Off The Record

Christchurch band Imperial April called up on release day of their new song Try To Have Fun, talked about pies, Matts and gave us a virtual tour of the Christchurch Town Hall ahead of their appearance there at the Go Live Festival on August 17.

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Capital Theatre have just released their second album Major Arcana, their singer Adam popped in for a chat about the release show, their new bass player and connection to Jane's Addiction. 

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Wellington rockers Dartz have just got back from some overseas adventures, and they'll barely unpack their bags before heading off again. After clearing customs they called up to chat about life on the road and reflect on Paradise being a Silver Scroll nominee this year. 

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Wellington singer Louis Baker was hanging out at Tiki Taane's studio when Laughton Kora walked in and asked him to sing on the new Black Comet song Sleep. Louis called us up for a chat about his reaction to all this plus who's that amazing bass player? And a quick recap on touring the world with Fat Freddy's Drop. 

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Aussie singer Amy Shark has a new album out soon and one of the songs is a duet with Tom Delonge from Blink 182. She called up for a chat about how he came to be on the song; fishing in the Marlborough Sounds and the kiwis that have influenced her sound. 

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Australian band Lime Cordiale have released their new album Enough Of The Sweet Talk, their guitarist and singer Oli called up to chat through the concept of the album, the fish in Lisbon, the surf in Dunedin and their upcoming New Zealand tour dates. 

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Adam Hattaway has released a new song called High Horse featuring Erny Belle and some great cowbell playing, he called up for a chat about who really wrote it and teased upcoming shows in Auckland and Christchurch that include a member of Pluto. 

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Barnaby Weir from The Black Seeds and Fly My Pretties has a new project called Trips, he and colab Andy Christiansen called up for a chat about the debut album and their shared history going back two decades. 

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Jon Toogood popped in for a chat about his debut solo album, the inspirations for it and the upcoming tour of New Zealand and Australia! 

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Mikey Videotape has released a new song that he made at home in Auckland using musicians from all over the world that he met on social media. He called up for a chat about how he met these guys and formed a new band, plus why he's channelling David Bowie for his next gig. 

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