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NEW SINGLE HOSANNA AND FORTHCOMING EP FOR 2007 Hibernation, putting your feet up, downtime, breather....Whatever you want to call it , you may well say that about Pine for the last 12 months. But as it turns out they've actually been pretty damn busy under the radar touring the country playing in peoples lounges from Kumeu to Oamaru filming it all on 16mm film and recording their brand new EP 12 Hour Collision for release on 14th of May. Well it's actually more a mini album with 7 new tracks, 2 live recordings and 2 live videos from the house tour. They're also going the full hog releasing a limited edition 12" vinyl to foil the ipod hacks out there.
12 Hour Collision was recorded at the new Pine space (nestled literally in the port of Lyttelton...we're talking cruise liners 100 metres away). A combined effort with Brendon Davies Patrick producing the EP (they've never had one of those before!) and Dale Cotton (HDU, Conray, Subliminals) is on mixing and mastering duties again from his pimp Dunedin Attic giving more time for Aaron, Hannah and Stephen to concentrate on the songs instead of the mic cables.
The house tour came about as a conscious departure from the traditional venue, poster, flyer, radio ad, wait for the punter game it's so easy to get into. "We decided to play at friends houses throughout the country and become the personal guests to an invited few. It meant more intimate, relaxed performances from us and the feeling of always playing among friends in a personal setting of a lounge, a kitchen or a backyard. It's a way of framing the traditional live setting into a totally different location and the results were... a lot more enjoyable! "
As well as making audio recordings of each event ( you can hear two of these on the EP) Pine also brought cinematographer John Christoffels along to each show, armed wth his 16mm film camera and bolex, he documented each gig and 2 of the bands favourites ended up as clips on the EP.
And the Pine live sound has evolved into a sort of loud, quiet, whisper, shout set with half on the snare and brushes and then the guitars get turned up and the kick drums and hi-hats dusted off for a sonically louder trio to end things off.
The first single Hosanna has been employed on afternoon rotate on the bnet and kiwi for the tail end of summer. Lo fi pop at it's best... catchy as chicken pox, punky and sweet - Hosanna will have you reaching for your stirrups in no time. There's a new single due for May once we stop arguing about which song gets to the chorus in the quickest time.
With gigs this year with The Lemonheads, David Kilgour and SJD so far Pine are heading out for some limited shows in Auckland, Welington and Christchurch in May.
A Bit Of History
Pine will already be known to many New Zealanders through their first EP Speeding(2001) and debut album Longplayer (2002). These yielded the singles (and some videos) for Speeding, Make Way for the King, Beaten Again, Cried All Night and Days on End, all of which received considerable airing on B-net and ChannelZ radio, as well as C4 and Juice TV. Many favorable reviews were written on these releases and the band toured up and down the country sometimes in small bright orange 1970s ford escort. In the northern summer of 2003 Pine headed to London and New York to play five shows including Summerstage in Central Park and the infamous CBGBs. A bit of History: Pine have released one EP, Speeding (2001) and two albums, Longplayer (2002) and Akira Sunrise (2004). Pine will already be known to many New Zealanders through their first EP Speeding (2001) and debut album Longplayer (2002). These yielded the singles (and some videos) for ‘Speeding’, ‘Make Way for the King’, ‘Beaten Again’, ‘Cried All Night’ and ‘Days on End’, all of which received considerable airing on B-net and ChannelZ radio, as well as C4 and Juice TV. Many favorable reviews were written on these releases and the band toured up and down the country – sometimes in small bright orange 1970s ford escort. In the northern summer of 2003 Pine headed to London and New York to play five shows – including Summerstage in Central Park and the infamous CBGBs. Reviews: Pine have been crowd and college radio favourites over the past 3 years, crafting simple, elegant and often catchy pop hit after pop hit - Stylus Mag Delicately laid back, glam rock, traces of everyone from The Jam to Suede, Yo La Tengo to Belle and Sebastian. The Package Think The Charlatans (on a good day) and Straightjacket Fits on an even better one. Rip It Up With their sweet, well crafted pop melodies, Pine show you dont need studio trickery or sonic effexcts to produce a great sound. Highlights include Wanted Boy, Cried all night, Mystery, Silence is a sin, Days on End and the recent single Beaten Again. But they're all good. Pop - in the best sense of the word - it's the sort of music you could listen to any time of the day. The Press 5/5 STARS They should become the most innovative and respected bands in the country. NZOOM The 13 songs also have echoes of Brits such as the Stone Roses on the pastoral ‘Had One’ and ‘Days on End’ or Belle and Sebastian on the gently hypnotic ‘Sugar’. 4/5 STARS - NZ Herald
Yes! The rumours are true, FEASTOCK FEST 09 will take place in the beautiful surroundings of number 3 Fea Street in the Pine Hill / Dalmore area of Dunedin on Sat 28th March 09.
In a nut shell it is going to just be a funking good time without having to take your hat off, you can wear steel cap boots if preferred (or if you would like to be intoxicated that is fine & dandy...)
Here is the FEASTOCK FEST 09 line up… (in no particular order)
Tono & The Finance Company Soulseller Irie Eyes Osmium Biff Merchants Left or Right Entropy Trio Oleh Made In China Julian Temple Band (juju crew) MC CR1SPY
The festival will run all day (10am gates open) and is a celebration of current Southern bands & artists. The day will go ahead rain or shine in true festival style… There will be a BYO - BBQ available, no glass, etc so pretty please come prepared for anything. No parking available.
Tickets are $10 (strictly limited pre sales only.) Available from 027 460 5425, hamlo937@student.otago.ac.nz
Churz and thanks for being part of something that might make a difference... Kind Regards, Callum Hampton c/o Fea Stock Fest 09
Hey! Just thought I'd comment you, mostly cos I'm bored but also cos i haven't seen you in quite some time- have you guys been up to much bandwise? Lame that I was away for those last gigs you did! Ka kite ano, Rose =)
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Hi there Pine. Good stuff. Ever stayed up too late? Then you will understand. Check out our new song "Morning Man". You can download and listen at your leisure! Cheers, Sandpit.
Hi Pine, how were those Australians? Just doing the interweb rounds and slapping up the data that White Swan Black Swan are gonna release a new EP - “Castle of Useless Junk, five songs. a taster of the forthcoming double mini album (one side White Swan, the other Black Swan) mixed in Nashville by Mark Nevers (Calexico, Lambchop, Will Oldham, David Kilgour)…four of the tracks are on the myspace page. We are also playing some shows in the Auckland districts (The Dogs Bollix 29th November – with Jay Clarkson) and Wellington areas (Mighty Mighty – 8th December – with Grand Prix)…ok, thanks, thanks. Luv WSBS
hey gang why aren't you playing Melbourne? I would love to see you live and all since you are on my compilation cd parx-e - a compilation of independent music with your fab song Hosanna which everybody digs. cheers and keep up the good work
