Blog: The Beat!

From Pitchfork media (I couldn't put it better myself!): "When Shocking Pinks , aka singer and multi-instrumentalist Nick Harte, debuted in the U.S. last year with a self-titled full-length, "Cutout" helped explain how a New Zealand lo-fi pop sad-sack had ended up on a label much better known for dance records. A fast and furious instrumental on an album full of bleary-eyed dream-pop, the track surrounds a frenzied, hi-hat-leaning drum groove with whirring synths, unusually trebly and tuneful bass playing, and ringing, atmospheric guitars. Alexis Georgopoulos, who also records as [...]

• Shocking Pinks - Cutout (Expanding Head Band Version)