dont make lists

#249 - Peter Jefferies & Robbie Muir - Catapult

Lost count of things Peter Jefferies has contributed to that i’ve already posted about. more fuzzy new zealand stuff.

#354 - Plagal Grind - Vincent

I think one of the best things about indie rock of the past few years has been the feeling of due respect to New Zealand music - Broken Social Scene, Times New Viking, and MGMT all covering The Clean and homage being given to bands like The Verlaines, The Chills and other incredible artists on the Flying Nun roster.

But only for a certain type of music fan does Xpressway share a legendary status. I think it’s definitely left in Flying Nun’s shadow when you read anything about the incredible music coming out of New Zealand in the past - if anything it was the true successor to the label, picking up the baton in ‘88 when Flying Nun started to diminish. There was admittedly a lot of overlap between the labels but for me Xpressway has always been defined by scuzzier lower fidelity recordings.

One of my favourite Xpressway recordings is from a legit supergroup, though as above, probably only a supergroup to a certain time of music fan. But to have Alastair Galbraith (of tons of stuff), david mitchell (most notably of 3Ds), Robbie Muir (The Rip) and Peter Jefferies (This Kind Of Punishment & the already posted about Cakekitchen) making music together should excite any music fan.

While the EP perhaps doesn’t harness the talent to its full potential, it’s still a total gem and an excellent document of NZ rock post-Flying Nun’s peak.

Given their only EP was given a very limited run of just 500 12”s i’m gonna make an exception and post it here to download.