REPAIRS review a live band. Okay, so there are certain things that we know to be 100% unquestionably true: 1) Martin's love of flannel and all things Andrew Falkous 2) James's love of June of 44 and smoke machines 3) Nic's love of pizza and all things Kim Deal and of course... 4) The band's …
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Seven shows in three weekends seemed like a pretty big undertaking for Team REPAIRS – but unbelievably the tour flew past in a whirlwind of awesome people familiar and new, awesome bands, and awesome hugs. And of course a band T-shirt or two! So… better late than never, here are some (actually not very) brief …
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Our BRAND SPARKLY NEW single "Eyes Closed" is officially out today! ⚡⚡⚡ We're SUPER proud of this track. You can listen to it now on Bandcamp, with Spotify to follow shortly. ✨ Thanks so much to all the good souls who helped in getting this out, and to all the lovely radio station friends who've been …
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Question: if someone challenges you to write something that links The Breeders' new album, Shetland, and the Sultans of Ping FC, then surely there's no other answer than: "CHALLENGE. ACCEPTED!!" And that challenge my friends has now been (a) met and (b) published via the glory that is the internet and IKIGAI PRO; a brand …
Well it’s been a long time coming, but REPAIRS are loading up the mobile musical workshop van with all their tools, and hitting the road. Yip, we’re starting our New Zealand tour in November and we couldn’t be more excited! After doing a handful of shows around the North Island, we thought it would be …
Destination: mighty Otumoetai. Our lovely friend Dave (of Flogging a Dead One Horse Town fame) has this amazing converted, sound-proofed garage (aka his "jam room"), so the long Labour Day weekend seemed like a mighty fine opportunity to try our hand at recording as much of an album as possible - as well as catch …
You know it’s time to write a blog when the drummer beats you to it… So. Why the bass? Truth be told, it all started with the Pixies. It was ALL about being Kim Deal. Or *trying* to be Kim Deal. Yep, that familiar story that so many females probably have – but let’s face …
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