Te Vaka - Haoloto/Free
If the shadow of climate change has hung over previous albums by this pan-Pacific group then it is hard to hear some of this without thinking of last year's tsunami.
If the shadow of climate change has hung over previous albums by this pan-Pacific group then it is hard to hear some of this without thinking of last year's tsunami.
The Flight of the Conchords' parodies have spoiled some music for us.
If the joyous and spirited sounds on this album are anything to go by, the 60s and early 70s would have been a golden age to be partying on the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Ice, cocktail, tall glass, good friends, this album. Result.
A young body in an older, wiser head offers engrossing reflections on a life yet to be lived.
The charm of street food is often best - and it applies to music too.
Uneven, promising and long-overdue outing from the Violent Femmes frontman.
Pearl Jam played Mt Smart last night. Scott Kara was one of the over 30,000 fans there.