Kiwi Artists Are Naturalising Māori Culture and Language Through Music
Posted in: Music Features
The hard-won future of New Zealand’s native language is in good hands, and music is at the forefront.
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Lorde Releases Surprise EP of ‘Solar Power’ Tracks Sung in Maori Language
Posted in: Music News“In making an album about where I’m from, it was important to me to be able to say: this makes us who we are down here,” singer says of Te Ao Mārama
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Lorde Vibes Through a Quarter-Life Crisis on ‘Solar Power’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsHer long-awaited third album is smooth and beachy, searching for serenity in anxious times
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Song You Need to Know: Samuel Gaskin, ‘RECKŌNING’
Posted in: Music NewsMerging both Māori & Aboriginal culture through the power of music and video, "RECKŌNING" is a cultural tour de force for Samuel Gaskin.
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Don’t Worry About Lorde, She’s Just ‘Stoned at the Nail Salon’
Posted in: Music FeaturesOn her second Solar Power single, the songwriter gets deep while also flashing the kind of whimsy you can only get from being high in a public place
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Song You Need to Know: Shihad, ‘Tear Down Those Names’
Posted in: Music NewsThe opening track from their long-awaited tenth album, "Tear Down Those Names" is Shihad at their most direct and powerful.
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Love is the glue for Aotearoa soul singer, Louis Baker
Posted in: Music FeaturesIn a recent mockumentary promo produced by American rock band Sleater-Kinney, the film’s faux presenter remarks that, “no one asks a bird or whale, yet human singers have been asked for centuries to explain their lyrics.” I’d counter this by saying that, if the preoccupations of birds and whales are anything like our own, then […]
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Crowded House Share Alternative Video for New Single ‘To the Island’
Posted in: Music NewsDubbed the 'Eddie & Elsie edition', the new clip follows the titular Irish couple and their commitment to each other as lifelong partners.
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Jed Parsons Serves up Edible Art With ‘Brunch’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsJed Parsons’ sophomore effort uniquely showcases Kiwi middle-class suburbia with power Brit-pop energy and deeply relatable tunes, like “Movie Knight” and “25”. The latter of which, written a week before his quarter-century birthday, is a highlight thanks to its honeyed existentialism. Brunch is a generous snapshot of an artist falling in love and finding his […]
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For ‘Supalonely’ Star Benee, Pop Music Is Therapy
Posted in: Music FeaturesKiwi singer-songwriter confronts fears and makes them danceable
