Kiwi MusicTalk: New Zealanders Talk About Their Music

Tali  is Natalia Sheppard, also known as MC Tali.  Future Dwellers  is the 8th studio album from New Zealand’s official  ‘Queen of Drum n Bass’. Tali’s new album is significate in that it makes her the first woman vocalist in Drum & Bass to self produce her own album.

Harper Finn  has released  Newcomer , his debut EP. With a track-list of a generous 8 songs,  Newcomer  feels more like a long player than an EP. Marty Duda  spoke with Harper about making  Newcomer . Last year he won the 2021 Breakthrough Artist of the Year award at December’s Aotearoa Music Awards. Now he’s making good on that promise with this collection of origina...

Jenny Mitchell  is back with her finest album to date.  Tug Of War  is just released and here is Jenny to talk to  Marty Duda. Jennywas just about to leave Wellington for Auckland to promote the release of  Tug Of War . With  Tami Neilson  helping out on  Trouble Finds A Girl , let’s hope Jenny finds the audience she deserves.

Voodoo Bloo  have released  The Blessed Ghost . Its the Wellington band’s second album and here is bandleader  Rory McDonald  to tell us how it came together.

Pacific Heights is has just released The Waters Between . Direct from Hawke's Bay, here is former Shapeshifter Devin Abrams with the story behind the new album. Marty Duda spoke to Devin just days before The Waters Between is due for release. This is the fourth Pacific Heights album and the first in four years. As always, Devin has surrounded himself with a cast of very talented characters includi...

Dion Lunadon  has released his second solo album,  Beyond Everything. Here he is to tell you all about it. Marty Duda  spoke to Dion, who is camped out in New York City, about making  Beyond Everything.  You know Dion from  The D4  and  A Place To Bury Strangers …now hear the real Dion Lunadon.

Tall Dwarfs  were/are  Chris Knox  and  Alec Bathgate . They’ve been making highly influential records for over 40 years. Now Merge Records has announced  Unravelled: 1981-2002 . Here is Alec Bathgate to tell the story. Marty Duda  spoke to Alec about his (and Chris’) involvement in assembling and curating the 4-LP, 55-track box set and booklet. With the Tall Dwarfs’...

Wiri Donna  is Wellington-based musician  Bianca Bailey  and today we find her home and keen to talk about her brand new EP,  Being Alone . Marty Duda  spoke to Bianca just as  Being Alone   was about to be released. With the new music and a new tour on the way there’s plenty to talk about.

The Garbage & The Flowers  have just released  Cinnamon Sea , a new, five-song EP. Here are  Helen Johnstone  and  Yuri Frusin . Formerly from Wellington, we find them in Queensland ready to talk. Marty Duda  spoke to Yuri and Helen just as  Cinnamon Sea   was released. This seems to be a band steeped in myth and mystery. UK label Fire Records re-issued...

Chelsea Jade  has just released  Soft Spot , her second solo album and first for Carpark Records. Here she is to tell how it all came together. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Chelsea who is now based in Brooklyn, New York. But Chelsea stills get back to NZ whenever she can and her old bandmate  Elizabeth Stokes , now of  The Beths , even helps out on a few tracks.