MATT KELLY doffs his hat to a record he describes as “a monumental tower of shit” and one of the funniest records ever.
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1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Diplopantics
Pretentious, inane and so bad that it makes Florence Foster Jenkins seem super-talented. That’s Diplopantics, writes an appalled MATT KELLY.
Matthew Bannister goes to the movies
GARY STEEL has a sneaky listen to Matthew Bannister’s best album in years and declares it a qualified success.
50 Years Later: Tim Buckley’s Sefronia is a gem ripe for reassessment
They say it’s a dud but GARY STEEL reckons Tim Buckley’s Sefronia album is a jewel that deserves another spin.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear #54: Sonic In Sydney
MATT KELLY knows a turkey when he hears one, and unsurprisingly, its perpetrators have tried to bury this shocking ’90s disaster.
Lea Maalfrid’s This Love – a master class in singer-songwriting
One of NZ’s most distinguished songwriters finally gets round to recording a career-spanning overview, and GARY STEEL is well impressed.
Lawnmaster’s Curable Romantic – Wellington’s self-proclaimed laziest band steps up
Self-deprecating, funny and deeply humanistic, this Wellington band’s latest deserves a hearing, reckons GARY STEEL.
Oddly alluring outing for former Muttonbirds guitarist
You can hear his music in Peter Jackson’s movies and he once played guitar for The Muttonbirds. GARY STEEL reviews David Long’s new album.