Willy Moon had my attention from the moment I realised his name is Willy Moon. A name with star quality – and vaguely amusing, don’t ya’ think? A definite change from his forgettable birth-identity, William Sinclair, to something reflecting his music – music that is anything but easily forgotten and …
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Willy Moon was first picked up by the tastemaker label du jour that is Luvluvluv, who previously backed artists like Florence & The Machine, Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) and Pixie Geldof (who formed Violet). He’s also released through Jack White’s Third Man Records and is now signed to …
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Formed out of New Zealand’s acclaimed ‘troublegum’ punks The Mint Chicks, Kody Nielson’s new band Opossom engage in a psychedelic sun-drenched guitar pop sound, with the beatnik vibe further personified by the home-written and recorded production, making for a diverse and surreal mix of out of context hallucinogenic styles that further …
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Connan Hosford seems to just be one of those people who soaks up music like a sponge; from a very young age he was exposed to music- his father was a guitarist- and he recorded his first song, Muesli, at five years of age. We’re not sure if that’s true …
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Tags: '70s, 60s, Blues, Connan and the Mockasins, Connan Hosford, connan mockasin, Forever Dophin Love, new zealand, Please Turn Me Into The Snat, psychedelia
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Pop, pop and more pop. It feels like we’re way overdue some guilt-free indie disco anthems to lose ourselves to and who else could provide such brilliantly fun and endearing tracks than a group of bedroom-based musicians from yep, New Zealand.
From the first moment I caught sight of this …
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Tags: indie, new zealand, passive me aggressive you, pop, the naked and famous
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