Pod on the Couch: Spring pop music catch-up!

The Spinoff and Spark proudly present Pod On The Couch, a weekly podcast exploring music and the people that make it. This episode: Henry Oliver talks to Kate Robertson and Matthew McAuley about some recent pop music highlights. Spinoff Music editor Henry Oliver talks to contributors Kate Robertson and Matthew McAuley about Taylor Swift’s return, Charli XCX’s triumph, … Read more

Best Songs Ever: SoccerPractice’s indie-electro-waiata, Selena’s basic perfection, and more!

Our regular round-up of new songs and singles, this week featuring SoccerPractice, Selena Gomez, Dion (D4) Lunadon, Liam Gallagher, Otoboke Beaver and Arcade Fire. SONG OF THE WEEK SoccerPractise – ‘Amene’ Waiata + electronic music + indie rock From the outset, SoccerPractise vocalist Geneva Alexander-Marsters has made a point of incorporating Te Reo Māori into the group’s music, … Read more

Best Songs Ever: New singles reviewed, featuring Thundercat, Future Islands, Kane Strang, Nelly Furtado & more

‘Best Songs Ever’ features various contributors to The Spinoff Music assessing recent songs and singles. SONG OF THE WEEK Thundercat – ‘Show You the Way (ft. Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins)’ Not many things in life are more electrifying than seeing the names Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins in brackets after a song title. As … Read more