The Kiwi Animal - Mercy LP folk This is original recipe power

This is original recipe power pop by one of the biggest “should have beens” ever

they seemingly came out of nowhere but sounded like they’d been slamming beers to Saints and Birdman records together and playing gigs for many years

Backed by a diverse group of players including hard bop legends with Brazilians Moreira and Pascoal lending a fresh sound

Given the brief but awesome glimpses into Snõõper’s music afforded by the aforementioned 7”s

Influences include: punk

The Kiwi Animal - Mercy LP folk This is original recipe powerDigital Regress's foray into the fabled NZ underground hops over to the North Island for two exquisite pieces of acoustic DIY and shadowy, cracked pastoralia. After a few years spleen venting at the front of Wellington art brutes Shoes This High, Brent Hayward struck out on his own, self releasing a few EPs as Smelly Feet before forming The Kiwi Animal with Julie Cooper in 1982. The duo released their first album, Music Media, on Massage Records