Pining Radiata Share Debut 'Skin' EP + Touring With Khaki Department Nationwide

Emerging from the DIY creative hotbed that is Te Papaioea, excellently named shoegaze / slowcore four-piece Pining Radiata have unveiled their debut bundle of tunes Skin. Including earlier lead tunes 'Forget' and 'These words, these things', new numbers on the EP 'Burning', 'Follow you' and 'In my eyes' dig their nails in deep. Often hushed, illustrative songcraft intertwines with contemplative arrangements and crackling textures, exploding into satisfyingly squally pyrotechnics when the situation calls, expressing clarity and restraint during more delicate passages.

Expertly engineered, mixed and mastered by local champion Harry Lilley (First Move, Yon Loader), Pining Radiator are embarking on a double headline release tour in late spring / early summer with fellow Palmy sonic ambassadors Khaki Department, who are launching their debut album in October. They've collaborated on a special split 10 inch lathe "on Powerade-blue vinyl" for the tour featuring songs by both groups — DM the bands direct to preorder and / or head along to grab a copy on the door...

Khaki Department + Pining Radiata Release Tour

Friday 29th November - The Stomach, Palmerston North w/ Spotlights (USA), Threat.Meet.Protocol*
Saturday 30th November - 605 Morningside, Auckland w/ BURDENZ
Thursday 5th December - Valhalla, Wellington w/ Eyeline Breaker
Friday 6th December - Space Academy, Christchurch w/ Model Home, Carb On Carb
Saturday 7th December - Yours, Dunedin w/ U-No, Juno

Tickets on sale HERE via UTR
*Palmerston North tickets on sale HERE via UTR

Listen to Khaki Department's thundering latest single 'harmonicus'...

'Skin' is out now on major streaming platforms.

Press release:

Leaders of the Manawatū Renaissance Khaki Department have been steadily instilling their searing shoegaze anthems across Te Ika-a-Maui throughout 2024, crafting a widely regarded and memorable live performance. With a signature sound defined by waterlogged pedal boards, ripping guitar melodies and cavernous synthscapes all tightly bound together by sludgey basslines and playfully heavy drumming, the band are excited to play tracks off their forthcoming full length album set for release in October.

Dynamic alt-rock quartet Pining Radiata are making themselves known for their brooding sound, evocative lyrics and poignant hooks.Their debut EP ‘Skin’ was recorded shortly after their formation and packages together the band’s polarity between moments of fragility and blistering distortion. Intense guitar freak-outs, fuzz laden Rhodes, swirling delay loops and yearnful vocal harmonies are all on the menu for the Pining Radiata live set.