New Zealand Music News — WOMB

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The charming town of Ōhinehou / Lyttleton will be home to a brand new multi-stage festival named Port Noise, taking place across three venues and featuring a first round of spectacular artists from Aotearoa including Womb, Ben Woods, Half Hexagon and many more. 

Lyttelton's Ben Woods leans into his inner intuition and occasionally dabbles in the absurd on his upcoming album, Dispeller, out July 15th through Shrimper / Melted Ice Cream / Meritorio.

Holding a Flame is a collection of songs written by the Pōneke-based trio, Womb, over the last couple of years. Originally anticipated to be a part of an album, the songs felt complete when placed together, as something of their own. “We recorded them on and off, while collectively listening to a whole lot of Cocteau Twins (as always), Blood Orange, and The Cure. As with most of our songs, these were written as a form of transmutation; turning discordant feelings into a unified sound as a means of getting through/past various states of being.” Holding a Flame was recorded and produced by both the...