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Your boy Sam McCarthy aka Boyboy returns with his latest irresistble and effervescent self-released gem. "U" is a bright, tender electro-pop come-on with a swelling, dizzyingly infectious melody, and a simple but anthemic hook that is ultimately curbed by that undeniable tinge of longing and sneaking self-doubt...

Willowbank is out October 6th on Cascine.

LA-via-New Zealand lowkey electro-pop luminary Sam McCarthy -- aka BOYBOY -- is back with another undeniable jam, his first since last year's immaculate and actually sort of uncanny little run of absurdly catchy singles that still tend to dominate just about every playlist I make...

We were introduced to the music of New Zealand's inimitable Aldous Harding back in 2015 by Christie Simpson of Yumi Zouma, and after a couple years of being destroyed by "Stop Your Tears" every single time we heard it, we were finally #blessed to catch an unforgettable performance by Aldous last week at the beautiful Boise Contemporary Theater as part of Treefort Fest (trust me, go to th

Turntable Kitchen recently commissioned Yumi Zouma to cover a classic record in its entirety for the site's Sounds Delicious subscription service. After months of deliberation, the Yumis eventually landed on Oasis' landmark 1995 LP (What's the Story) Morning Glory...

Here's a perfect burst of swooning, happy-sad bedroom guitar-pop sunshine from New Zealand's Fazerdaze (aka Amelia Murray), taken from her beautiful debut LP Morningside, out this spring via the legendary Flying Nun Records. Amelia tells us about recording the bittersweet daydream "Lucky Girl" in the dark and solitary space in which she was living at the time:

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Here's a wistful, gently jangly guitar pop gem from Wellington, New Zealand's girlboss, the new project of Lucy Botting from the late, great NZ group Wet Wings. It's unclear if the sweetly reassuring sentiments expressed in the lyrics -- "I know you're a good guy / I know you're a good dad / I never doubted you or your parenting abilities" -- are about someone Botting knows, or if they'r

New Zealand dream-pop heroes Yumi Zouma have become one of our favorite bands over the last couple of years on the strength of two stellar EPs and their irresistible, dreamily danceable live show, and the group's long-awaited debut full-length Yoncalla is finally (almost) here, dropping next week via Cascine...

Yumi Zouma follows up their glorious new single "Keep It Close To Me" with the lovely, tone-setting opening track -- and the group's first truly collaborative song -- from their debut full-length Yoncalla, out May 27th via Cascine. Listen to "Barricade (Matter of Fact)" below, and pre-order the record + get a limited 7" here...