Flying Nun Records Music News

Following a rare performance on Waitangi Day (February 6), Sneaky Feelings announce their first new album since 2017’s critically acclaimed album Progress Junction. The Mercury Moment, the quartet’s new album due out April 17 on Flying Nun Records, is a potent exploration of extinction, redundancy and disappointed dreams as the four songwriters cast their attention on the current state of the world. Hear the band’s new track ‘Stardust Magical’: https://soundcloud.com/flyingnunrecords/sneaky-feelings-stardust-magical/s-6yYFn Over a songbook of 12 songs, Matthew Bannister, Martin Durrant, John Kelcher and David Pine ruminate on ludicrous hopes and bleak realities, but their peculiar universe always has music -...

December 2019 marks the 40 year anniversary of an important record in our lives, AK79. Within the grooves of this historical landmark compilation lies a connection to our musical whakapapa as New Zealanders and music lovers. A defining record, having captured a raw snapshot of the punk subculture in Auckland during the late 70s, this much-loved compilation is a living, breathing statement of what came before today.To mark this very special occassion, Flying Nun Records pays tribute to those ragged and rambunctious years by presenting AK79 40th Anniversary Edition reissue, due in-stores throughout New Zealand on December 13. Presented in...

Celestial sisters Purple Pilgrims reveal another visual attached to their spellbinding new album Perfumed Earth, which was released in August on Flying Nun Records. ‘Sensing Me’ is a Love Magic incantation and telepathic ritual. Through hyperbolic emotional shorthand we regard the grey area between love and obsession, fantasy and reality. A claustrophobic dream of elation, desperation, regret and double meanings. The video was directed by W.A.M Bleakley and shot on 16mm Kodak film. The characters become more and more disarrayed as internal clashes overwhelm them - becoming divided within and against themselves, and ultimately disembodied. When psychological borders on supernatural...

This September will see Straitjacket Fits’ indie-rock classic Melt reissued for the very first time on vinyl LP and CD. Aligned with the Fits’ Australia and Aotearoa tours, the re-release amplifies this celebration of a timeless sound and the distorted guitar-pop of their 1990 collection Melt. Riding high from signing with US label Arista Records, Melt finds the band at their peak, showcasing gems like ‘Bad Note for a Heart’, ‘Down In Splendour’ and ‘Hand In Mine’. LISTEN TO MELT HERE   STRAITJACKET FITS ‘MELT’ REISSUE OUT SEPTEMBER 27 2019 TRACK LIST: 1. Bad Note for a Heart2. Missing Presumed...