Having released a string of strong singles since March, Auckland-based noise/surf band Invisible Threads visit Dunedin next week in support of its debut EP.
Having started life as a two-piece, Sam Moore and Melissa West have been joined by Dane Taylor.
All three members have a bit of history in the New Zealand music scene: Moore plays in genre-blending Flying Nun signees Badd Energy alongside Coco Solid, West is a former member of DIY punk legends the Coolies, while Taylor plays in the grungy Smokin' Daggers and marine metal of Evil Ocean.
The self-titled release is seven quick tracks of ripping fun synth-punk.
Short and sharp, the band thrashes and bounces through joyous, fuzzy motifs, keeping you breathless in the process.
Its feel conjures images of B-grade horror movies and sinister Black Hole Sun video-type weirdness, while sonically, it fits nicely as a heavier, more sci-fi counterpart to some of the recent Goner Records catalogue (Australia's Ausmutenants for example).
Should be great fun live.
The Invisible Threads album is available now from Flyingout.co.nz.
FAHY CLOSES ARTS FESTIVAL
Dunedin singer-songwriter Hana Fahy will close the Arts Festival Dunedin club season tonight at the Dunedin Centre.
Possessing a gorgeous soulful voice, and strong clever melodies to match, Fahy slides easily from classic blues ballads to classy and jazzy-pop.
Fahy will be joined by the Low Tones, Chris Butchard on drums, Gareth Bedford on bass, and Robin Cederman on guitar.
VOGEL ST STREET PARTY
To celebrate the continued revitalisation of Dunedin's Warehouse Precinct, Vogel St hosts a street party from 3pm-10pm.
Two stages will be filled with music from a host of locals, including the Apra award-winning plaintive folk-country of Matt Langley and the surreal piano waltz of Nick Knox, while the area itself is transformed in a hub of light displays and street art.
PRESERVING A LEGACY
Organised by the Hone Tuwhare Charitable Trust, Koha for the Crib aims to preserve the legacy of Hone Tuwhare by raising funds to establish a new writers' and artists' residency at Kaka Point, South Otago.
The show will feature performances from a trio of Dunedin legends, Graham Downes (the Verlaines), Martin Phillipps (The Chills), David Kilgour (The Clean), Don McGlashan, Trinity Roots' Rio Hemopo, and the up-and-coming Bon Iver-ish songwriter Ciaran McMeeken.
The evening also includes poetry and a charity art auction.
See it
• Invisible Threads album release tour, Friday, October 24, at Chick's Hotel, Port Chalmers with support from Death & the Maiden. Doors open at 9pm. The Chick's Hotel Magic Bus leaves Countdown Central at 8.30pm, University of Otago library at 8.35pm, returning to town after the show. It is free to ride with your 2014 Radio Onecard or $5 without.
• Arts Festival Dunedin presents Hana Fahy with the Low Tones, tonight at the Dunedin Centre, 1 Harrop St, $10 entry from 9pm, music starts at 10pm.
• Vogel St Street Party, today featuring music from Junglefari, Matt Langley, Nick Knox, Julian Temple & Alex V, Haszari, The Drop Shop, Jo Little & Jared Smith and Daniel Madill. Free and open to the public from 3pm-10pm.
• Hone Tuwhare Charitable Trust presents Koha for the Crib, tonight, Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, Queens Gardens, from 7pm. Tickets ($60 per person including food from chef Scott Murray) are available at koha4thecrib@icloud.com or from the University Book Shop, 378 Great King St, Dunedin.
