Kerretta
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- Bio: “Listen to this and make sure you turn up the volume.” (Flying Nun record label founder Roger Shepherd on Kerretta.)
This blistering instrumental three-piece from the hinterlands of Auckland, New ... (more) - Bio: “Listen to this and make sure you turn up the volume.” (Flying Nun record label founder Roger Shepherd on Kerretta.)
This blistering instrumental three-piece from the hinterlands of Auckland, New Zealand has enchanted audiences with its rhythmic onslaught since 2006.Described variously as “lead-heavy” with “sparse and beautiful” moments, the trio have carved out a unique brand of dark rock that is scattered with melodic hooks. Within a short time of its release, the band’s first single, Death in the Future, became the second most-played track on New Zealand college radio in 2008. From there Kerretta quickly gathered an enthusiastic following, sharing stages with United States artists Explosions in the Sky, the Breeders and ‘Trail Of Dead, before releasing their triumphant debut LP Vilayer in 2009 – the first full-length follow-up to 2008’s Antient EP on 12" vinyl.Vilayer has been lauded in Kerretta’s New Zealand homeland and nominated for the 2010 Taite Music Prize - the New Zealand equivalent of the UK’s Mercury Awards for song-writing. As they embark on their 2010 United States tour, the seasoned threesome promise to deliver more of their trademark weighty bass-lines and tight drums, topped with killer riffs and spacious nuanced guitar that will weave their listeners into a hazy spell. (less)
