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watch: Cool rainbows - universe

It's not often that the world gets treated to a release from Cool Rainbows, brainchild of Auckland musician and producer Djeisan Suskov, so we were excited and delighted when this video emerged last week. 'Universe' is the first single from the upcoming album 'Days', released on Indie stalwart Lil' Chief Records. The hazy, dreamy video (directed by Georgie Craw) perfectly accompanies Suskov's signature sunny, psych-pop sound, displayed beautifully here on 'Universe'.

More on Cool Rainbows here.
Find Cool Rainbows on the Auckland Libraries catalogue.

Listen: Matthew Young

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Matthew Young is an Auckland artist producing new school R&B jams. With production and songwriting collaboration from Djeisan Suskov of Cool Rainbows, it's fresh and futuristic music that'll appeal to fans of Frank Ocean, Miguel and The Weeknd. Check it out via the Soundcloud widget above.

Listen: Glass Owls - Out From the Darkness

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Auckland's Glass Owls have just released their new album on Bandcamp. Recorded, produced and mastered by Djeisan Suskov (Cool Rainbows) at Revolver Studios in Waiuku, Out From the Darkness is the follow up to their EP Dead Love from 2010.

The band has recently toured the UK, putting in appearances at The Great Escape and KOKO Camden's Club NME. Check out the new album via the Bandcamp widget below.

Listen: NZMM playlist #1

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New Zealand Music Month is great a reminder to discover new local music and revisit some old favourites. So with that in mind, we'll be uploading some Spotify playlists of our favourite tracks. Some of the songs are recent discoveries, while others have been around for quite some time. There's not really a theme, they're just tracks that I hold very dear! Click play on the Spotify widget below to listen, hope you enjoy.

Listen: Tiny Ruins - Me at the Museum, You in the Wintergardens

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Originally the solo project of Hollie Fullbrook, Tiny Ruins has now expanded to be a full band with the addition of a stunning rhythm section consisting of bassist Cass Basil and drummer Alexander Freer (Artisan Guns/Cool Rainbows/The Eversons).

On Me at the Museum, You at the Wintergardens (which you can hear via the Soundcloud widget above), Tiny Ruins delivers her trademark delicately mannered and poetic vocals over intricate finger picking. But now that sound is fleshed out subtly, with percussion, brass and strings. Listen to the shimmering, echoing background sounds fade in at 0.49”. They’re ghostly and low in the mix, and all the more haunting for it. Having recorded with engineer Tom Healy over several months in Auckland studio The Lab, the song is the lead single from her forthcoming album Brightly Painted One. Now signed to the UK label Bella Union, Tiny Ruins have joined a stable consisting of Beach House, the Flaming Lips and Fleet Foxes. Pretty amazing company, nice one Hollie!

NZ Music Month 2012: Every vote counts

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Happy April! We are less than one month from another fine NZ Music Month, and to celebrate some local quality, whether it's NZ On Air funded or not, I will be posting your favourite NZ music videos each day through May. Or I might just post my own favourites. It depends what you request.

In other news, two excellent new albums are online and on the shelves right now for your listening pleasure. Both recorded in Auckland: Tono & The Finance Company, as I mentioned in the last post, and Cool Rainbows: Whale Rocket.

So get commenting below with your music video requests, and while you're here check out one of my favourites for inspiration:

Upcoming

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It’s not a great looking forecast, but don’t be a suburban Aucklander, come on, put on your parka and get out there, you can do it, it’ll be worth it, I promise:

My picks for this weekend:

Friday: The ARC with Submariner at Rakinos

Saturday: the very entertaining Dictaphone Blues & An Emerald City at Silo Park

Sunday is a tough decision, both these shows are going to be excellent:
The long awaited / much anticipated Cool Rainbows ‘Whale Rocket’ album release at Wine Cellar.