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Celebrating the best & latest in New Zealand music with host Lena Taylor (Founder & Editorial Director of Hype Medium).
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Today’s very special guest is Tāmaki Makaurau-based singer-songwriter Jude Kelly!Crafted over the past two years with producers Josh Fountain (BENEE, Ruel) and Devin Abrams, we chat to her about debut EPThe Seven Spirits of Her which chronicles a journey of love, loss, growth, accomplishment, and resilience - a coming-of-age story that’s only just begun for the burgeoning artist. A refined sonic palette of folk-tinged pop provides the foundation for Jude’s poetic lyricism and inimitable vocals, harnessing an authentic charm akin to the likes of HAIM, Florence + The Machine or Kacey Musgraves.Plus, we talk to her about her experience showing lead singer of Coldplay Chris Martin her song ‘Clarence’, the making of the the music video, opening for Sienna Spiro, her favourite artists from Aotearoa and more.
Today’s special guest is indie-pop artist skinnyandsoft!
skinnyandsoft is the moniker of Lou Smith, a singer/songwriter from Taranaki, New Zealand. A self-taught musician, Lou’s mental health struggles led him to pursue music as an outlet and career. Blending influences of hip-hop, alternative rock, and indie-pop, Lou released his debut EP “Always Distracted Hopelessly Dreaming,” which accumulated over 100K streams. Following the release of the EP, Lou released singles “shit, this is different.” featuring Tyson Ritter, the frontman of the All American Rejects, and “say it out loud.” produced by grandma.
For this episode, we celebrate the upcoming release of his debut album ‘showhilla’.
Today’s special guest is Tom Chamberlain from indie-rock band PARK RD!
PARK RD have established themselves as one of NZ’s most exciting new bands, off the back of two EPs, a series of singles, and killer live shows. The past 12 months have seen the band perform at festivals such as SXSW Sydney, Rhythm & Vines, Soundsplash & Le Currents, and support The Band CAMINO, Milky Chance, Spacey Jane, and Summer Thieves. This episode, we celebrate the release of their debut album 'The Novel'.
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