“This city’s not sleeping/it’s dreaming.” If there’s a line that sums up the new Twist Helix album, it’s the above one on opening track ‘Newcastle’. Although much of the alt-electro outfit’s material deals with the decline of communities and the … Read more
Guitar party pop There seems to have been a sea change in the quality of independent guitar outfits in recent years. The post-90s stodge that seemed to be everywhere at one point, surprisingly appears to have largely faded. In its … Read more
Chamber pop perfection It seems like a gulf of time since Princess Chelsea’s last studio album outing The Great Cybernetic Depression graced us with its presence. We summed up the 2015 album in our review at the time as “…a … Read more
Anxiety pop moments Describing themselves as “an anxiety-pop band”, the 5-piece outfit of Flirting appear to draw cues from the brighter points of indie pop’s long and storied legacy. The fuzzy guitarscapes of 2016’s ‘Wouldn’t You’ suggested hints of My … Read more
New Zealand’s pop princess returns… With new album The Loneliest Girl due for release soon, Princess Chelsea has given a glimpse into her latest musical outing in the form of new song ‘I Love My Boyfriend’. When the album Lil’ … Read more
The Go! Team invite you to join the school band… As the old expression goes, if it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it. The Go! Team’s fifth album arrives and essentially delivers precisely what you’d expect from Ian Parton’s music … Read more
The sultry charms of Fifi Rong awaken once again… Having surprised listeners with the dynamic electropop of ‘The Same Road’ in 2017 (see our sister site The Electricity Club’s review), Fifi Rong launches her latest EP Awake with a strong … Read more
2017 offered up a broad variety of music that saw some artists offering up a few surprises. Here’s the ten albums that Wavegirl felt represented the best of the year…. ALBUM OF THE YEAR HANNAH PEEL – Mary Casio: Journey … Read more
Evocative harp music sends love from Japan… Julia Mascetti has established herself as a freelance harpist and music teacher, currently living in Tokyo. A few years back, Julia had emerged on the anime con circuit with her unique cover versions … Read more
Alt-Rock favourites deliver a solid second album… Wolf Alice’s 2015 debut My Love Is Cool made a sizeable impact on a genre that had previously been either the purview of commercial conveyor belt mush or the traditional landfill-indie of old. … Read more