One of the things I miss most about New Zealand (aside from the weather and the fact that it’s summer there right now while I’m stuck in the eternal Scottish winter!) is the music. While at uni I was a DJ/presenter for Radio One, the Dunedin branch of the BNets, a bunch of alternative and indie stations with a big focus on local music. And because NZ is so small the music community is very tight, meaning that I personally knew a lot of the artists involved and was consistently getting new and fresh music coming across my desk.
Now that I’m literally on the other side of the world, I can’t help but feel slightly removed from all this. But thanks to teh internets I am able to stay somewhat informed and share the awesomeness with others. So, I will be posting up a NZ music video (most of which are independently made on amazingly low budgets but with pretty impressive production value) every Friday as a regular feature. The first one is by a cutsey-pop group from Auckland called The Brunettes who were recently signed to Subpop records. These guys have been around the NZ indie scene for a few years so it’s great to see them making it big over in the states. Plus the lead singer, Heather, is probably the most beautiful girl in the world. This song is called Her Hairagami Set and is off their new album Structure & Cosmetics which came out last year. Enjoy.
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