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The COURTNEYS – ” The Courtneys II “

Posted: July 17, 2017 in MUSIC
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When word spread that the Courtneys almost got their own animated TV show, only to have it falter over Nickelodeon’s insistence on singling out a “leader,” longtime followers of the Vancouver band couldn’t help but chuckle. Onstage and in interviews, the trio of singers come across as an ideal ensemble cast. Plus their 2013 self-titled debut was rife with chunky guitars and peppy choruses ready for primetime, including one song named after “90210.”

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Instead of a TV show, with their sophomore album the Courtneys became the first non-New Zealanders signed to Flying Nun, the influential kiwi-pop label. But II’s sticky-sweet bubblegum could still spark singalongs anywhere Saturday morning cartoons are viewed. Nick may have missed the mark, but fans of whip-smart fuzz-pop should tune in anyway.

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FAZERDAZE – ” Little Uneasy “

Posted: May 20, 2017 in MUSIC
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Amelia Murray’s Fazerdaze project began as a string of late night bedroom experiments. Those recordings, written and produced by Murray herself, soon turned into her self-titled EP and captured the attention of all those with a hankering for dreamy, DIY champer-pop. With debut album Morningside out now via Flying Nun, the New Zealand born artist has captured such a specific moment in time, creating something intimate and altogether beautiful.

Directed by Garth Badger of Theivery Studio
Filmed in Hobsonville, New Zealand.

debut album ‘Morningside’ comes out May 5th on Flying Nun Records ,

The COURTNEYS – ” Minnesota “

Posted: February 23, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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The Courtneys II arrives as the band themselves are on something of an ascent. In the three years since their self-titled debut, The Courtneys have signed with their dream label renowned New Zealand giant Flying Nun and have netted slots opening for Tegan and Sara and mac DeMarco. In that context, II feels like a collage of moments, the band reviewing the highs and lows of their journey so far, with their eyes fixed firmly on the horizon.

A rarity in contemporary surf rock. Where their counterparts—and, for that matter, their forerunners—are chiefly concerned with both brevity and blown-out instrumentals, The Courtneys are deliberate and unabashedly heartfelt. Underneath all the fuzz and reverb on their second album, The Courtneys II, there are honest displays of emotion.

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On the blissful “Tour,” the band is determined to remain optimistic, even during long periods of “slacking off and hitting the open road.” “If it’s in your heart, you’ll find a way,” they sing, “who you are and who you wanna be can take a long time.” Songs like “Virgo” and “25” use buoyant, punched-up slacker pop to explore feelings of isolation and the headaches of having a crush. And it’s not all growing pains and heartbreak; on “Lost Boys,” the trio schemes to find a vampire boyfriend with whom they can ride off into the sunset.

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Crazy Courtney: Bass + backup vocals
Classic Courtney: Guitar + backup vocals
Cute Courtney: Drums + lead vocals

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The BATS – ” The Deep Set “

Posted: February 9, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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It’s kind of hard to believe that The Bats have been back for a decade now — this is their fourth album since their 2005 reunion, and like its predecessors, it shows that the band have lost none of the songwriting chops that made them one of the most prominent exponents of the much-lauded “Dunedin sound” in the 1980s. (They’re actually from Christchurch, but close enough.) While their music is timeless, their songs are very much rooted in the present. “Not So Good” (above), this album’s closing track, lambasts a leader who sounds awfully familiar: “Every time he opens up/ He’s filling up a liar’s cup / He knows better, and that’s for sure/ It’s your fault if you are poor.”

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FAZERDAZE – ” Lucky Girl “

Posted: February 9, 2017 in MUSIC
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From Auckland, New Zealand’s Fazerdaze, Amelia Murray’s project which becomes a quartet live, has already attracted attention overseas as well as Down Under.
Now Murray brings her intimate, bedroom guitar-pop out on first single, the bittersweet ‘Lucky Girl’ from the upcoming debut album, ‘Morningside’, due out on May 5th via Flying Nun Records. The New Zealand native Amelia Murray readies her debut LP as Fazerdaze with legendary label Flying Nun. Here’s the lead single, currently rising up as one you need to listen too now “A perfect burst of swooning, happy-sad bedroom guitar-pop sunshine,”

“I wrote and recorded this track while I was living in a room that had no windows except for a skylight which I eventually had to block out to stop my room from overheating,” reveals Murray. “It was so dark in there and I slowly began to feel sad, like the walls were enclosing on me – that’s how I got the idea for the first lyric”

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Fazerdaze will be in the UK in April/May. Catch them :
April
29 Leeds – Live At Leeds
30 Manchester – Sounds From The Other City Festival

The COURTNEYS – ” Tour “

Posted: January 15, 2017 in MUSIC
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The Courtneys probably have more fun than 90 percent of bands around. These past couple of months, we’ve already been mesmerized by both the song and video for “Silver Velvet,” and they keep up the good vibes with their new song, “Tour.” The track is bassy as hell, the band all jamming along when the guitars come in and pushing things into overdrive. There’s a nostalgic bent to the song, reminding you of wistful days of youth. It’s all swept up by sweet riffing and super sugary vocals — there’s a nice time to be had here no matter who you are.

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Their upcoming record The Courtneys II via Flying Nun.

 

The COURTNEYS – ” Mars Attack “

Posted: November 28, 2016 in MUSIC
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The Courtneys may hail from Vancouver, British Columbia, but they’re New Zealanders at heart. Lifelong admirers of the Flying Nun Stable of signees like the Clean and the Dead C, the trio specializes in the sunny power-pop endemic to the Down Under label, with a twist of garage punk thrown in for good measure. Following 2013’s self-titled debut, the Courtneys have signed to the storied label for their sophomore album, The Courtneys II, came out February. (They’re the first non-New Zealand act to ink to Flying Nun in its 35-year history.)

Three Vancouver women bashing out scruffy surf-guitar tunes, an album you can spin all day, with an almost automatic “press play, feel lifted” effect. Every song makes me think “right, I love this one” when it comes on. The inexplicably poignant “Mars Attacks,” despite the joke title, might be the first song ever to build on the elegiac nuance of the mid-period B-52s circa Whammy, while “Lost Boys” is a mash note to the ultimate “vampire teenage boyfriend.”

Our first glimpse of next year’s LP arrives in the form of a feedback-laden, nonstop sugar rush that lands somewhere between Courtney Barnett and Crowded House. There’s no comedown here — just a cavalcade of exuberant guitar highs and deliriously tangled vocal melodies. Take a listen below, and scroll down to check out a trailer for The Courtneys II, plus its album art and track list.

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The COURTNEYS – ” Silver Velvet “

Posted: November 27, 2016 in MUSIC
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How exactly Vancouver’s The Courtneys ended up on the legendary New Zealand label Flying Nun is a matter we could only speculate on; but with a shared love of the janglier recesses of indie-pop and the more tuneful edges of post-punk, there can be few better musical matches.

This week The Courtney’s have shared details of their imaginatively titled second album, The Courtney’s II, as well as sharing the first track from it, Silver Velvet. From a scrawly burst of feedback, the driving rhythm section propel the song along, as the vocals chime in with a presumably accidental touch of Shampoo. The Courtney’s are the sound of a thousand teenage rebellions, broken hearts and candy floss fuelled roller-coaster rides; as they conclude at the tracks finale, “it doesn’t matter if it’s right, you’re just the one I like.” And if you’re not humming that to yourself long after Silver Velvet has stopped playing, you should probably check your hearts still beating.

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First single from Vancouver’s The Courtneys sophomore album ‘II’The Courtneys II is out February 17th via Flying Nun Records.

KANE STRANG – ” Blue Cheese “

Posted: November 20, 2016 in MUSIC
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Kane Strang’s first proper album, Blue Cheese, picks up on the rough disaffection of his earlier demo collection, A Pebble and a Paper Crane, which he recorded in a WWII bomb shelter in Germany. Back in his hometown of Dunedin, New Zealand, Strang spent two curious months alone, housesitting for his parents. Re-nested, yet still isolated, Strang composed all of Blue Cheese over those quiet days. Lead-off track “The Web” channels pummeling bass lines punctuated by a twinkling synth that calls upon microscopic pop principalities of restlessness (“Yeah, I met someone else / Without leaving my little house / No, I haven’t held her yet / I met her on the internet”). Its abrupt ending parallels Strang’s own disconnect.

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“She’s Appealing” weaves Day-Glo guitar motifs into distant, detached ’80s garage pop vocals. “Never Kissed a Blonde” is driven by a slapping delay on both vocals and guitar. Strang’s path toward a melody is always surprising, and he never misses a hit-on-the-head-obvious-in-retrospect memorable line. Strang amassed a band and has started playing his distinct psych-pop live. He will tour the United States in 2016.

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The STONES – ” Gunner Ho “

Posted: April 3, 2015 in MUSIC
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THE STONES were a New Zealand band active in the early 80s before quickly disbanding after the release of two short EPs on the famed Flying Nun Records. Their seemingly well-overdue compilation is now here.

Three Blind Mice is the biggest and best record you can now find featuring the trio, released in unison by Flying Nun Records in New Zealand and Captured Tracks in the United States. Three Blind Mice shows off a band that can get sloppy at times, but that’s the beauty of it all. There’s always a driving rhythm supplied by rock-steady percussion and slinky bass lines to support, followed by broken but bright guitars that come with their very own grainy twang – hear the opening scratch in “See Red.” Vocals are mumbled or occasionally hummed, creating memorable harmonies and the simple urge to want to sing along (“Something New,” “Down and Around”). The Stones probably don’t have some enormous fan base, but those already on-board have most likely been waiting for something like this compilation for far too long. The fact that the newly pressed LP was defected and is missing a track is a different story, however the CD version (and LP download) includes that missing track along with an entire set of live recordings dating back to 1982 and 1983.Together the trio forms this wobbly sound and it truly is their very own. Just imagine Grass Widow but if they were all men. If you’re listening to these tracks for the first time it’s a treat to hear how they open up.

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