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David
09 Apr, 2021

Giant Sand - Ramp (1991)

This raunchy grungy even, country-punk recording from the early 90s contains not one but two future Calexico members, Joey Burns and John Convertino.

- #giantsand

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David
08 Apr, 2021

The Besnard Lakes - Are The Last Of The Great Thunderstorm Warnings (2021)

This record is both epic in title and epic in the magnitude of its musical journey. It all starts off with a bit of a whimper but quickly imposes itself as the dense wall of sound engulfs everything.

- #thebesnardlakes

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David
07 Apr, 2021

Porridge Radio - Every Bad (2020)

Another great Easter Weekend purchase while over in the windy city. This is Porridge Radio’s second record and their first “proper” big label release.

- #porridgeradio

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David
05 Apr, 2021

tUnE-yArDs - Sketchy (2021)

One of several vinyl purchases picked up over Easter Weekend in Wellington was this little gem from New York duo Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner.

- #tune-yards

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David
04 Apr, 2021

Outkast - Speakerboxxx (2003)

I’m listening to part one of Big Boi and Andre 3000’s split-duties-opus “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” this evening - and loving every minute of it.

- #outkast

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David
31 Mar, 2021

Moon Duo - Escape (Expanded Edition)(2010)

Holy fuck this is wonderfully intense. If you can’t handle relentless wall-to-wall jamming look elsewhere. If you’re in the mood for mind expansion and turning your brain to mush, you’ve come to the right place.

- #moonduo

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David
29 Mar, 2021

Voom - Hello, Are You There? (2006)

This re-release from 2006 is an astonishing hidden-from-me NZ gem that in my universe-wide musical horizon flew completely under my exceptionally big reflecting telescope.

- #voom

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David
27 Mar, 2021

Black Country, New Road - For The First Time (2021)

This is another example of not being risk adverse when choosing new music. This is just brilliant and being brave has given me the biggest buzz in donks.

- #newroad
- #blackcountry

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David
26 Mar, 2021

Tool - Opiate (1992)

Maynard James Keenan hit the ground running with his band Tool. This and subsequent records completely shocked the world of metal, grunge and alternative rock.

- #tool

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David
25 Mar, 2021

Various Artists - Crossroads [Blu-Ray] (2019)

This pre-Covid, end-of-September 2019 event could really have done with a shake up. The world has changed since this, and in musical terms, decades earlier.

- #variousartists

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