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Pistol Youth frontman 'Bradley Hanan Carter' admired the conception of Ben Gibbard's 'The Postal Service' so much it inspired him to get together some friends and start his own long distance project across the internet.

After releasing the bands first EP 'Smiling Can Backfire' in 2007 'Carter invited the other members of Pistol Youth to come visit in LA so they could finally meet each other and mess around with writing music together in the same room... Some of the material from those early 2008 sessions has made it to the band's recently completed debut album 'My Own Private Amsterdam' which is due out May 2010.

Los Angeles, Auckland, Göteborg and Sydney is where you will currently find each member of Pistol Youth but what happens when its time to make a music video...? Well for 'Problematic' the bands first track from 'My Own Private Amsterdam' Pistol Youth decided to fly the director Adam Jones out to each member armed with life size cardboard cut outs of the band and simply took it from there.

Living apart will change this year though with the band coming together in 2010 to promote 'My Own Private Amsterdam' the band will be based in Los Angeles.

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Hot off the release of their first album "The Neon Groove" in February 2010, LT FUNK is starting to make waves. With the smooth tone of Heydon Hohaia and the punch of Caleb Strickland at the helm, Neon Groove is a fusion of funk, dub, disco and pop. The album is currently selling well on iTunes and amazon.com.

With an undeniable passion for groove and a willingness to explore, LT FUNK's ability to cover all bases in legendary. Not afraid to mix styles, or indulge in the unexpected, the bands unique sound is winning over fans nationwide.

Hailing from the streets of south Auckland, LT FUNK's ability to connect with their audience onstage is quickly gaining them a reputation. A high-energy sound mixed with compelling stage presence and you've got yourself a FUNK show like no other.

The band developed out of a school music class, with a few 'ring ins' and has been playing both original and cover gigs professionally since 2005. Over the years they have won various competitions, gigged all over New Zealand and toured to Perth. In the near future they're looking forward to dropping some more tunes to radio and recording a music video.

http://www.ltfunk.com

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‪Auckland// Wednesday August 25, 2010 PRESENTED BY SIR-VERE BROUGHT TO YOU IN ASSOCIATION WITH notourfuture.co.nz & ripitup.co.nz ‬

Nightchoir is an Auckland based indie rock band with a beautiful steel guitar twang. Their songs draw on several musical genres, including alt-rock, alt-country, pop, and folk. The first single, Glass Tiger, has been sent to radio stations around the country.

'Glass Tiger' is the carpe diem postcard inspired opening track from Nightchoir's forthcoming debut album, 24 Hours Of Night, which is due for release on May 17th, 2010 via ElevenfiftySeven Records.

It is quite a shift in musical styling for independent punk and hardcore label, ElevenfiftySeven, to present an indie pop/rock record to the world. When Dean Cameron, the owner of the label, was asked "So Dean, has ElevenfiftySeven gone soft, or what?", he replied;

"SOFT?? - Not at all. Was I surprised when Mike and the Nightchoir lads approached me? SURE! But after listening to the album and discussing the project ahead I knew that ElevenfiftySeven could add something special to this release, something that maybe other labels couldn't. Oh and don't worry there is plenty more HARD records to come!"

The seeds of Nightchoir have been rattling about Mike Hall's brain for many years throughout his many band's lives and his lives in many bands. From hardcore band 'Balance' in the late 90's to sweet indie pop-sters 'The Brunettes' in early 2000's Mike has seen and experienced a wide range of band styles. And for just under a decade Mike has been playing bass in top NZ rock band, Pluto. At a time of catching breath in between band commitments, and encouraged by fellow songwriter, Steve Abel, the Nightchoir songs resurfaced.

Mike called on some of his most trusted musician friends, Matthias Jordan and Michael Franklin-Browne to develop his ideas. (The trio have played together for nearly a decade as the rhythm section for Pluto). Mike emphasises, "It turned out to be much more than my mates helping me. The songs took on a new life and Matthias brought his own songs into the mix that he'd worked up with Michael (Franklin-Browne). So yeah it really is the story of making a record turns into a band!". Recording began at Roundhead in 2009 and a year of tweaking with the engineering skills of Kerry Furlong, mixing with Jol Mulholland (The Mots, Gasoline Cowboy) and mastering by Greg Calbi at Sterling Studios in New York, has now prepared 24 Hours Of Night for its arrival. A staggeringly beautiful album that refreshingly explores many song styles but is made coherent with the undertone of a focused vision.

www.nightchoir.com
http://www.myspace.com/nightchoirnz

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