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R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura deploy dexterous rhymes on The First Fist to Make Contact When We Dap
24 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews a Japanese-American hip-hop collaboration.
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The Sampler - Imitation of War by Itasca
24 Feb 2024The Sampler - Imitation of War by Itasca
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Is this posthumous album a fitting send off for dub music legend Lee "Scratch" Perry?
17 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews the final album from a Jamaican pioneer.
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Review: Cartwheel by Hotline TNT
17 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews a critically buzzed-about shoegaze outing.
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Review: & the Charm by Avalon Emerson
17 Feb 2024Tony Stamp review the debut from a techno DJ-turned-dream pop musician.
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Peruvian DJ Sofia Kourtesis celebrates family on the joyous Madres
10 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews an infectious collection of club cuts.
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Future Islands prove there's life in an old formula on their seventh album
10 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews an extra-sincere new release from the Baltimore synth-pop outfit.
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The friendship between Arahi and Jazmine Mary shines through on Pony Baby
10 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews a country-inflected debut by the local duo.
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Radiohead offshoot The Smile go back to basics with new album
3 Feb 2024Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood are in fine form, but these songs take time to impress.
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Sampha is upbeat and optimistic on Lahai
3 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews the UK crooner's expansive second LP.
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Ōtautahi 's Admiral Drowsy mixes soundscapes and songcraft on Industrial Consistency
3 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews the Christchurch musician's drone-heavy, beautifully-sung second album.
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The Sampler: The best reissues and compilations of 2023
13 Jan 2024Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite reissues and compilations from the past year, including Japanese lounge music, British post-punk, and Canadian synthscapes.
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Aotearoa's music micro-labels
9 Jan 2024Tony Stamp meets the people behind some of New Zealand's smaller record labels, marketing and distributing music they love. It's often done in their free time, for little, if any, profit…
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The Sampler: The best international albums of 2023
6 Jan 2024Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite international releases from the past year, including Britpop, African folk, UK ambient, and Australian punk.
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The Sampler: The best singles of 2023
30 Dec 2023Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite singles from the past year, including London RnB, local folk, African dub, and American indie.
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The Sampler: The best local albums of 2023
26 Dec 2023Tony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite local releases of 2023, including club cuts, Western ballads, Afro-centric jazz, and Pacific pop.
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Julie Byrne: 'I want to grow and to be brave as an artist'
19 Dec 2023Tony Stamp talks to US singer-songwriter Julia Byrne about her acclaimed second album The Greater Wings ahead of her New Zealand performances in January.
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Peter Gabriel returns with the decades-in-the-making i/o
16 Dec 2023Tony Stamp looks into the Genesis founder's first album of original material in over twenty years.
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Wellington trio Iti Bubbas are breezy and bright on Idiot Check
16 Dec 2023Tony Stamp checks out the debut EP from an upcoming local hip-hop outfit.
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Home Brew return older and wiser on Run It Back
9 Dec 2023Tony Stamp reviews a reflective selection from the acclaimed local hip-hop duo.
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There's beauty in the murk of Damien Jurado's Motorcycle Madness
9 Dec 2023Tony Stamp reviews a mysterious collection of retro jams by the American singer-songwriter.
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French For Rabbits navigate treacherous terrain on their latest EP
9 Dec 2023Tony Stamp reviews a string-laden set from the Wellington band.
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Local talents PollyHill and Samara Alofa join forces on Aquaries
2 Dec 2023The Tāmaki Makaurau pair reveal a sonic landscape that alternates between spiky and smooth.
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LA duo Green-House focus on plant life on A Host for All Kinds of Life
2 Dec 2023The LA duo present an ambient record to connect you to the natural world.
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