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Sof's last show of the year eee... feeling extremely grateful for the b whānau and wider community - arohanui ki a koutou katoa! On today's show we talked favourite local and international releases from 2024... and, god, weren't we lucky this year. Playlist here, but listen on bandcamp / otherwise if you can :)
Joel speaks to Erin G & Altercation about their latest single, 'Kind Eyes,' which released in late November, touching on their upcoming festival run, and what they have recently been up to in Queenstown!
Today, on the last Morning Glory of the year with Elle, the divas yapped. Elle spoke to Park Road about their latest single 'English Boy,' Fun! Then she is joined by Joel to air their interview with Erin G and Altercation about their latest collaboration. We look back at some of Elle's most played songs, just don't ask her about what her Spotify Wrapped was, that's privileged information. Thanks for listening, see you next year!
Playlist
Julia Jacklin, Faye Webster - Good Guy
Sun's Signature, Elizabeth Fraser - Underwater
Paul Cathro - Distance
Beat Rhythm Fashion - Turn of the Century
The Go! Team - The Power Is On
Jess Cornelius - People Move On
SLIX - Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie!
Fat Freddy's Drop - STAND STRAIGHT
TE TOKOTORU - Ka Whiua Ngā Ringa
Park Road - English Boy
Jess Cornelius - People Move On
Drop Nineteens - Shannon Waves
The Beatniks - Flowers
AW - CAUGHT
Ha the Unclear - Where Were You When I Was All You Needed
Listen back to Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, Christoph El Truento, Archie Shepp, Sedapol C.C. Watts, Lovage, Moses Sumney, and many more that we won't list or we'll be here all day.
Alba Rose joins for a kōrero about their new EP First Light and the processes of making music from break ups to teaching yourself guitar.
Today on Morning Glory Elle spoke to George Barney Roberts about his latest singles and upcoming album, as well as his approach to writing music. She later spoke to Wells* about his latest album i don't want you to miss this. Alongside many a tune and many a yap about all my favourite music.
Playlist
Mina - Stayin' Alive
The Cardigans - Been It
white denim - Take It Easy (Ever After Lasting Love)
Mokotron - KO WAI KOE
Mo Dotti - really wish
Tristwch y Fenywod - Ferch Gyda'r Llygaid Du
Deb5000 - 24/7 Mimosas
Blondshell - Kiss City
George Barney Roberts - Grace
Malive and The Organism - A Day To Remember (Radio Edit)
For this weeks Fancy New Band we were lucky to welcome CAITLIN into the studio as she finishes her last show of her nation wide tour!
CAITLIN is a Te Waipounamu-born, Ōtautahi-based indie-pop singer-songwriter who has been on a roll this year! Today she played 'Wash' and 'Tied' which are both off her newest EP Guardrails!
Sola Rosa’s Andrew Spraggon talks to Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason about his latest record, In The Mids, and imminent album tour. It kicks off in Auckland on Friday May 22 at Double Whammy, before travelling to Hawkes Bay, Nelson, Christchurch, New Plymouth and Wellington. Expect live interpretations of the album's tracks and reworked music from his extensive archive, plus (excitingly) an audio-visual element. Tickets are available here.
Tareq Baconi is a Palestinian writer, scholar, and activist. His 2018 book on Palestinian resistance movements, Hamas Contained, was shortlisted for a Palestine book award.
His coming-of-age memoir, Fire in Every Direction, was published late last year. Described by Isabella Hammad, author of Enter Ghost, as “moving and generous”, it spans Beirut, Amman, and London while remaining distinctly Palestinian.
Caeden caught up with Tareq ahead of the Auckland Writers Festival this week, where he will be speaking.
For Fancy New Band today Huia had Moonwoven come into the studio!
Moonwoven Is a genre/gender bending local band, they switch instruments and their sound depending on each song. Today on Fancy New Band we were able to have a taste of three tracks off of their upcoming ep that was anounced on the show !
A year on from publishing his bestselling novel 1985, author and poet Dominic Hoey chats to Emma Gleason about what it's like being a working writer in Aotearoa, as well as what he's got planned for the Auckland Writers Festival. Find all his events here.
Laura Vincent, the award-nominated author of Hoods Landing, chats to Emma Gleason about the success of her debut novel and what she's doing for the Auckland Writers Festival. Find her events here.
Actor and comedian Courtney Eggleton drops by the 95bFM studio ahead of her performances at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. She and Thursday Morning Glory host Emma Gleason discuss funny business, serious acting — including why you should go to drama school — and East Auckland. (Tāmaki is a small town.) We also find out what to expect from Courtney's new show Delicate Flowers, which is billed as an "amalgamation of your worst nightmares and your hottest wet dreams". It's on at Q Theatre Cellar on May 21 and 22. Tickets here.
Today we had Olivia Reeves come in for Fancy New Band!
Olivia Reeves Is a young independent indie/rock artist from Tāmaki Makaurau who has worked her way through the competition sphere; Winning solo/duo for New Found Sound and being a two time finalist for Play It Strange!
Her set today was unlike anything else we've heard from her as she leans into are more heavy yet catchy guitar sound.
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