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Tomorrow is Record Store Day, an international celebration of independent record stores that takes place on the third Saturday in April each year. A huge number of one-day-only albums are released to… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Grant Smithies brings two tracks from mysterious Christchurch 'psychedelic prayer' collective The Fuzzy Robes. And, a 20-year-old classic from Brighton band Electrelane, along with a welcome reissue… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Marvellous Melbourne band Cool Sounds is touring Aotearoa during March. Grant Smithies has two of their wonky disco-pop tunes today, followed by long-awaited new work from Port Chalmers band Seafog… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Ever heard of minimalist transpop prekraut postdisco ? Grant Smithies reveals all. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Today Grant brings two soft and whispery tracks today from Reverie, the debut album by Les Imprimés, aka Norwegian soul singer Morten Martens. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Grant Smithies has spent much of the summer holidays rummaging through dusty boxes of 7" vinyl singles. We'll hear some of his favourite finds. Brace yourself for the stoner soul of Donovan/Jeff Beck… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) from Animal Collective and Sonic Boom (Pete Kember) from Spacemen 3 released a splendid psych-pop album called Reset last year. British dub producer Adrian Sherwood loved it… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Something of an indie "supergroup" containing past and present members of The Bats, The Clean, Tall Dwarfs and Toy Love, the Sundae Painters have just released a cracker debut LP. Grant Smithies… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Circle Of Friends is the ninth album from esteemed Auckland producer Christoph El Truento - a jazz record involving collaborations with a bunch of his favourite local singers/rappers/instrumentalists… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
The only solo album by former Clean/ Chills/ Snapper/ Puddle/ Great Unwashed member Peter Gutteridge has just been reissued, and it's an eccentric thriller from the first track to the last. Grant… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Teenage songwriters Bob & Gene recorded just a handful of extraordinary soul tunes in Bob's family basement in the late 60s, then it took 40 years for their only album to be released. We'll hear two… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
In the early 90s, a number of bands exploring the daring side of guitar rock and pop started to emerge in the UK influenced by the legacy of post-punk, minimalism, 70s art rock and a growing… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
The Miami Sound double LP was described as "a curatorial masterpiece" when it first came out 20 years ago. It's just been reissued, so music reviewer Grant Smithies gives us two tracks from that… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
Superb Scottish band Teenage Fanclub have just announced a tour, playing their first Auckland show in five years in March next year. We'll hear two key tracks from their 30-year career today, followed… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
All three artists in today's music session are from right here in Aotearoa, spanning the range from frazzled country to hectic garage punk to summery electronic daydreams. First up, a couple of… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
After a decade out of print, the ground-breaking Delta Swamp Rock double LP has just been reissued, showcasing artists who blended rock, soul and country together to create a new style of southern… Audio
New music with Grant Smithies
Wellington indie singer/ songwriter Lontalius (Eddie Johnston) releases his fourth album this week, and it's a luxuriously sad delight. We'll hear two songs from that today, followed by an early track… Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies: African Music
African music is a deep well that never runs dry, the original source from which so much other great music has flowed, from funk, soul and jazz to reggae, blues and rock'n'roll. We'll hear a couple of… Audio
Record Store Day 2023: 'More titles than I've ever had before'
Happy Record Store Day! Today on Music 101 we celebrate the record store! Audio