Erena Shingade talks to singer and big band leader Sal Valentine about originality, not fitting in, and his forthcoming album, This Party Blows. Plus – a video premiere! When we meet in St Kevin’s Arcade on a Sunday afternoon, Sal Valentine is a vision in monochrome. He wears a grey beanie, grey t-shirt (sleeves rolled … Read more
Erena Shingade talks to Womb, a Wellington indie-folk sibling trio whose new album was released this month. When I first heard Wellington’s Womb back in 2016, I listened to the self-titled album ritualistically for months. Charlotte Forrester’s ethereal voice became my private, secret music of nights and dawns, colouring the interface between sleep and waking. … Read more
Erena Shingade meets Auckland-based singer and producer Miloux, who recently released her second EP of languid electronica. It’s a Thursday in New Zealand Music Month and pedestrians are glancing through the tinted glass of Morningside bar Flight 605. Haunting synths shimmer from a three-piece electronic set, bass notes vibrating the 1930s led-light windows. This is … Read more