Music 101 for Saturday 12 December 2020

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Safe Night: How to help 

Help the victims of family violence by booking a room for someone you’ll never meet, in a place you’ll hopefully never visit.

 

12:20 INTERVIEW: The Avalanches on their new album We Will Always Love You 

It’s been 20 years since The Avalanches released their chart-topping, critically acclaimed album Since I left You. They famously took 16 years to release their follow up album Wildflower, the duo are finally back again with their brand new album We Will Always Love You. 

The pair catch up with Charlotte via zoom to discuss the new release, and the incredible pressure they felt after the immense success of their first album.

1:10 INTERVIEW: Lontalius 

Eddie Johnston, AKA Lontalius, is twenty three years old, but has already had an extensive music career. He spent two years in Los Angeles working on his second album before returning home to start work on his third –starting from scratch with the acoustic guitar in his childhood bedroom. He just released ‘Side 1’ of the new album – side 2 will be out next year.

Tony Stamp visited Eddie at Stebbings recording studio where he’s currently recording Side 2, to find out why he split the album in half, and learn more about his intense time in LA.

1:30 The Sampler - Best Local Albums of 2020

This week Nick Bollingers lists and reviews his favourite local releases this year. 

Do you agree? Check out RNZ Music's Top 20 Albums of 2020

2PM LIVE: Arjuna Oaks 

We’re so excited to have Wellington-based singer, songwriter, producer and piano teacher Arjuna Oaks join us for a live session today. 

His music style is a perfect blend of shining jazz piano and beautiful soulful vocals and he's just released his second EP Recovery Pt 1, he’s also featured on John Psathas’ latest work. Here he is with his band to perform a couple of the songs from his latest record  

Find out more about Arjuna Oaks here

3:00 INTERVIEW: DUAL 

Auckland Psychedelic duo DUAL have just released their self titled EP. 

Maurice Miller and Jamie Pyne catch up with Charlotte to chat about how great it feels to be able to perform again, working with Kody Neilson, and how on earth they managed to get permission to use Charlie Chapman samples in their music.

3:30 Songcrush  

Time now for new music reviewed on Song Crush. This week Tony is joined by members of the band Earthtongue, Gussie Larkin, and Ezra Simons, who also direct music videos – you may have seen the one they made for The Phoenix Foundation’s ‘Landline’.

They look at new songs by Glass Vaults, French For Rabbits, and U.S. Girls.

4:00 The Mixtape - Best Of 

This week we're celebrating the best of The Mixtape in 2020. We've chosen some of our favorite song choices and discussions. 

Over the next hour, you’ll hear from musicians Benee, Bic Runga, Lawrence Arabia, writer Witi Ihimaera and comedian Tim Batt pick one of their favourite songs and talk openly and honestly about how music has effected their lives.

 

Songs played on today's show:

12-1

Bongmaster - Brothers and Sisters

Khruangbin and Leon Bridges - Texas Sun

Caribou - Home

Tami Neilson and Troy Kingi  - Roimata

Phoebe Rings - Cheshire

Frank Sinatra - Fly me to the moon

Tame Impala - Lost in yesterday

Deva Mahal - Stand In

Cut of your hands - Blue Smoke Draft 

Deva Mahal - Stand In

1-2

The Doors- Love Me Two Times

Cut of your hands - Blue Smoke Draft 

Taylor Swift feat The National – Coney Island

2-3

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 

Benee- Back to Black 

Neil Finn - Find your way home 

Anderson Paak. - Lockdown 

Future Islands - For Sure

Kōtiro- Force Field

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Jamming (exodus 40 Deluxe Edition)

L.A.B. - Why oh Why

3-4

Brown Boy Magik - Fonuagalo 

The Flaming Lips - Do you realise??

Rosalia - Juro Que