Since you are interested in Special Edition Part 1, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Fat Freddy's Drop
Based On a True Story [ The Drop / Rhythmethod New Zealand / CD - released 2/May/2005 ] The debut studio album from one of Aotearoa's most loved and respected groups. The legendary brotherhood of midnight marauders & purveyors of hi-tek soul, deliver an album which is steeped in dub, reggae & dancefloor electronica. Fat Freddy's... |
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Fat Freddy's Drop
Bays [ The Drop / CD - released 23/Oct/2015 ] Following the worldwide success of 'Blackbird' in 2013, Freddy's present a 9-track album recorded at the band's Bays Studio in Kilbirnie, Wellington a former 1950s HMV vinyl pressing plant. Signed copies while stocks last! |
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Kurt Vile
Bottle It In [ Matador / CD - released 12/Oct/2018 ] Travel can inspire in surprising ways: Kurt Vile discovered as much making his first record in three years, the eclectic and electrifying Bottle It In, which he recorded at various studios around the country over two very busy years, during sessions... |
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Leonard Cohen
Thanks For The Dance [ Columbia / CD - released 22/Nov/2019 ] In a posthumous new album, Leonard Cohen has robbed death of the last word. 'Thanks for the Dance' is not a commemorative collection of B sides and outtakes, but an unexpected harvest of new songs, exciting and vital, a continuation of the... |
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Marlon Williams
Make Way For Love [ Caroline / Universal Music / CD - released 16/Feb/2018 ] Known for his effortlessly distinctive voice, Make Way For Love, Marlon Williams' second album, marks his exponential growth as a songwriter. Throughout 11 original songs, he explores new musical terrain and reveals himself in an unprecedented way in... |
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Nadia Reid
Out Of My Province [ Slow Time Records / CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Out of My Province showcases Nadia's sharpest songwriting to date, atmospheric arrangements replete with strings and Rhodes, and of course that immense voice, alternately soothing and riveting. |
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The National
I Am Easy To Find [ 4AD / CD - released 17/May/2019 ] On September 3, 2017, director Mike Mills emailed Matt Berninger to introduce himself and in very short order, the most ambitious project of the National's nearly 20-year career was born and plans for a hard-earned vacation died. The Los... |
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Neil Young
Homegrown [ Reprise / Warner / CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] Neil Young puts it best: "This album is the unheard bridge between Harvest and Comes a Time". Recorded between June 1974 and January 1975, Homegrown was intended to come out in 1975 before Neil cancelled the release. The album has remained... |
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Colorado [ Reprise / Warner / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] Colorado is the first new Neil Young with Crazy Horse album since 2012's Psychedelic Pill and features 10 new Neil Young compositions. It includes several songs that Neil has been playing live in the past few months (eg: "Rainbow of Colors",... |
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TEEKS
Something To Feel [ Sony Music NZ / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] Award-winning New Zealand-Māori singer-songwriter TEEKS announces the release of his highly anticipated debut album 'Something To Feel' featuring the stunning single 'Remember Me' set for release on March 26th. Named by Vogue US as "New Zealand's... |
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Various Artists
The Offering [ Thom Productions / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] Thom Productions presents The Offering - a charity album to support The Salvation Army! At its heart, the Offering project is best described as 'the artists of our time presenting the music of all time'. This compilation sets out to present... |
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Aldous Harding
Designer [ Flying Nun / CD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] Aldous Harding's third album Designer is finally released as a fully formed body of work. The songs in this collection were all written on the road by Harding last year during a 200-date tour. Reuniting with John Parish, producer of Party, Harding... |
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Aldous Harding
Warm Chris [ Flying Nun / CD - released 25/Mar/2022 ] An artist of rare calibre, Aldous Harding does more than sing; she conjures a singular intensity. The artist has announced details of Warm Chris, a new studio album, the follow-up to 2019's acclaimed Designer. |
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The Beths
Jump Rope Gazers [ Carpark / CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] The Beths new album Jump Rope Gazers, out via Carpark Records, is the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut album Future Me Hates Me - "one of the most impressive indie-rock debuts of the year" (Pitchfork). The Beths won Best Group and Best... |
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Bruce Springsteen
Western Stars [ Columbia / CD - released 14/Jun/2019 ] Bruce Springsteen's first new studio album in five years takes his music to a new place, drawing inspiration from the Southern California pop records of the late '60s and early '70s. "This record is a return to my solo recordings featuring... |
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Norah Jones
Pick me Up Off The Floor [ Blue Note / CD - released 12/Jun/2020 ] Norah Jones's seventh solo studio album grew out of her acclaimed singles series, as the unreleased songs unexpectedly congealed into an album of tremendous depth and beauty. |
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The Phoenix Foundation
Friend Ship [ The Phoenix Foundation / Universal Music NZ / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] The Phoenix Foundation have lived many lives. From high school distortion addicts to indie folk trippers to masters of motorik dream pop. It's been five years since GUYD but that down time has been spent writing, recording, touring with the New... |
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Tami Neilson
Sassafrass! [ Outside Music / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] With her new album, SASSAFRASS! Tami Neilson takes a giant step that should only bring her more widespread acclaim. On this 11-track effort, she places a heavier emphasis on soul music while not abandoning her country and rockabilly roots. Neilson... |
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Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams
Plastic Bouquet [ Caroline Australia / CD - released 11/Dec/2020 ] Every December, Christchurch enjoys the start of summer as Saskatoon begins to freeze over. For as far apart as these places may seem, you would never know it from Plastic Bouquet - the debut collaborative album between Saskatoon duo Kacy & Clayton... |
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The Black Keys
Delta Kream [ Nonesuch / CD - released 14/May/2021 ] The Black Keys' tenth studio album Delta Kream celebrates the band's roots and is a celebration of their early inspiration. Dan Auerbach says, "We made this record to honour the Mississippi hill country blues tradition that influenced us starting... |