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By the time a band gets to their twelfth studio album, they typically fall under two schools of desperate thought: “let’s pump out as much of the same content as possible because it works,” or “crap, we really need to change things up before we fall off!” Because let’s be honest; even some of the greatest bands of all time get stale after twelve albums. Dinosaur Jr., somehow, seem to dodge that greed train with their most recent effort,
Sweep It Into Space. Rather than copy-paste their past products or force drastic action, the group takes their rugged indie backbone and gives it a quick, melodic makeover. But while it may make their sound newer and their songs catchier, their new identity gets lost in the depths of generic indie rock.
Ten of the best New Zealand acts you need on your radar
Words by Eli Duxson
Exploring the finer sounds from across the ditch.
New Zealand has pumped out a lot of brilliant musical acts over the years from Split Enz to Dragon to Flight of the Conchords.
With bands now really taking advantage of the Trans-Tasman bubble, we look at some bands and artists coming out of New Zealand who are killing it, and some to keep an eye out for as they continue their rise.
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Mako Road
The four-piece indie-rock group have made some big inroads since their formation in Christchurch just four years ago totalling almost half a million monthly listeners on Spotify,
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