Image by Amelia Read There’s a looming paranoia in the air. Maybe the vaguest scent of imposter syndrome too. It’s palpable and honestly best not dwelt upon too long, but Matt Baty, vocalist and lyricist with Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (let’s say Pigsx7), is definitely feeling it. It’s a regular occurrence with […]
Image by Uncredited Last year was big for Jay Moussa-Mann. Since picking up the guitar and a book of chords the self-taught performer mixed in some Grade 6 piano lessons and emerged as a singer-songwriter with folk tinged leanings. With a batch of music that was “safe and a voice that wouldn’t offend anybody” she […]
Image by Victoria Wai Following the initial ‘hello’ greetings, the first thing I encounter in our interview is an hilarious but genuine apology from Phoenix (bass player) over their screen profile picture, Lucy (guitarist/songwriter) also in attendance, howls at the image and then the two fall about laughing. It transpires that they haven’t spoken properly […]
Image by Leigh Anne Elliott North Shield’s Hector Gannet release their second album The Land Belongs to Us in January and I caught up with songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Aaron Duff on a dark November evening to discuss his music, simultaneously being a solo performer and in a band, nature, the local music scene, keeping […]
Image by Tia Ylinen I love the delight in discovering, by chance or fate, beautiful sounds that resonate deeply. One such recent discovery for me has been Dutch singer-songwriter Catch The Sparrow’s delicately delivered, richly narrated songs. That such spellbinding vocals and sparse orchestration exist in a time of daily global turmoil seems incongruous. However, […]
