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BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007: Tinariwen: Aman Iman/Water is Life (Filter)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007: Tinariwen: Aman Iman/Water is Life (Filter)

...from the southern Sahara was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006 and turned up in quite a few... ...the southern Sahara was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006 and turned up in quite a few critics... ...the deepest places in the soul. The list for Best of Elsewhere 2007 starts with this one.... ...places in the soul. The list for Best of Elsewhere 2007 starts with this one. Absolutely... ...in the soul. The list for Best of Elsewhere 2007 starts with this one. Absolutely...

JJ Grey and Mofro; Country Ghetto (Southbound) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

JJ Grey and Mofro; Country Ghetto (Southbound) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Of course there is white country soul -- and here is the evidence, a voice from the white trash ghetto which aches like a Southern soul singer. There is a backwoods quality here -- real steamy Georgia

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007 Iron and Wine: The Shepherd's Dog (SunPop/Rhythmethod)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007 Iron and Wine: The Shepherd's Dog (SunPop/Rhythmethod)

Sam Beam -- who is Iron and Wine -- really sounds like he has hits his stride with this exceptional, engaging and folkadelic outing, and he's achieved that by just continuing on the same, mildly eccen

Bonde Do Role; With Lasers (Domino) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Bonde Do Role; With Lasers (Domino) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...in with metal guitars called Bondallica. Best cheap and unashamed fun since the Mika album... ...doesn't appear on this "best of" list, because these people do -- but...

Various; Contemporary New Zealand Poets In Performance (AUP) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Various; Contemporary New Zealand Poets In Performance (AUP) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

This second volume of an excellent series (with CDs) of New Zealand poets reading their own work came from Auckland University Press and was edited by Jack Ross and Jan Kemp. It followed the previous

Beirut; The Flying Club Cup BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Beirut; The Flying Club Cup BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Ambitious and slightly eccentric pop music doesn't come much more ambitious and eccentric as this, the second album by Zach Condon (aka Beirut), an American with a European sensibility whose musical r

Sigur Ros; Hvarf/Heim (EMI) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Sigur Ros; Hvarf/Heim (EMI) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...didn't appear in too many other lists of "best albums" it is because I believe too many... ...is the companion to this double disc is a gem. Best music DVD of the year? Very...

Joe Henry; Civilians (Anti/Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Joe Henry; Civilians (Anti/Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

With a small band, and guests Bill Frisell (on guitar) and Van Dyke Parks (piano), the much ignored Henry continues his singular path which owes a little to a less grumbly Tom Waits but remains proper

Tord Gustavsen Trio; Being There (ECM) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Tord Gustavsen Trio; Being There (ECM) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

This is Norwegian pianist Gustavsen's third album on the prestigious ECM label and his self-described style of "loving every note" is the hallmark of these often beautifully spare tracks whe

The Broken Heartbreakers: The Broken Heartbreakers (Rhythmethod) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

The Broken Heartbreakers: The Broken Heartbreakers (Rhythmethod) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

With a sound which draws equally on the Left Banke, the Everly Brothers, Brian Wilson, Beatles, alt.country harmonies and the Anglofolk tradition, this Auckland group can hardly fail. In songwriter Jo

Jim White: Transnormal Skiperoo (Luaka Bop/Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Jim White: Transnormal Skiperoo (Luaka Bop/Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

White came into something close to mainstream attention with his droll film Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus, a poke around the backroads and backwoods of the American South and the music and charac

Band of Horses: Cease to Begin (SubPop) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Band of Horses: Cease to Begin (SubPop) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Increasingly I am liking contemporary rock albums that annoy me because I can't quickly figure them out -- and this is one of them. Not having heard their "critically acclaimed" debut Everyt

Bettye LaVette and Drive-By Truckers: The Scene of the Crime (Anti) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Bettye LaVette and Drive-By Truckers: The Scene of the Crime (Anti) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

This is an unexpected pairing: soul-singer LaVette with alt-country rockers Drive-By Truckers recording in Muscle Shoals in Alabama. A marriage made in heaven (or a somewhat hotter place) as it turns

Soulsavers: It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land (V2) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Soulsavers: It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land (V2) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Suffused in religion, redemption, Christian imagery and dark melancholy (aside from the uplifting opener Revival which deliberately recalls Knocking On Heaven's Door), this is an exceptional album --

Nick Lowe; At My Age (Proper) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Nick Lowe; At My Age (Proper) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

To be honest, I consider Nick Lowe's '98 album Dig My Mood so outstanding that anything he does subsequently will pale in the comparison. By the time of that album, the former English pub-rocker in th

Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha (Spunk) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha (Spunk) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Years ago this Chicago singer-songwriter-violinist helmed his band Bowl of Fire through strange back-alleys of music which referred to blues and jazz of the 20s, circuses and travelling shows, low-ren

Findlay Brown; Separated by the Sea (PeaceFrog) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Findlay Brown; Separated by the Sea (PeaceFrog) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Earnest young men of the Anglo-folk persuasion aren't exactly thin on the ground these days, but Brown is worth your attention. His voice is gentle but has some depth and restrained power, and if his

Yoko Ono: Yes, I'm a Witch (Astral Weeks) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Yoko Ono: Yes, I'm a Witch (Astral Weeks) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Billed as simply "Ono" this is Yoko's vocals from various albums extracted and new backings added by a cast of luminaries which includes Peaches, Le Tigre, Porcupine Tree, DJ Spooky, Cat Pow

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007 Arcade Fire: Neon Bible (EMI)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007 Arcade Fire: Neon Bible (EMI)

Yes, after the towering success of their debut album Funeral, you will be reading any number of reviews of this lavishly orchestrated, dramatic follow-up by this big Montreal-based ensemble. Let me be

The Clientele; God Save the Clientele (Popfrenzy) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

The Clientele; God Save the Clientele (Popfrenzy) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...chorus etc) always gets a good hearing at Elsewhere. There is something magical and dreamy about... ...is something magical and dreamy about the best of it -- and this is one of the best. And both...

Thione Seck; Orientissime (Elite) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Thione Seck; Orientissime (Elite) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

There are some who think that "world music" is corrupted by outside influences, and that the folk musicians of various parts of the globe should be time-locked so as to retain some degree of

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; Raising Sand (Rounder) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; Raising Sand (Rounder) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...singer/fiddle player -- comes one of the best albums of the year: an often eerie folk-framed... ...for a very, very long time to come. One of the best of the year, no question. The song Gone Gone... ...from this album won the Grammy for the best pop collaboration in the awards held February...

Hossam Ramzy and Samy El Bably; Cairo Nights (Arc/Elite) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Hossam Ramzy and Samy El Bably; Cairo Nights (Arc/Elite) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...listeners know it is unwise to judge an album... ...was a legendary trumpeter whose sound is best described as woozy, heavy-lidded, sinuous and...

Various; Tropicalia, A Brazilian Revolution in Sound (Soul Jazz) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Various; Tropicalia, A Brazilian Revolution in Sound (Soul Jazz) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Don't know about you, but all that cooler-than-thou, soft-voice badha-badha-doobee-doo stuff from Brazil (Bebe Gilberto et al) gets right up my nose. It seems to be favoured by "sophisticated&quo

The Phoenix Foundation: Happy Ending (Flying Nun) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

The Phoenix Foundation: Happy Ending (Flying Nun) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...school kid's doodle comes one of the best New Zealand albums of the year. Let's hope... ...album is headed straight into those "best of" lists you are reading right...

Bruce Springsteen, with the Sessions Band; Live in Dublin (Sony) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Bruce Springsteen, with the Sessions Band; Live in Dublin (Sony) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Springsteen's live shows with a band have, for the most part, been celebratory affairs: initially celebrating the spirit of rock'n'roll; later his connection with an audience; and then increasingly wi

Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer (Vanguard) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer (Vanguard) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...a survivor of throat cancer, Helm has made the best solo album of his career and to help him he... ...Where Art Thou? and its offshoots. This won best traditional folk album in the Grammys held in...

Robbie Fulks: Revenge! (Yep Roc) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Robbie Fulks: Revenge! (Yep Roc) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

The witty and iconoclastic Fulks has a marvellous distain for convention, the country music establishment (he wrote Fuck This Town about Nashville), and record sales. He also unleashed the sometimes t

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007: Ibrahim Ferrer: Mi Sueno (World Circuit)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007: Ibrahim Ferrer: Mi Sueno (World Circuit)

Knowing that these were the final sessions by the late Buena Vista Social Club's star singer means that perhaps many will cast a more sympathetic ear over them than they might have otherwise. And let'

Souad Massi and Pascal Danae: Tell Me Why (2007)

Souad Massi and Pascal Danae: Tell Me Why (2007)

...but in fact was on the excellent Essential Elsewhere album Honeysuckle/Mesk Elil album by the... ...we recommend her live acoustic session from 2007 (on Spotify here) and her Oumniya from last...

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007: Watermelon Slim and the Workers; The Wheel Man (Southbound)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007: Watermelon Slim and the Workers; The Wheel Man (Southbound)

To be honest I didn't quite "get" the last, self-titled, album by this rough'n'ready bluesman, but I was clearly in the minority: the album won the Mojo magazine and the Independent Music Aw

Rufus Wainwright; Release the Stars (Geffen) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Rufus Wainwright; Release the Stars (Geffen) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...So this Wainwright is certainly "elsewhere" -- and it would take a lot of... ...or not -- although it is definitely Elsewhere, and more European than American -- it is one... ...European than American -- it is one of the best albums of the year, without...

Josh Ritter: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Josh Ritter: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...has been around long enough to do a bit of... ...bringing it back and named it as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006. Then he was discovered by... ...it back and named it as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006. Then he was discovered by the British... ...Smart thinking because that was one of Macca's best albums and was the one which found him finding... ...paid off handsomely here. If you missed him at Elsewhere last year, don't let him pass you by this...

Tom Waits and the Kronos Quartet: Diamond in Your Mind (2007)

Tom Waits and the Kronos Quartet: Diamond in Your Mind (2007)

...with a little known item From the Vaults. In 2007 at a concert in New York's Avery Fisher Hal in...

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2010 Mumford and Sons: Sigh No More (Universal)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2010 Mumford and Sons: Sigh No More (Universal)

This four-piece from London may have a banjo on hand and a similar way with an archaic lyric and alt.folk melody as Fleet Foxes, but here on their debut album with widescreen producer Markus Dravs (Ar

Bright Eyes: Cassadaga (Polydor) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Bright Eyes: Cassadaga (Polydor) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

...alongside I'm Wide Awake It's Morning as the best in Conor's now extensive canon. Made me also... ...long way. If he isn't appearing in other "best of" lists it's because, I think, after...

Lucinda Williams: West (2007)

Lucinda Williams: West (2007)

...has made, but certainly alongside her very best in an impressive body of work . . . and... ...There is much more about Lucinda Williams at Elsewhere including interviews and album reviews... ...hear West at Spotify here. . These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately point to albums which you...

Tord Gustavsen Ensemble: Restored, Returned (ECM/Ode)

Tord Gustavsen Ensemble: Restored, Returned (ECM/Ode)

...album by young ECM pianist Gustavsen at Elsewhere was his trio album Being There which was named... ...his trio album Being There which was named a Best of Elsewhere 2007 album. Echoes of that... ...There which was named a Best of Elsewhere 2007 album. Echoes of that group's delicate beauty... ...Best of Elsewhere 2007 album. Echoes of that group's delicate...

Grinderman: Grinderman (EMI) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Grinderman: Grinderman (EMI) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

In which Nick Cave takes a break from his dark and Biblical stuff and just gets down and dirty with a raw, edgy band to make music which seems to come with machine oil on its hands and blown through w

The Felice Brothers; Tonight at the Arizona (Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

The Felice Brothers; Tonight at the Arizona (Shock) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Although perhaps too referencing of Dylan and the Band holed up in the basement of the Big Pink, that doesn't mean this shakily delivered collection of Americana from these three brothers and a bassis

Jim James and Calexico: Going to Acapulco (2007)

Jim James and Calexico: Going to Acapulco (2007)

...sounds convincing at all. It is one of the best but largely ignnored songs on that double...

Lucinda Williams: Live from Austin, Tx 1989 (DVD, New West)

Lucinda Williams: Live from Austin, Tx 1989 (DVD, New West)

...subsequent decades. Williams is interviewed at Elsewhere in 2007 and her last two albums West and... ...Williams is interviewed at Elsewhere in 2007 and her last two albums West and Little Honey... ...West and Little Honey made the Elsewhere Best of 2007 and 2008 lists... ...Honey made the Elsewhere Best of 2007 and 2008 lists... ...the Elsewhere Best of 2007 and 2008 lists...

Various: Sideways (2007)

Various: Sideways (2007)

...to the Skyway which had at the time just won best independent release at the bNet awards. Also... ...explore. This essay appears in Grant Smithies 2007 book Soundtrack: 118 Great New Zealand Albums... ...and The Tokey Tones - are also Essential Elsewhere albums. These Essential Elsewhere pages...

Andrew Bird: Noble Beast (Fat Possum)

Andrew Bird: Noble Beast (Fat Possum)

...his Armchair Apocrypha -- which was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007 albums -- he navigated his... ...Apocrypha -- which was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007 albums -- he navigated his way from a... ...-- which was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007 albums -- he navigated his way from a bent,...

Jacques Loussier: Plays Bach, Encore! (Telarc) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Jacques Loussier: Plays Bach, Encore! (Telarc) BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2007

Those of us with long memories and greying temples will remember a time when New Zealand television had cultural programmes in prime time, albeit in black'n'white. One of the mainstays of those days w

Sunidhi Chauhan and Vishal: Naa Puchho (2007)

Sunidhi Chauhan and Vishal: Naa Puchho (2007)

More scenes from the global village? While walking through Kuala Lumpur's Little India I heard this track rocking out of the speakers in a small record shop. I was transfixed: urban, English language

Hossam Ramzy and Ossama El Hendy: Ruby (ARC Music)

Hossam Ramzy and Ossama El Hendy: Ruby (ARC Music)

...as the Cairo Nights album with Samy El Baby (a Best of Elsewhere 2007 album) but pretty terrific... ...Nights album with Samy El Baby (a Best of Elsewhere 2007 album) but pretty terrific nonethless.... ...album with Samy El Baby (a Best of Elsewhere 2007 album) but pretty terrific nonethless....

Various: Dark was the Night (4AD)

Various: Dark was the Night (4AD)

...Diamond and many others who have appeared at Elsewhere. Hard to pick standouts in this illustrious... ...are just off the radar for most (although not Elsewhere people, obviously) and it comes highly...

Koop: Best of Koop 1997-2007 (K7)

Koop: Best of Koop 1997-2007 (K7)

When it comes to cool, sophisticated, swinging and intelligent clubland-cum-lounge pop, Koop out of Sweden take some beating. The electronica duo of Oscar Simonsson and Magnus Zungmark sensibly bring

Souad Massi: Honeysuckle/Mesk Elil (2007)

Souad Massi: Honeysuckle/Mesk Elil (2007)

...with hints of Spanish flamenco music. At its best as in the Brazilian-influenced title track she... ...track she seduces with her breathy vocals, but elsewhere there is a lively and up-tempo danceable... ...welcome musical sunshine. These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately point to albums which you...

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: The Felice Brothers: The Felice Brothers (Shock)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: The Felice Brothers: The Felice Brothers (Shock)

...with the Tonight at the Arizona which made the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list and turned up as many a... ...Tonight at the Arizona which made the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list and turned up as many a critic's... ...the Arizona which made the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list and turned up as many a critic's...

The Clientele: I Am Not There Anymore (Merge/digital outlets)

The Clientele: I Am Not There Anymore (Merge/digital outlets)

...Hornsey and drummer Mark Keen wooed and won Elsewhere with their God Save the Clientele of 2007... ...Elsewhere with their God Save the Clientele of 2007 which was one of our best of the year picks... ...the Clientele of 2007 which was one of our best of the year picks for its charming, whispery...

Stephanie Dosen: Within You Without You (2007)

Stephanie Dosen: Within You Without You (2007)

For centuries a wide strain of folk music existed without the appellation “drone folk”, a convenience label which seemed to emerge some time in the Nineties. There was always an element of

Dave Brubeck: Indian Summer (2007)

Dave Brubeck: Indian Summer (2007)

...2007 when he was 86, the great pianist-composer... ...life. There is more about Dave Brubeck at Elsewhere starting here. These Essential Elsewhere pages...

ESSAY ON DESIGN (2007): The Internationalism of Idiocy

ESSAY ON DESIGN (2007): The Internationalism of Idiocy

...appeared in the design magazine Urbis in early 2007. The video is of very good design for a chair....

YOKO ONO: Back with the blueprint (2001) and re-disc-covered (2007)

YOKO ONO: Back with the blueprint (2001) and re-disc-covered (2007)

...is a clunky sound-play of violence and abuse. Elsewhere the messages hit home harder through the... ...live, and son Sean joins in for the avant-and-elsewhere Mulberry, the title of which refers to a track... ...on I'm Not Getting Enough and she's never the best when she aims to hold a tune as simple and... ...great call for it? Yoko Ono, Yes, I'm a Witch (2007) This album was considered among the Best of... ...(2007) This album was considered among the Best of Elsewhere 2007 Billed as simply... ...This album was considered among the Best of Elsewhere 2007 Billed as simply "Ono" this is... ...2007 Billed as simply "Ono" this is...

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008:  Loudon Wainwright: Strange Weirdos (Universal)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Loudon Wainwright: Strange Weirdos (Universal)

...Knocked Up and so -- with Joe Henry (see Best of Elsewhere 2007), input from friends like... ...Up and so -- with Joe Henry (see Best of Elsewhere 2007), input from friends like Richard... ...so -- with Joe Henry (see Best of Elsewhere 2007), input from friends like Richard Thompson,... ...Wainwright about this album under Absolute Elsewhere here...

Malouma; Nour/Light (2007)

Malouma; Nour/Light (2007)

...be heard on Spotify here. . These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately point to albums which you...

NEW ZEALAND'S iiii LABEL (2007): 20/20 vision into the past

NEW ZEALAND'S iiii LABEL (2007): 20/20 vision into the past

...around to no great effect. Braille’ best known outfits were Six Volts and the Primitive... ...the easiest of listening experiences, but the best in this batch of releases. The Deconstruction... ...first appeared in Real Groove magazine, July...

ELVIS PRESLEY (2007): Merchandising, marketing and maybe some music?

ELVIS PRESLEY (2007): Merchandising, marketing and maybe some music?

...butter sandwiches on them, see Recipes From Elsewhere), fridge magnets, posters, pennants and all... ...man whose heart is breaking. Listening to the best of his music, whether it be raw... ...appeared at www.kiwiboomers.co.nz in August 2007 on the 30th anniversary of Elvis death. It was...

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Brunettes; Structure and Cosmetics

THE BARGAIN BUY: The Brunettes; Structure and Cosmetics

...albums -- some might say it was their best -- was Structure and Cosmetics of 2007, and at... ...their best -- was Structure and Cosmetics of 2007, and at the time Elsewhere was (and even now... ...and Cosmetics of 2007, and at the time Elsewhere was (and even now still is) enthusiastic. As... ...even now still is) enthusiastic. As with the best cute-pop, there's an acerbic taste in the...

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Radiohead: In Rainbows (XL)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Radiohead: In Rainbows (XL)

...on-line/download release in October 2007 of In Rainbows (with buyers paying what they... ...-- CD sales were down 9.7 percent in the US in 2007 -- but to point to In Rainbows seems a little... ...an album that was quite rightly in many "best of" lists of 2007. By releasing it on New... ...rightly in many "best of" lists of 2007. By releasing it on New Year's Eve however... ...haven't they also qualified to be in the "best of 2008" lists? (Yes, obviously!) Smart...

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Mavis Staples: Live. Hope at the Hideout (Anti)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Mavis Staples: Live. Hope at the Hideout (Anti)

...We'll Never Turn Back was picked as one of the best albums of 2007 at Elsewhere, and that was no... ...Back was picked as one of the best albums of 2007 at Elsewhere, and that was no sympathy vote... ...picked as one of the best albums of 2007 at Elsewhere, and that was no sympathy vote for one of...

The Clientele: Bonfires on the Heath (PopFrenzy)

The Clientele: Bonfires on the Heath (PopFrenzy)

...pop of this London outfit has long been an Elsewhere favourite: their album God Save the Clientele... ...album God Save the Clientele was among The Best of Elsewhere 2007 and they share the same... ...the Clientele was among The Best of Elsewhere 2007 and they share the same PopFrenzy label as... ...among The Best of Elsewhere 2007 and they share the same PopFrenzy label... ...treasures" (BBC). Still favoured at Elsewhere....

Various: Get a Haircut compilation (2007)

Various: Get a Haircut compilation (2007)

...about? This essay appears in Grant Smithies 2007 book Soundtrack: 118 Great New Zealand Albums... ...compilation - are also here under Absolute Elsewhere. These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately...

The Tokey Tones: Butterfly, Caterpillar  (2007)

The Tokey Tones: Butterfly, Caterpillar (2007)

...proscriptive because New Zealand music at its best -- from Split Enz through The Verlaines to the... ...-- and drowned out by the surface noise elsewhere. But they did have a willing audience and --... ...current. This essay appears in Grant Smithies 2007 book Soundtrack: 118 Great New Zealand Albums... ...that book. The others are also under Absolute Elsewhere. These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately...

Iron and Wine: Around the Well (SubPop/Rhythmethod)

Iron and Wine: Around the Well (SubPop/Rhythmethod)

...last album The Shepherd's Dog was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007. He's taking his time over a... ...The Shepherd's Dog was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007. He's taking his time over a new album... ...Dog was one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007. He's taking his time over a new album but in...

Jonsi: Go (EMI)

Jonsi: Go (EMI)

...hark back to sublime Hvarf/Heim CD/DVD set of 2007 -- or further -- which captured them at their... ...captured them at their ethereal, beguiling best. So you might need to take my preferences into... ...Arithmetic and Around Us. But this is at its best when he goes for the heart -- Kolniour and...

THE BEATLES' HELP! RECONSIDERED (2007): The band in a Bond film

THE BEATLES' HELP! RECONSIDERED (2007): The band in a Bond film

...Day's Night). We chose to do, said Lester in 2007, "a Pop Art fantasy with which we could...

Sigur Ros: Inni (XL CD/DVD)

Sigur Ros: Inni (XL CD/DVD)

...it is straight to their superb Hvarf/Heim of 2007 which came with a wonderful DVD doco. Like the...

Mavis Staples; We'll Never Turn Back (2007)

Mavis Staples; We'll Never Turn Back (2007)

...album. Truly exceptional. These Essential Elsewhere pages deliberately point to albums which you...

THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST DVD REVIEWED (2007)

THE OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST DVD REVIEWED (2007)

If you want to capture the essence of the 70s in a word it's "hair". At the start of the decade there were Afros and cascades of curls halfway down backs (that's the men) and the long straig

Brett Dennen: Hope for the Hopeless (Inertia)

Brett Dennen: Hope for the Hopeless (Inertia)

...American singer-songwriter has been an Elsewhere favorite long before Rolling Stone picked him... ...one of the 10 artists to watch in 2008. Elsewhere was clocking him in 2007 when his album So... ...watch in 2008. Elsewhere was clocking him in 2007 when his album So Much More arrived. Said it...

The War on Drugs: Wagonwheel Blues (Longtime Listener)

The War on Drugs: Wagonwheel Blues (Longtime Listener)

Some music is purely functional: music in airports; massage music, Kiwi backyard-bbq reggae etc. This one by a US band I know nothing about is driving music -- annoying inner city stop-start or highwa

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Juana Molina: Un Dia (Domino)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008 Juana Molina: Un Dia (Domino)

This singer-songwriter from Argentina will confound any expectations you might have of someone who was once a comedy actress and in skit-shows on local televsion. This album with odd elements of percu

The Broken Heartbreakers: Wintersun (BHB)

The Broken Heartbreakers: Wintersun (BHB)

...Auckland-based folk-pop band was among the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list -- and they have just... ...folk-pop band was among the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list -- and they have just been getting... ...folk-pop band was among the Best of Elsewhere 2007 list -- and they have just been getting... ...Bridge, appeared in the following year's Best of Elsewhere with his album The Mapmaker's... ...appeared in the following year's Best of Elsewhere with his album The Mapmaker's Art) and... ...maturity of lyrics, melody and intent. (Elsewhere has bemoaned in the past how many local acts...

BOB DYLAN: CONCERT REVIEWS 2003, 2007: The wayward prince

BOB DYLAN: CONCERT REVIEWS 2003, 2007: The wayward prince

...Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. August 2007 The Afghan taxi driver who took me home after... ...as he did from the audience. But at his best he still makes music which is compelling....

AMERICA'S DEWEY BUNNELL INTERVIEWED (2007): Upstarts up the charts

AMERICA'S DEWEY BUNNELL INTERVIEWED (2007): Upstarts up the charts

Among people whose musical credentials you wouldn’t question would be the Beatles’ producer George Martin. Or if you want a more contemporary reference maybe alt.country rocker Ryan Adams,

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes (SubPop/Rhythmethod)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2008: Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes (SubPop/Rhythmethod)

With its references to late 60s folk-rock, baroque pop flourishes, close harmonies, art-rock progressions and the jigsaw-puzzle of arrangements for voices and a small array of instruments (all deploye

Herbie Hancock. Aotea Centre, Auckland. May 8 2007

Herbie Hancock. Aotea Centre, Auckland. May 8 2007

...smiles of pleasure as he unfolded the piece. Elsewhere Loueke took a fine solo spot which linked to...

Various: Palermo Shooting soundtrack (Shock)

Various: Palermo Shooting soundtrack (Shock)

...here, not the least unreleased tracks by Elsewhere favourites Grinderman, Bonnie Prince Billy,... ...And among the other big names familiar from Elsewhere postings are The Velvet Underground (Some... ...listens to on his iPod might just be the best thing about it. (The album comes in a...

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Tinariwen: Imidiwan:Companions (Filter CD/DVD)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 Tinariwen: Imidiwan:Companions (Filter CD/DVD)

...Amassakoul album was considered one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006 and its follow-up Aman... ...album was considered one of the Best of Elsewhere 2006 and its follow-up Aman Iman:Water is Life... ...is Life one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007, but maybe this album is the one to tip them... ...is Life one of the Best of Elsewhere 2007, but maybe this album is the... ...of the Best of Elsewhere 2007, but maybe this album is the one to tip... ...trifecta with this appearing as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2009. Check out the clip below... ...with this appearing as one of the Best of Elsewhere 2009. Check out the clip below and you'll...

PAUL McCARTNEY: AMOEBA GIG, CONSIDERED (2007/2019): That was him standing there

PAUL McCARTNEY: AMOEBA GIG, CONSIDERED (2007/2019): That was him standing there

...verdict.) For his Memory Almost Full album in 2007 he did something daring and seemingly... ...of PR and fun.” So in late July 2007 McCartney and his band took to the small stage... ...of Carnival of Light anymore to get attention. Elsewhere occasionally revisits albums -- classics...

CHICK COREA INTERVIEWED (2007): The restless quest for connection

CHICK COREA INTERVIEWED (2007): The restless quest for connection

...Hancock’s Auckland concert in early 2007 came that by Chick Corea, a keyboard player... ...Chick Corea reviewed, Auckland May 2007 In its purest form, music refers to nothing...

DAVID CROSBY INTERVIEWED (2007): Survivor stories

DAVID CROSBY INTERVIEWED (2007): Survivor stories

...up favourable reviews with Uncut placing it in best of the 2006 reissues. But when scanning the... ...Nickel Creek, an amazing band and some of the best harmony work of anybody ever, and they are... ...work is unbelievably acute, and it’s the best defence of freedom that has ever taken place.... ...sailing in the harbour when CSN play in late 2007. “I’ve never been to New Zealand... ...healthier than I was and I’m doing the best I can with that.” Shortly afterward this... ...Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. December 2007 Being unused to concerts starting so early, we... ...appeared in the New Zealand Herald in early 2007 in advance of a Crosby, Stills and Nash tour....

Bowerbirds: Hymns for a Dark Horse (Rhythmethod)

Bowerbirds: Hymns for a Dark Horse (Rhythmethod)

...This album originally came out in 2007 but has been here repackaged for their new...

Peter Lewis and the Trisonic: Four City Rock (1960)

Peter Lewis and the Trisonic: Four City Rock (1960)

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Images from Elsewhere

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Windows on Elsewhere

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Links to Somewhere else

Links to Somewhere else

...in music, travel and the arts of interest to Elsewhere. Readers are invited to submit suggestions... ...is an excellent Van Zandt interview here at Elsewhere . . . National Public Radio in the States... ...up a number of acts which have appeared at Elsewhere. Recommended. Designed to look like a piano,... ...of world music, many albums of which pop up at Elsewhere. Check out their monthly newsletter and... ...rate though . . . If Buenos Aires beckons Elsewhere recommends the site of Mike Howie. Elsewhere... ...the 2009 10-day trip in March so contact Elsewhere or go to MIke and say "Psst, Elsewhere... ...Apple perspective . . . New Zealand readers of Elsewhere should know about the Arts Channel on Sky... ...design, technology, science . . . If you liked Elsewhere's Booze in the Movies article then you must...

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Absolute Elsewhere

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Travel Books by Elsewhere's Graham Reid

Travel Books by Elsewhere's Graham Reid

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Jazz at Elsewhere

Interviews, overviews and reviews of interesting historic and contemporary jazz musicians and music.

Reggae at Elsewhere

International and New Zealand reggae and dub; interviews, overviews and profiles.

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Windows on Elsewhere

Windows on Elsewhere

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Absurd Elsewhere

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EPs by Yasmin Brown

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The Famous Elsewhere Questionnaire

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The Bargain Buy

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Blues at Elsewhere

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