Playing their first gig on New Year’s Eve 1982, The Bats became part of the vanguard of New Zealand bands to bring attention to the country’s underground music scene during that decade. Their manically strummed guitars, mid-fi aesthetics, and frenetic pop hooks came to epitomize the Dunedin Sound being championed by Flying Nun Records, the band’s label home.

Some 40 years later, The Bats are …

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In their nearly 50 years since forming in Leeds during the punk era of the late '70s, the Mekons have created a cohesive body of work marked by a certain

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If it seems like it’s been a long time since we last heard from Sacred Paws, that may be because it feels like we’re now living in another time from when the Scottish duo last released a record. (Although, unfortunately, there are some alarming similarities). When the band’s sophomore album, Run Around the Sun, came out in May 2019, we were still existing in …