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- Artist(s): Erica Stichbury, Oli Wilson, James Dickson, Todd Knudson
- Summary: This is the live recording of a 2011 New Year's Eve private party performance from the New Zealand indie pop group led by Martin Phillips.
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- Record Label: Fire
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, New Zealand Rock, College Rock
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Oct 29, 2013In the final assessment what we’ve got here are a set of pop songs that are almost uniformly brilliant, captured in a fashion that harks back to the band’s beginnings, presented beautifully and with pride.
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MagnetNov 27, 2013Somewhere beautiful documents a fantastic 20-song set by this long-adored, seminal New Zealand band that makes you wish you'd been invited to the bash. [No. 104, p.53]
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The WireDec 11, 2013Shorn of much crowd noise or banter, it operates more as an alternative greatest hits set.... [It] allows them to take their rightful place as a warm, distinct and proudly independent voice in the rock pantheon. [Nov 2013, p.52]
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Oct 29, 2013Throughout the epic set (which seems to have been played to less than 50 people from the minimal amount of cheering and banter between songs), Phillipps and the umpteenth update to his backing band maintain an air of autumnal detachment and sinister cool, true to their best moments even though the performance happened so deep into their career.
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Nov 11, 2013It’s a good introduction for newbies, and a strong tease for long-time fans that there still might be more to come from the Chills.
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UncutNov 1, 2013This live site from New Year's Eve 2011 reminds why these songs are firmly embedded in NZ music folklore. [Dec 2013, p.81]
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Oct 29, 2013With twenty tracks and plenty of impromptu circumstance, it may not offer the same potential for pure appreciation that a standard anthology of studio tracks might provide. Nevertheless, there’s an adventurous spirit contained herein, and The Chills show they’re adept at heating things up as necessary.