Support from hara + Menzies (solo)
After a 4-year hiatus, ElectricUTOPIA band Lake South return with their best yet, the soaring epic 'We lived our lives on top of this'.
The album was written in the pockets of free time in the 3 years since the birth of Lake's first child. Immense joy, white nights, the mourning of a life lived lonely, and the delicate embrace of a love without limit.
Lake South takes the best of the Aotearoa New Zealand songwriting tradition and infuses it with raw emotion and electronics. Defiant, DIY, indie anthems for people who give a damn.
These are the kind of songs that make you want to run down an empty street at dusk, screaming your heart out for a better future. As the band makes their way across the motu, prepare for a live show that hits deep.
The band has released 3 critically acclaimed albums, with Graham Reid calling Lake an electro-folk postcard poet of his doubting generation.
The current line-up features Theo Sekeris (Ras Judah, Rubita) on bass, Eddie Crawshaw (Sheep Dog & Wolf, Bonaparte) on drums, and Penelope Esplin (French for Rabbits, Eigenface) on harmonies and synths.
Tickets from flicket: https://meow.flicket.co.nz/events/1f19552f-8121-4c96-9b04-741091ff905c
hara
hara is the solo project of Indonesian singer-songwriter Rara Sekar. Her music weaves together folk, Indonesian traditional music, cinematic pop, ambient, and field recordings, while centering on themes of ecology, vulnerability, grief, and politics.
hara has performed at select music and literary festivals including Camp A Low Hum 2024 (Wainuiomata, New Zealand), Newtown Festival (Wellington, New Zealand), Joyland Festival (Jakarta), Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (Bali), and Makassar International Writers Festival. She has also opened for international acts such as Japanese singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba on her Saison de Fleur tour in Jakarta and collaborated with a wide range of Indonesian artists.
She has released two EPs: Kenduri (2021) and Layar Terkembang (With Sails Unfurled) (2024), along with two original soundtracks: Niskala (from Sandiwara Sastra – Misteri Nusantara) and Tak Ada Keluarga yang Sempurna (from Dua Hati Biru). Her work has been featured on BBC World Service - Music Life Podcast, BBC Radio 3’s Ultimate Calm with Ólafur Arnalds, BBC The Cultural Frontline, and in Teju Cole’s playlist the same sun.
Born and raised in Bandung, Indonesia, she is currently based in Pōneke/Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand
MENZIES
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