Shortly after an album announcement last week, Elle spoke to Stella Donnelly aboutLove and Fortune, out November 7th. An honest and revealing body of work, laden with synths (and sometimes bird sounds) the album comes after a step back from the music industry and a refreshed perspective on making music. Made with close friends, supporting the album’s sound and vulnerabilty was supported by: Marcel Tussie, Jack Gaby and Julia Wallace and new guests Sophie Ozard, Timothy Harvey, and Ellie Mason.
Parehuia Mackay joins the show to discuss Waiata Anthems new initiative Waiata in Our Whare.
The kaupapa is about showing waiata where it already lives - in our whare, our offices, our classrooms, and our communities. The campaign brings these everyday moments to life through short video stories that celebrate the diverse ways Aotearoa embraces waiata Māori.
HALFQUEEN talks with Aotearoa for Palestine spokesperson Nadine Mortaja about the upcoming March For Humanity across the Auckland Harbour Bridge, as well as the group's demand that the New Zealand government sanction Israel. The march follows recent actions in Australia in Melbourne and Sydney, as well as rallies held by Aotearoa for Palestine each Saturday in central Auckland since October 2023.
Fans of shoegaze and dreampop can rejoice! Winter, released her fifth album 'Adult Romantix' and spoke to Elle about the inspirations behind and process of writing the project.
New York musician and producer james K chats to Sof about her latest LP, 'Friend'. Together they chat about opening up lyrically, the cathartic process of music making, and the intersection between the audio and visual within james K as a project.
Sof speaks with Manchester-based artist Freak Slug ahead of her upcoming tour of Aotearoa and show at the Tuning Fork on 21 October. Whakarongo mai nei!
Crawley phones Ōtautahi-based musician Adam Hattaway for a chat about the brand new studio album from Adam Hattaway and the Haunters, Hot Variety, as well as his upcoming release tour starting on 11 October.
Elle spoke with Catherine (vocals/guitar) and Adam Cooper (guitar), of Alison's Halo, about their brilliant compilation album Eyedazzler (1998), and their latest singles Happy and So Far Away. A dreamy, shoegaze sound is complimented by Catherine's misty vocals. Lyrically complex, the transportational 90-minute album is worth a listen from start to finish. And so is this interview, so listen back.
James Krivchenia of Big Thief chats to Sof about their sixth studio album together, Double Infinity. Off the back of their 2022 Grammy-nominated record, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, Double Infinity is the first record since long-time member and bassist Max Oleartchik left in 2024. Together, James and Sof discuss the collaborative recording process of the album, reconfiguring their approach together as a trio, and the intuitivity that comes from closeness to one another after years of making music together. Listen back to hear Sof geek out about her favourite band x
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