NZ music hits the right note
In my humble blogger opinion, New Zealand music is really getting its groove on now. Sure, we went through a bit of a cultural cringe era when we were afraid to say the words ‘Kiwi’ and ‘music’ in the same sentence, but now NZ bands and musicians are passing the cool test with flying colours. And they’re going online so you can find out (at any time of the day or night) exactly what they’re up to.
Before I go any further, I’ll point out that I like a bit of indie music. Well alright, a lot of indie music. But I try to keep my ear to the ground for interesting New Zealand music news from all genres of beats ‘n’ rhythms. If you want to sample some tasty Kiwi music treats, try:
- The new release from fantastic twosome The Brunettes, entitled Structure and Cosmetics, a happy mix of Beach Boys and cute indie tunes.
- The upcoming release from Phoenix Foundation; their greatly anticipated third album, Happy Ending, is due for release in October 2007.
- The music of Canterbury treasure, Dudley Benson, whose engaging and endearing music has been described as “part choral, part electronica, part pop’.
- Shapeshifter, who are soon to release a live album following the runaway success of Soulstice (which has now gone platinum).
- Kiwi songbird Brooke Fraser, who will be winging her way around New Zealand in October, from Invercargill to Whangarei.
- Ever-strong Minuit, who have been touring New Zealand this month, before departing for Europe to spread their funky blend of rock and electronica.
There’s a whole lot more New Zealand music, so get your ears onto it!
