New Zealand « Knox Road

Bruno Merz

Yes, Bruno Merz is the artist’s name and that’s all I’m going to say on that topic.

I hate to get all depressing on you guys, but Merz, born in New Zealand and currently living in the UK, has dropped a gem of an utmost delicate nature. Best listened to when in bed, […]

Jamie

Bang! Bang! Eche! release new track, details on upcoming EP/tour

One of my favorite New Zealand dance/punk/indie bands, Bang! Bang! Eche!, is gearing up to release a new four-track EP titled, what else, Sonic Death Cuntttt. The first track, “Fist Full of Dollars” lays the bass and crunching synth on heavy, as the band traditionally likes to do. With […]

Jamie

Bang! Bang! Eche!

From Christchurch, NZ (yeah, yeah I know) comes Bang! Bang! Eche!, a wonderfully energetic and tight band that will rock your ass like it’s never been rocked. They sort of come from the same vein as fellow NZ band Thought Creature, who I mentioned a few weeks ago.

The group formed […]

Jamie

Best of New Zealand: Thought Creature

Thought Creature tore onto the New Zealand music scene earlier this year with fuss and fanfare. Didn’t notice? Well to catch you up, the Auckland band released their debut album Teleport Palace to praise from critics and fans alike. On Einstein Music Journal, a group of some of the biggest NZ musicians voted the album […]

Jamie

Bearcat

From, you guessed it, New Zealand, is panda-obsessed duo Bearcat (also seen as Bear Cat). They play acoustic and sing with a determined passion about, well, usually pandas. From what I can tell they’ve recorded an EP or two here and there and they sell them on tour in not America. For those […]

Jamie

Bionic Pixie

Straying a bit from Knox Road’s usual music selection is electro-dance-beat-maker Bionic Pixie. The woman behind the sound, Zoe Fleury (best name award?), comes from my favorite country in the world New Zealand and tears down the house. There’s hardly a second to stop and think with her songs. The harsh beats stand […]

Lee

Yule – Aaaarrrggh!!!

Yule, an artist from that favorite island of ours, New Zealand, recently sent Knox Road an email notifying us of his debut CD Aaaarrrggh!!! (now available at www.amplifier.co.nz, www.digirama.co.nz, iTunes and Real Groovy) and gave us the tracks for a listen.

Yule’s music spans a wide variety of experimental sounds – […]