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Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews

New music and casual chats is what Making Tracks is all about, thanks to NZ On Air. Every week The MOST 100.4 FM features the freshest tracks coming out of Aotearoa with Making Tracks. We top it off with an interview with the artist each Friday – a special treat to kick-start the weekend.

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00:12:20

Fin Rah Zel - Human Nature

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/06/30

While sitting down at home with the acoustic guitar, and a fresh cuppa coffee I was feeling inspired to write a new song. After putting pencil to paper and scribbling some ideas, I came up with a vision for the tune, which happened to be a representation of what was going on in my life at the time. When I really thought about it, I had so much to be grateful but there were a few external things such as finances and work stresses which I let distract me, and lose focus on what was really

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00:11:44

Fall Into Me - Social Uniion

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/06/22

Social Union, comprised of Vanilla Martin (Ngāti Uenuku and Ngadju (south-west Western Australia)) and Luke Penrose, draw influence from their respective music backgrounds. Vanilla, a graduate of the internationally recognised Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with an extensive performance history and a love of both contemporary and classic jazz. Luke, having played in punk and post-punk bands such as, ‘The Tacks, Master Blaster, Blamethrower, Zhukov, Hög, Club Stupid’ and many

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00:11:17

SKRAM - Walk into the Sun

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/06/16

WALK INTO THE SUN is the title track from the explosive new debut album from Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara-based band SKRAM. These high energy entertainers have been road testing tracks for the album since summer, and they haven’t disappointed in capturing their live performance magic. WALK INTO THE SUN is a collection of pure warmth for the winter months and high energy happiness for summer. With a combination of emphatic vocals, dynamic rhythms and memorable melodies, their pop-reggae sound makes

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00:11:45

Amamelia (ft. Junny) - Love is Usless

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/06/10

Amamelia is the musical project of Amelia Berry (she/her), a musician and songwriter currently based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Amamelia's music combines breaks normally found in Jungle & Drum & Bass with a sugary synthetic pop sensibility. Since Amamelia's last release she won the Favourite Solo Act at the Student Radio Network Awards, was profiled by Ableton, and was commissioned to remix tracks for Imugi and Summer Thieves. Today she shares a new song 'Love Is Useless feat. Junny', a standalone

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00:12:22

Steve Wells - Steal the Sun

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/06/02

Former guitarist in platinum-selling band Fur Patrol Paris-based, Aotearoa artist Steve Wells has released ‘Steal the Sun’ a love song to his wife, which he finished writing the morning of their wedding. Following on from ‘Makeshift Heart’, released earlier this month, ‘Steal the Sun’ is the second single from Steve’s upcoming album SONGS FOR SUMMER RAIN (17 June)

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00:08:46

Ingrid and the Ministers - Boofhead

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/05/26

Wellington indie act Ingrid and the Ministers have released their punk-filled new single ‘Boofhead’. Packed with the chaotic punk energy of driving guitars, infectious rhythms, and scattered with ear-candy vocal hooks, Ingrid delivers a captivating vocal performance which exudes anger and frustration. There’s lots more to come from this brilliant Wellington act, with future music “perhaps more blues-infused than this one - but all tackling issues of power imbalance, masculinity, and the housing

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00:10:38

Miles Calder - Pushing and Pulling

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/05/19

Miles Calder is an indie-folk songwriter from Pōneke / Wellington. The former frontman of The Rumours, Miles released his debut solo album Autopilot Life in 2021, a self-reflective delve dressed in a psychedelic folk-rock palette that evoked late-era Beatles as much as contemporaries like Kevin Morby and Father John Misty. Newly working with Sam Flynn Scott (The Phoenix Foundation) as a producer, Calder and band propel their indie-folk and psychedelic sound with chilly synths and eerie, soft backing

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00:11:05

Soft Plastics - Day Job

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/05/12

Sophie Scott-Maunder (she/her), Jonathan Shirley (he/him), and Laura Robinson (she/her) make up Soft Plastics, an indie rock trio based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, NZ). Their music takes influence from 90s shoegaze, and 2010's alt-rock. Offering a masterclass in converting fuzz, noise and reverb into nostalgic garage pop hooks. Today Soft Plastics share their new single Day Job, along with a music video directed by Stella Reid.

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00:09:13

This Little Badge - Think of a Number

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/05/08

Ngāmotu/New Plymouth musician Dave Pope has combined forces with renowned producer and engineer Sam Johnson (Rhythm Ace Studios) to create the latest music from THIS LITTLE BADGE’s box of tricks. An up-beat little number, with an in-your-face guitar riff, a lively (and quite danceable set of verses), and a surprising ‘broken down’ solo section. All that, alongside a set of lyrics that hint at feeling helpless in the face of faceless modernity, and voila!, we have a single! This Little Badge will be

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00:10:16

Michèle Ducray - Manifesto

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/04/21

Touted as ‘one to watch’, Christchurch pop artist Michèle Ducray makes a bold statement today with her new single, the feminine-pop driven anthem ‘Manifesto’. ‘Manifesto’ is an edgy, suspenseful pop banger with a euphoric EDM beat that pays homage to the ‘true crime’ genre. The empowering and powerful track was co-written and co-produced by one of New Zealand’s leading musicians and producers, Devin Abrams (Shapeshifter, Pacific Heights, Drax Project).

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00:11:49

E.M. Undergrowth

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/04/13

EM is the exciting music project by Aotearoa audio engineer/producer, Emily Wheatcroft-Snape. Her latest single ‘Undergrowth’ is an indie-pop gem, and the first from an upcoming EP. Its hypnotic guitar strums and warm, dreamy vocals, sound like the song has soaked up ‘rays’ from a hazy summers day. Written and recorded at her home studio - Emily then developed ‘Undergrowth’ while spending a week at Muriwai beach.

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00:12:26

Odds & Ends - Something Else

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/04/10

Based in the depths of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, Dutch-Kiwi indie-rock band Odds & Ends pride themselves in the fusion of multiple melodies and harmonies at the high-energy level of their live performance. All this is achieved while the four friends stay completely human, down to earth, and are one of the friendliest bands you will meet in today’s scene. Odds & Ends are frothing to bring you their latest single and an oversized release party at the Tuning Fork! This genre blender called

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00:10:16

Wiri Donna - No Follow Through

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/03/31

Indie riff rock darling Wiri Donna delivers with new single + music video ‘No Follow Through’ - Out on March 25th and announces upcoming debut EP ‘Being Alone’ set for release in May 2022. It’s been two years since Wiri Donna’s first release - a double single featuring ‘Manuka Money’ and ‘Wandering Willies’. Wiri Donna began as a sensitive indie folk act that was rooted in a time of finding her feet. Now two years later after multiple tours and supporting heavy hitters such as The Beths, Mild Orange

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00:10:40

Tarn PK - 'Street Noise'

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/03/24

Tarn PK is a Wellington, New Zealand based artist, producer and songwriter. Having released two EP’s, ‘Fantasy’ (2019) and ‘Monarch’ (2021), and a single ‘Daylight’ (2020) Tarn is looking to explore new sonic worlds and develop a more distinct style, setting him apart from the surrounding landscape. Hear Tarn talk about his new single Street Noise.

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00:16:57

NZ ON AIR Making Tracks People That You Know by...

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/03/17

Lunavela, aka Auckland singer / songwriter, and former Collapsing Cities frontman, Steve Mathieson, is releasing the Third single from his upcoming album, Imposter Syndrome on 25th February. The new single, People that you know, was a co-write with Steve’s former Collapsing Cities fellow songwriter James Brennan.

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00:09:17

NZ ON AIR Making Tracks EMBRACE by TRIP CHANGE 11-03-22

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/03/10

Trip Change are a fresh new band from Taranaki, New Zealand, who write and perform original music – full of organic rhythm and soul. In early 2019, the two founding members of Trip Change began their collaboration and collection of songs started to form. Trip Change’s unique sound takes elements from soul, jazz, psychedelic, ska, reggae and rock music and embodies the search for new pockets of melody, the hunt for deep bass rhythms and arrangements which take the listener on an eclectic Journey

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00:10:05

NZ ON AIR Making Tracks "You're Hot" by Turkey the...

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/03/07

New Zealand's folk trio "Turkey The Bird" will remind you of the famous Margarita cocktail infused with a hint of "Simon & Garfunkel", 2 ounces of "Mumford and Sons", a splash of banjo and served on ice on a sunny day. Catchy folk songs with stunning rich melodies and effortless smooth lyrics. Songs that tell uplifting stories about love and life. We all have these moments where we struggle with making decisions, where we want to be like somebody else, or be somewhere where the grass looks way

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00:13:29

Josette - 'One Shot'

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/02/27

Josette is an Ōtautahi based singer songwriter who began her original music endeavours in 2021 after finishing a Bachelor of Music Arts at Ara. 2022 has already seen her release the well received debut single ‘One Shot’, and with many more projects on the horizon,this next chapter is looking to be full of compelling moments for Josette.

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00:12:26

Mild Orange – 'Oh Yeah'

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/02/17

Aotearoa’s wildly successful Mild Orange have dropped 'Oh Yeah' – a gorgeously lush and introspective track that’ll delight the steadfast 'day ones' and no doubt, draw in a whole bunch of new fans. 'Oh Yeah' is a song "intentionally about nothing", says the band’s Josh Mehrtens (AKA Mehrt). "I wanted to write lyrics about nothing, which meant little to me at the time except just to purely feel good."

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00:08:12

OTTS – 'Sunday Blue'

Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews ·

2022/02/10

There’s a groundswell building on the coast of Taranaki and it’s bringing with it indie rock singalongs that’ll make you wanna party. Turn up the volume, you’re in for a treat with three piece unconventional band OTTS' recently released 'Sunday Blue'. It's a whole vibe and we think you'll love it.

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