Those pesky cousins of ours from across the Tasman are good for two things - rugby and music (some would argue three and mention movie stars but Russell Crowe was born there). Anyways on a tip from the great Red Riders of Sydney over MySpace I checked out this NZ group Pluto and I liked what I heard. They've actually been around since 2001 and appear to be quite the popular band in NZ (they even played at South by South West in 2004). Unfortunatley they haven't cracked the Aussie scene as yet but I'm sure that's around the corner with a brief tour to Sydney and Melbourne towards the end of April and a recent release of an LP titled Pipeline Under The Ocean (hang on I just got it - P-ipe L-ine U-nder T-he O-cean). From some of the tracks I've heard the album is simply excellent with a wide range of influences WHICH I CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO MENTION - no I'm not a journalist and I don't want to be one. You can listen to a couple from their website or MySpace anyway. Here are two tracks linked off their site:

From Pipeline Under The Ocean which you can purchase here.
Pluto - Long White Cross
Pluto - Dance Stamina

Pluto are playing at Spectrum - Sydney April 26th
Rob Roy Hotel - Melbourne April 27th

Also just wanted to add that those great guys from Asteroids have presented us with our very own can of Manwich. Can't wait to sink my teeth into that one.

Labels: NZ, Pluto, Red Riders