New Zealand used to be known as the home of Indie Pop, you may even call it Twee at times but all that has all changed over recent years. There is now a wave of melodic, predominantly Guitar Pop, but certainly interesting sounds coming from the two islands.
Welcome to Bitter Defeat, a five piece from Hamilton, who offer up melodic Guitar Pop Rock that lifts the soul. All four songs follow different avenues without ever looking as though this is an obvious effort to show versatility and variety.
Sugar Blind is great Power Pop and certainly knows which buttons to press providing a cracking example of what is great about the genre. Yet, Falling Down is a much rockier affair. It is an urgent form of Brit Pop with a blistering riff throughout.
Pressure is simply wonderful. A vibe of 60s Beat at its heart, but with an additional feel of Psych Pop and a vocal that could grace 70s Pop Rock. Waft is a splendid instrumental that just rocks your socks off with its mixture of Fuzz and out and out Classic Rock. This is a magnificent EP, you just wish there was more. Hopefully, we may get an album in the near future.
You can listen to and buy the EP here.
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