Death Bells, originally from Sydney, now based in LA, jumped on a Drive to talk about their latest single, Landslide, produced by Sans Merit. With releases from all the way back in 2017, the band has seen many members and gone through several sonic shifts over their run. The trio talked about making music in LA and their most recent bout of writing and recording.
Sof and Elle chat with Christian Dimick of Awning about his debut self-titled LP. They talk about Dimick's approach to writing, the recording process for this album, and working across different artistic outputs. Listen to the album here!
Matthew speaks with Angelo Munro and Milan Borich of Erase Everything about their new single Glass Souls, signing to local Tāmaki label Sunreturn and upcoming gig at Whammy on 19 July.
HALFQUEEN speaks with Meanjin-based singer and rapper Mallrat about her upcoming headline shows at The Tuning Fork and at Meow in Pōneke and about her new album Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right. Plus we hear Mallrat's just released cover of Lana Del Rey's track Radio.
Rosetta has a kōrero with Geneva AM about her new waiata 'Toitū Te Tiriti' ft. Ngā Whetu Ensemble! The pair chat about what's been a busy Matariki period for Geneva, reconnecting with her whakapapa through releases like 'Urban Planning', and dance music as a vehicle for resistance. Geneva AM's debut album Pikipiki is out August 15, you can pre-order the album HERE.
Ina and HALFQUEEN discuss the Polyfilms Movie Marathon at the Hollywood Avondale on Friday, a maaaaassive 12 hours of films - all entirely free as part of this year's Whau Pasifika Festival!
Sof speaks to Junk Drawer (Ireland) about their latest album Days of Heaven. They chat about the pressures of releasing a sophomore record, their writing process as a band, and the band taking inspiration from Flying Nun in the 80s.
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