You’re Not Invited: New Zealand’s Underground, 2010-2015 (In Three Volumes)
Vol. 1
1. Ben Dodd & His Organ – Pinker Sea (Trick Mammoth)
2. T54 – Hot Sick Fuck
3. Mr. Biscuits – My Plums Are Ripe
4. ‘83 Girls – President Bud
5. Christian Rock – Meet at Ricarton Mall To Fuck
6. BnP – Meating People
7. Las Tetas – You’re Not Invited
8. Team Ugly – Working For Mr. Right
9. Paradise Beach – Magdalene Brothers
10. Log Horn Breed – March of the Coward
11. Lost Rockets – Doom Town
12. Sewage – Gabriel’s Blister
13. Salad Boys – Bow To Your New Sensation
14. The Communist Rainbow Relationship – Two Horse Pony (Losers)
15. Mason Clinic – Prisoners
16. music sucks – Critter
17. The Biscuits – Secret Crisis
18. Kraus – Seven Night’s in a Rogue’s Bed
19. Commune 84 – Bolan
20. Threat.Meet.Protocol – On Even Ground
21. Enclosures – Please Like Me
22. Greymouth – Fake Beard
23. It Hurts – Division
24. The Dance Asthmatics – Liquid Lunch
25. Pouffe – Emperor of Men
26. The Coolies – Mothers In Mantis
27. The Trendees – POWER WAVES
28. The Blue Bloods – VERSACE
29. Seth Africa – Charging
30. Girls Pissing On Girls Pissing – Rainbow Islands
Vol. 2
1. Mad Scene – Cupid 2
2. Axemen – Nutsack
3. Marineville – Face
4. Joe Sampson – Sonic Imitation
5. TFF – Ave Sultana/Take It Out Tonight
6. Sharpie Crows – Sheepskin
7. Knife Fight – Hobbies
8. Caroles – Lemon
9. Bandicot – Eating Is Mainstream
10. The DHDFD’s – Like Zara Once Said
11. Astro Children – Shoe
12. Olympus – Olympus
13. Opposite Sex – Got to Eat
14. CHEATS – It’s The Rundown
15. Ralph – Reek
16. Cosmic Palms – Neighbourhood Clowns
17. Full Moon Fiasco – Full Moon Fiasco
18. Terror Of The Deep – Uranus
19. Psychic Maps – Everyday I Eat The Bread Of Love
20. They Spunks – Another Song About Beer
21. The Moonrakers – 2 Bit Tiramisu
22. The Futurians – Velo5
23. Milkshake Cowboyz – I’m Going To Dedicate My Life To Studying And Working Hard
24. The OPC – Solmisate
25. T54 – Psyyych
26. BnP – The Spirit Of Russell Crowe
27. Invisible Threads – Clutching At Draws
28. If – You Hate
29. Ducklingmonster – Low Live
30. Wurld Series – Journey Through The Valley of O
Vol. 3
1. Anthony Sheehan-Drent – David Puddy
2. Center Negative – Hatred Is Sacred
3. Las Tetas – Estrangers
4. The Bilders – The Utopians R Just Out Boozin’
5. Shacklock Meth Party – Meth Party
6. Perfect Hair Forever – Catch a Snake
7. Ipswich – Mackie
8. Jim Nothing – Doubt
9. Transistors – Confidence Man
10. The Postures – Alpha Male
11. FATANGRYMAN – Fucked Up Babies
12. Meese – Boxed Shed
13. Kitsunegari – Why I Wear Flannel
14. X-Ray Charles – Field Recordings Of Animal Noises
15. Salad Boys – I’m a Mountain
16. Piece War – Dead Bodies
17. BnP – In The Key Of Love
18. Sweater – Highway 2
19. Thrill Collins – Minister Smith
20. Mr. Sterile Assembly – Jesus Heals the Blind
21. Civil Union – Cradle
22. The Dance Asthmatics – Tangerine
23. Girls Pissing On Girls Pissing – Waiting for Buller
24. The Maltese Falcons – The Maltese Falcon
25. Flogging a Dead One Horse Town – Man Wearing Cape
26. Pumice – Smell The Towel
27. Gfrenzy – Look at that MTV
28. Opposite Sex – La Rat
Flying Nun is in partnership with Mike Sniper Corp™. Xpressway has been out of commission for 20+ years. Most labels are only interested in reissuing NZ obscurities from the 80s, or releasing Chills “Live” 15xLP box sets. So where does this all leave the current state of New Zealand music? Well, over the last five years—thanks to labels like Melted Ice Cream, Muzai, Stabbiesetc, Fishrider, and a plethora of self-releases— their scene has reestablished itself, and done so without playing into the easy nostalgia of past glory. So here’s a three volume set that should give you a clear idea of how lively the country is right now. Aside from your occasional Axemen/Mad Scene (Brian Turner is a member! False NZ!)/Futurians/Pumice/Bill Direen track, these comps feature mostly artists who’ve come about in the last half decade.
(H/t guy who wrote that NZ scene report for Termbo a while back, Melted Ice Cream and their artist’s Bandcamp recommendations, and Ducklingmonster’s spot-on tumblr recs)
UPDATE 08/03/2015: I spaced on a few groups when I made these. So I went ahead and added an additional four songs across the three mixes (Sharpie Crows, The Postures, Lost Rockets, and Mason Clinic). Sendspace links & 8tracks mixes have been updated.