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12.14.2011

[QUICKIE] The Checks – DEADLY SUMMER SWAY

♫ The Checks – Candyman Shimmer (previously praised)

I wish I loved this LP more cause Alice By The Moon was one of 09′s best but this LP feels a bit meh. Good stuff but where is the epic-ness?

[Quickies are mini-reviews that can fit into a 140 character tweet. They are of albums that people already know of but perhaps are

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11.23.2011

[CONTEST] Stories Beats Stuff – WIN crazy trips to New Zealand!

What do The Naked and Famous, The Checks, Flight of The Conchords, and The Lord Of The Rings films all have in common? New Zealand! And now the awesome country is giving us non-Kiwis a chance to visit their sheep-filled land with the Stories Beat Stuff concert series. Tourism New Zealand is giving away six huge vacation packages over the next 12 months and anyone …

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09.13.2011

[MP3] The Checks – “Candyman Shimmer”

look at the sun, its in a honey jar

♫ The Checks – Candyman Shimmer

My favorite New Zealand band The Checks are back and I couldn’t be more pumped! These guys dropped on of the best (and most under-acknowledged) albums of 2009. Candyman Shimmer is a winding slow burner that gets under your skin and makes itself at home. But …

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05.23.2010

THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION have a big furry BUFFALO of a jam for us

the moon is a lantern, i follow it’s pattern

♫ The Phoenix Foundation – Buffalo

The Phoenix Foundation have nothing to do with our favorite Frenchies and have even been around longer. They have been cranking out delicate indie tunes and scoring critically acclaimed films in their native New Zealand since 1997 but have yet to garner any real attention …

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07.21.2009

The Checks can rock my Ballroom anytime, Baby

The Checks

whatchoo want from me baby?

The Checks – Ballroom Baby

After yesterday’s artwork fiasco I felt I had to hit you all with some mind bending awesomeness. Well, here it is, the cover for the new album by New Zealand’s The Checks and how about some mind bendingly awesome music to go along with it? Hmmm? How’s that treat you? …

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03.27.2009

Charlie ASH call it a Come Back, Lover.

charlieash

i can’t grow older without the bones of your shoulder

Charlie ASH – Come Back Lover

It’s Friday and you know what that means. Charlie ASH bring the good times all the way from New Zealand for you to funk out to. While this Kiwi quartet are shrouded in mystery – just a handful of songs released, nobody named Charlie …

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