Performances from Die! Die Die!, Bang Bang Eche, Surf City, Kingston, Motocade, Kidz In Space, David Dallas, Smashproof. Check out videos and free MP3 downloads below.

About The Artists

Die! Die! Die! - Clattering youngsters mix their agit pop ways with arty determination and a proud noise aesthetic. If your preferred cup of tea is a caffeine-heavy dose of South American dandelion herbal then Die!Die!Die! is the soundtrack to your trip. Coming to a town near you on a regular basis because touring is the only thing they know, these angels with dirty guitars are the proud sound of the underground.
www.myspace.com/diediedienz





Bang Bang Eche - Their new EP Sonic Death Cuntttt, transforms the brutality of the quartet's live show into an orgasm's worth of audio goodness. Building on the success of their debut 2008 release, this new EP's lead song, "Fist Full Of Dollars," was immediately hailed as Song Of The Day by both NME.com and Seattle's legendary KEXP before it was even released.
www.myspace.com/bangbangeche



Free Download: Bang Bang Eche - Fist Full Of Dollars (right-click, save as)



Surf City - There is a proud Kiwi tradition of ramshackle indie that these Auckland kids tap into, sounding in no uncertain terms like they are channelling The Clean, the greatest Flying Nun fizz-popsters of them all, along with a determined dash of Pavement. Being the sum of your influences is no bad thing when they are this good.
www.myspace.com/killsurfcitygo



Free Download: Surf City - Kudos (right-click, save as)



Kingston - Heavy on the hooks and already the subject of some major A&R interest, the Auckland four piece take a break from recording their debut album in Toronto to enthral CMJ audiences with their brand of non-stop power pop.
www.kingstonlovesyou.com



Free Download: Kingston - Good Good Feeling (right-click, save as)



Motocade - This Auckland quartet once had something of the Britpop about them but now the high register hooks and quirk appeal of self-released new album Tightrope Highway has echoes of Phil Judd, the wayward genius of early Split Enz and the Swingers. And we do like that.
www.myspace.com/motocade



Free Download: Motocade - Oldest Trick In The Book (right-click, save as)



Kidz In Space - Is there a genre for jet-packer hip-hop? Continuing the theme of young kiwis retrofitting themselves with astronaut suits to try and rid themselves of an association with all that 'clean, green NZ marketing' - unless the green is smokeable - comes another back to the future outfit. Kidz in Space are a new generation making cool, mystery-shrouded beats and rhymes from a unique perspective.
www.myspace.com/kidzinspace



Free Download: Kidz In Space - Ocean Of Drugs (right-click, save as)



David Dallas - David Dallas slipped out of award-winning Kiwi hip hop duo Frontline and drops his Con Psy persona to unleash brand new solo debut Something Awesome. Critics have already labeled it "message-laden breezy listening" and noted that the mood is a little like LL Cool J at his finest. And you cannot go wrong with that!
www.daviddallas.co.nz



Free Download: David Dallas - Indulge Me (right-click, save as)



Smashproof - Tyree, Young Sid and Deach are Smashproof, the new standard bearers for New Zealand hip-hop and the Move The Crowd label. Their hard-hitting smash hit “Brother” smashed chart records earlier this year, racking up 11 straight weeks atop the New Zealand charts.
www.myspace.com/smashproof



Free Download: Smashproof - Ordinary Life (right-click, save as)


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