(Say Hello) Wellington, New Zealand's the Golden Awesome

These Kiwis dropped into town last week during CMJ and dripped '90s shoegaze all over the proceedings. A wall of guitar is at the forefront, adressing everything with a polite "how's your news", and then moving on to pretty harmonies, ranging from whispery, breathy high notes to strong low howls that remind me of the few Electrelane songs where they kind of chant. Nothing is moving as fast as Electrelane, though – the Golden Awesome like to maintain that 4/4 that really a...

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