"...Despite the room being in a momentary standstill, the music and feeling was anything but. Her vocals so effortlessly emanated with yearning and impact, one could not help but just admire...She had the Powerstation enchanted, and the audience had now become her secular church of new age wonder..."
David Feauai-Afaese Vaeafe reviews Weyes Blood's show (with support from Clementine Valentine) at the Powerstation on Monday 30th May, as part of her In Holy Flux Tour of Aotearoa, thanks to Banished Music and Strange News.
sir queen (aka Lucy Pollock of RIOT GULL & previously, Porpoise), visited Maggie's in Ōtepoti to watch Ōtautahi sonbird Hannah Everingham perform, supported by local legends (and Flying Nun family) Robert Scott and Francisca Griffin.
“Ladies and gentlemen, introducing to you, weighing in at ten thousand tonnes of pure steel. They are currently undefeated in their campaign with 3.5 million wins and all of those wins coming in by way of knockout. Hailing from London, England, United Kingdom. The hardest working band in show business, the reigning, the defending and the undefeated and the undisputed super colossal weight champions of the world, Black ‘Hellfire’ Midi!”
These bold claims resonate through the speakers as the band make their way to the stage in front of a packed-out audience, many of whom are seeing the band live for the very first time.
The question — will the pre-gig hype live up to expectations?
LORDE LIVE AT THE TSB ARENA, WELLINGTON
21.02.2023
...I was reminded of my most formative shows where somehow anything felt possible, where the amount of joy and hype elicited from music was limitless. There I was, a full grown adult, being pushed and swayed in a sea of adolescents, wailing one of Lorde’s more punk sentiments “not very pretty but we sure know how to run things.”...
........With new album Stumpwork, Dry Cleaning avoid the 'difficult second album' syndrome with style, expanding their sound palette without losing any of the idiosyncrasy that made their debut so distinctive...........
Through the abundance of fuzzy guitars and the return of the reverbed vocals, Fazerdaze carries some of her most distinct musical sounds over from Morningside, but this time, imbuing them with a rawer edge.
A patient and mature work, Pre Pleasure presents itself as Julia Jacklin’s most introspective record to date, bringing heartfelt candour and emotional vulnerability to the fore.
