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EP REVIEW: FAKE NAMES – FAKE NAMES EP
Effortlessly combining great melodies with blistering riffs, Fake Names’ new EP is further evidence of their great rock heritage. The band consists of former members of Fugazi, Minor Threat, Bad...
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EP REVIEW – UZUMAKI: SQUARE ONE
Opening with strong, powerful electric guitar, Uzumaki’s debut EP ‘Square One’ strikes every emotion within only four tracks. On the first track ‘Hey There’ you can tell that there are multiple guitars...
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EP REVIEW: LEONE: GTFOH
LGBTQ band, LEONE, are emerging from the shadows with new material. Three unheard tracks will join ‘GTFOH’, ‘I Wanna Be’, and ‘Kiss ‘Em Bye Bye’ on August 18, finalising the ‘GTFOH’ EP. After their...
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EP REVIEW – BLAIR DAVIE: IT’LL BE LOVELY
Four magical songs form the Scottish singer Blair Davie’s wholehearted EP ‘It’ll Be Lovely.’ Beginning with little ethereal noises ‘Found My Person’ starts mystical and light. Gentle drums and Davie’s...
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EP REVIEW – JAWS: IF IT WASN’T FOR MY FRIENDS, THINGS COULD BE DIFFERENT
Jaws are making their comeback with their first extended release since 2019. If It Wasn’t For My Friends, Things Could Be Different, is an introspective look at friendships, gratitude and the breakdown...
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EP REVIEW – NZCA LINES: UNIVERSAL HEARTBREAK
Michael Lovett knows how to construct perfect pop music. The previous NZCA Lines album, ‘Pure Luxury’, was aptly enough a scintillating collection of sophisticated, luxurious pop dance tunes and one of...
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EP REVIEW – DAISY THE GREAT: TOUGH KID EP
Daisy the Great’s ‘Tough Kid’ EP is their first EP after releasing three albums, including the deluxe edition of ‘All You Need Is Time’. It’s undeniable that the musical duo have mastered their own...
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EP REVIEW – SNAIL MAIL: VALENTINE DEMOS
This could just be my best review ever. A part of me feels like I won’t ever get enjoyment like this. It’s interesting the hallucinogenic trance of ‘Snail Mail’s’ ‘Valentine Demos’. Lindsey Jordan’s...
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EP REVIEW – UNIVERSITY: TITLE TRACK
Self-describing as being like getting punched in the face by a gorilla but then being cuddled afterwards, UNIVERSITY are definitely something like that. To be totally honest this EP is a little bit...
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EP REVIEW – ENOLA: ALL IS FORGIVEN
Melancholic yet hopeful just about sums up ENOLA’s “All Is Forgiven” EP. Initially an electronic producer and DJ, non-binary artist Ruby Marshall explores a larger sound within their newest project...
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EP REVIEW – TAYLOR PEARLSTEIN: PERFECT BLUE
It is quite a rare thing in the music industry for someone to have vocal control as smooth as Amy Lee or Karen Carpenter while managing to simultaneously exhibit the same volume of emotion that a...
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EP REVIEW – GET WRONG: GET WRONG
Get Wrong’s self-titled debut EP seems somewhat like a mission statement from the band. Made up of Naomi Griffin and Adam Todd of Martha and The Spook School respectively, they have departed from the...
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EP REVIEW – JOSEPH LUCA: PART 2 OUROBOROS (DEATH)
What makes a good musician? Is it the ability to sing? The intelligence to write? The power to stand out amongst your peers? Maybe it’s having the audacity to be your most authentic, unapologetic self...
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EP REVIEW – PERSEFONE: LINGUA IGNOTA PART I
Progressive metal is a limitless genre. Bands always aim to have the most bizarre sounds and complex rhythms instead of your typical 4/4. However, in prog, unlike most metal subgenres, bands rely on...
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EP REVIEW – KAI BOSCH: LOVE, THROW ME A BONE
Kai Bosch’s ‘Love, Throw Me A Bone’ presents itself as a refreshing body of work, peering its intimate head into a music scene that often forgets the importance of individuality and character. Whilst...
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