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The fortnightly five - 18 August 2026
Ft. Grace Cummings | Marlon Bianco | Tiger Lotiss | XYZZY | Ardon England
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The fortnightly five - 04 August 2026
Ft. Tidal Rave | Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | Michael Kiwanuka |Fazerdaze
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The fortnightly five - 21 July 2026
Ft. Yard Act | Tricky | The Babe Rainbow | Dawn Porter | Mykki Blanco
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The Fortnightly Five - 07 July 2026
A rundown of five fresh items on my headphones from the last fortnight. PJ Harvey - Voyager (Official Site) Surprise! Dropping out of nowhere is a lovingly crafted single that imagines the journey and voice of the 1977 Voyager probe. Professor Brian Cox's specifically requested Harvey to make this
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The fortnightly five - 23 June 2026
A rundown of five fresh items on my headphones from the last fortnight. Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra ft. Scarlett Johansson - The Best Is Yet To Come (Official Site) Aroha mai to anyone who has a mild crush on either Jeff Goldblum or Scarlett Johansson, your innocent daydreaming
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The fortnightly five - 09 June 2026
A rundown of five fresh items on my headphones from the last fortnight. Les Vulves Assassines - Louise Mitchell (official website) Muscling in on the top of today's list is Les Vulves Assassines (The Murderous Vulvas) with a celebration of the life of bad-ass Parisian activist, animal welfare
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The fortnightly five - 26 May 2026
A rundown of five fresh items on my headphones from the last fortnight. Kevin Morby - Little Wide Open (Bandcamp) Riding the edges of Americana, pop and country sits one of my favourite lyricists and writers, Kevin Morby. "Little Wide Open" is his latest tribute album to his turangawaewae
The fortnightly five - 12 May 2026
A rundown of five fresh items on my headphones for the last fortnight. FULL FLOCKING FORCE: A Fundraiser Compilation from Aotearoa for Emergency Relief Aid in Lebanon by Flock for Funds FULL FLOCKING FORCE: A Fundraiser Compilation from Aotearoa for Emergency Relief Aid in Lebanon - (Bandcamp) The who's
The fortnightly five - 28 April 2026
A rundown of five fresh items on my headphones for the last fortnight. Amamelia - The Joy of Living (Bandcamp) Following her 2024 Aotearoa Music Award win for Best Electronic Artist (Te Manu Taki Tāhiko o te Tau), Amamelia returns with her next full album The Joy Of Living. This is
The fortnightly five - 14 April 2026
A rundown of five fresh items on my headphones for the last fortnight. Parlor Greens - Emeralds Who isn't a sucker for a Hammond organ trio? This album is dripping with sass and grooves. The vibe on this is eclectic, even branching out to a sizzling cover of '
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