok_In_-_Scene_-_South_Kor ea.mp3 Genre: Folk Year: 2011
Artist: Krakow Loves Adana Title: Silver Screen Link Text: Silver Screen File Name: KrakowLovesAdana-SilverScreenG ermany.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2012
Artist: Let's Say We Did Title: Galaxies Link Text: Galaxies File Name: Galaxies.mp3
Artist: Love And Hates Title: Party Trash Link Text: Party Trash File Name: Love And Hates - Party Trash (Japan).mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2011
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Artist: Marauders Title: Galley-Slave Link Text: Galley-Slave File Name: Marauders - Galley-Slave (France).mp3 Bitrate: 224 kbps Genre: Alternative, Garage, Rock Year: 1998
Artist: Mini Train Heart Title: Just This Feeling Link Text: Just This Feeling File Name: Mini Train Heart - Just This Feeling (China).mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: nana rizinni Title: Nice Figure, Dangerous Heart Link Text: Nice Figure, Dangerous Heart File Name: Nana Rizinni - Nice figure, dangerous heart (Brazil).mp3 Genre: 255 Year: 2011
Artist: nosnownoalps Title: Far Into the Night (Without You) Link Text: Far Into The Night (Without You) File Name: nosnownoalps-Far-Into-the-Nigh t-Without-You1.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Genre: Alternative Year: 2011
Artist: Shelton San Title: Well-Behaved Link Text: Well-Behaved File Name: Shelton_San_-_Well_Behaved_-_E stonia.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps
Artist: sonicbrat Title: bed of forty winks Link Text: Bed Of Forty Winks File Name: sonicbrat-bed-of-forty-winks-s ingapore.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Ambient/Acoustic Year: 2011
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Artist: Stars and Rabbit Title: Worth It Link Text: Worth It File Name: Stars_and_Rabbit-Worth_It-Indo nesia.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Genre: Folk Year: 2011
Artist: Sunturns Title: Hallelujah (Christmas Is Here!) Link Text: Hallelujah (Christmas Is Here!) File Name: Sunturns_-_Hallelujah_Christma s_Is_Here_-_Norway.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: The Empire of the Moon Title: Transition Link Text: Transition File Name: TheEmpireoftheMoon-Transition( Argentina).mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: The Eversons Title: I'm a Conservative Link Text: I’m A Conservative File Name: The-Eversons-Im-a-Conservative -New-Zealand.mp3
Artist: The Frown Title: The National (Yesterday's Pupil Remix) Link Text: The National (Yesterday’s Pupil remix) File Name: The_Frown_-_The_National_Yeste rdays_Pupil_Remix_-_South_Afri ca.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: Tim Fitz Title: The Line Link Text: The Line File Name: The-Line.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: Tio Lucho Title: Ilusion Rebelde Link Text: Ilusión Rebelde File Name: Tio_Lucho_-_Ilusion_rebelde_-_ Chile.mp3 Year: 2011
Artist: Toz ve Toz Title: Kara Mamba Link Text: Kara Mamba File Name: toz_ve_toz_kara_mamba.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: Zebra And Snake Title: Burden Link Text: Burden File Name: zebra_and_snake_burden_finland .mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2011
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EMJ Top 20 Readers voted and here's the result... welcome to EMJ's Top 20 Releases of 2011. 1 Bon Iver- Bon Iver Despite this being Justin Vernon's second album as Bon Iver, as self-titled albums tend to suggest, it is a bit like a new [...]
Artist: Unknown Mortal Orchestra Title: Ffunny Ffriends Link Text: Unknown Mortal Orchestra -Ffunny-Ffriends: MP3 File Name: Unknown-Mortal-Orchestra-Ffunn y-Ffriends.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Genre: Indie Rock Year: 2011
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EMJ Top 20 Readers voted and here's the result... welcome to EMJ's Top 20 Releases of 2011. 3 High Places- Original Colors High Places' most introspective and mature album yet is characterised by foreboding melodies, with Mary Pearson's vocals utilised in an eerie, haunted way and Rob Barber's ever-clever programming taking a dancier route. With isolated riffs and creepy [...]
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Artist: Chad VanGaalen Title: Peace On The Rise Link Text: Chad VanGaalen- Peace On The Rise: MP3 File Name: Chad_VanGaalen_Peace_On_The_Ri se.mp3 Bitrate: 161 kbps Genre: Rock
Artist: John Maus Title: Quantum Leap Link Text: John Maus- Quantum Leap: MP3 File Name: John-Maus-Quantum-Leap.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Other Year: 2011
Artist: Kurt Vile Title: Jesus Fever Link Text: Kurt Vile - Jesus Fever: MP3 File Name: Kurt-Vile-Jesus-Fever.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
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Artist: M83 Title: Midnight City Link Text: M83 - Midnight City: MP3 File Name: M83-Midnight_City.mp3 Year: 2011
Artist: Mogwai Title: San Pedro Link Text: Mogwai- San Pedro: MP3 File Name: Mogwai-San-Pedro.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: St Vincent Title: Surgeon Link Text: St. Vincent- Surgeon: MP3 File Name: St.-Vincent-Surgeon.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: Twin Sister Title: Gene Ciampi Link Text: Twin Sister- Gene Ciampi: MP3 File Name: Twin-Sister-Gene-Ciampi.mp3 Year: 2011
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EMJ Top 20 Readers voted and here's the result... welcome to EMJ's Top 20 Releases of 2011. 18 Male Bonding- Endless Now Sometimes an album will come out of left field at you. I never expected to become infatuated with Male Bonding, but such is the power of the London-based group's perfectly formed grunge pop. With tightly-wound hooks balanced [...]
Artist: Male Bonding Title: Tame the Sun Link Text: Male Bonding- Tame the Sun: MP3 File Name: Male-Bonding-Tame-the-Sun.mp3 Genre: Alternative & Punk Year: 2011
Artist: Nevernudes Title: Open Lipped Wound Link Text: Nevernudes - Open Lipped Wound: MP3 File Name: Nevernudes-Cereal-EP-02-Open-L ipped-Wound.mp3
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