Flying Nun Records Music News

Street Chant have released their latest video for 'Insides' - which features the band living out their high life dreams in the less glamorous surrounds of suburban Auckland flats.    The video premiered over on Brooklyn Vegan, who wrote there’s nary a dull moment in its 40-minute running time that swerves from punky rippers (including fantastic 2012 single “Sink,” the only oldie here) to janglier/scrappier fare that has more in common with New Zealand’s indie rock history.You can buy the vinyl here

In a post-internet era of short attention spans and jarring sonic changeability, the consistent tone and content of Auckland three-piece Street Chant is as refreshing as their songs are unsettling. Following a half-decade that’s seen them tour internationally in support of bands as acclaimed as The Lemonheads, The Dead Weather and The 3Ds, as well as multiple trips to SXSW, CMJ and Big Sound, the very-long- awaited release of second full-length Hauora on iconic New Zealand indie Flying Nunfinds the band picking up where their lauded, New Zealand Music Award-winning debut Means (2010, Arch Hill) left off.   Set to...

Street Chant have released a b-side 'unreleased' track from their forthcoming album Hauora, which is out on April 1st

Check out the new single from th' 'Wave (Ghost Wave)- Don't Ask Why - from their forthcoming album out soon.  Matt Paul from the band says about the song - Don't Ask Why is kinda like the track we did for Radio Norfolk that was more 'old school GW'. I guess its probably the closest thing we've done to a love song, but its more about making sure you're doing the stuff in your life that's important to you, with people you like, and not losing yourself too much in the mix. The title of the song kinda refers to the...