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In this Morning Glory we aim to get our heart rates to a steady tempo with lullaby-esque tunes to Puerto Rican reggae. Pachy Garcia (Pachyman) joins Sofia Kent in antcipation of his upcoming tour of Aotearoa. Whakarongo!
Mohamed Karzo - C'est La Vie
Manapo'uli'o e Funga Fonua - Neke Fili Au Keu Hoko Koho Nima
Amamelia, Imugi - Operator PLZ!
Marcia Griffiths - Don't Let Me Down
Marlena Shaw - Where Can I Go?
Arthur Verocai - Cabado, Girassois, Love Proceeding (BADBADNOTGOOD)
Pachyman - Toyota Nuevo, Trago Coqueto, Ta Que Tiembla (Buscabulla)
+ much more but we'll be here all day otherwise. Listen to the playlist here.
Today on Morning Glory, Elle plays a slew of songs loosely inspired by Sex and the City. She is briefly joined by Tuesday Morning Glory host Sof! It's a great time, full of music that will get you off your feet by CSS, Mim Jensen and Fabiana Palladino. Plus, who doesn't love 'More, More, More' by Andrea True Connection a special request fresh from the text machine.
Playlist
TV Soundtrack Orchestra - Sex And The City Theme
Sweet Electra - Firefly
PETERBLUE - Diskoteka Amerikana
Kraftwerk - The Model
CSS - Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex
Horsegirl - Switch Over
Fabiana Palladino - Closer
Nikki Giovanni - Just a NY Poem
Reb Fountain - Come Down
The Chills - If This World Was Made For Me
Andrea True Connection - More, More, More
Club 8 - Something's Wrong In My Head
Mim Jensen - Germaphobe
SAULT - Signs
The Great Unwashed - Neck of the Woods
The Screaming MeeMees - Stars In My Eyes Pt. 1
Rosie Lowe - Mood To Make Love
Japanese Breakfast - Orlando in Love
ngaru - Uphill Battle
Ringlets - I Used to Paint
Grace Jones - Jones The Rhythm
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero
Sarvi, Koji. - Hold On
Molly Payton - How To Have Fun
Royel Otis - I Wanna Dance With You
Nourished by Time - Hell of a Ride
Blair Parkes - splendour
Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Trouble
Sof's grandfather, Tony, joined her in the studio for a very special show today... sharing lots of his favourite music and shared memories together. Sof also spoke to De Stevens from School Fair about their new record, bird the kid, released last week. Check out their kōrero here!
Spotify playlist here, but support artists on bandcamp / otherwise if you can :)
Every year we sniff out some of the freshest new local bands, have them play on Morning Glory, then once a year during New Zealand Music Month (NZMM) we bring a bunch of them together for an epic showcase! 95bFM is well known for breaking the next big thing, so if you missed it live whakarongo mai nei to hear the wicked sounds from: Midnight Green
Lipstick Cherry Lucian Rice
CCTV
Community Treatment Order
As always, a massive thank you to The Tuning Fork and NZ On Air Musicfor bringing you live-and-direct sets from Aotearoa's most talented, every Friday on Morning Glory! Special thank you to Creative New Zealand for supporting the gig this year.
Lael Neale's fourth album Altogether Strangerreleased on May 2nd, and oh boy is it a beautiful body of work. Elle spoke to Neale about the production of the album with her partner Guy Blakeslee at their home studio, the process that goes into writing her lyrics and her love of the omnichord. Highly likely that this is Elle's album of the year.
Heidi pops in to Morning Glory to chat about her new single Heart In Danger, and we hear it for the first time before its release this Friday, 2nd May. What a treat! They also cover Heidi's perspective on the complexities of being an independent artist and her exciting upcoming live performances.
花溪 Flowerstream duo Huiming Wu and Maxwell Brown came into the studio ahead of the Taite Awards on the 15th of April. They spoke about the production of the unique and ethereal EP Flowers Dream and their genre-defying sound.
Isla Noon came into the studio to discuss her debut album, Out Of Body, and her upcoming album release gig at Big Fan. The album is a vulnerable illustration of identity and the journey back to oneself whilst also being an alternative pop work that will keep you dancing.
Sof caught up with Byllie-jean (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Ngāti Pahauwera) about her nomination for the Indie Debut Taite Music Prize for 2025 for her debut EP 'Filter'. They also reflect on her creative process since releasing the EP and Byllie-Jean's latest single, 'Hinekoukou'.
On Morning Glory, Elle spoke to Griffin James about his work under Sans Merit. An intricate genre-bending blend of fuzzy alternative rock, find out about the surprising lore of the album Early Grave and how his background in dance music has influenced this new(ish) endeavour.
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