Nearing perfection

The Guardian‘s guide to the world’s greatest music acts beginning with C features Flying Nun luminaries The Chills. The band’s 1994 best-of, Heavenly Pop Hits, is recommended to first-time listeners. The Guardian: “Set apart by geography, New Zealand produced a remarkable number of remarkable groups in the 80s. They all signed to the Flying Nun label, they all listened to a lot of 60s music, and their records were full of melancholy beauty. The Chills were the best of the lot, and their Best Of is near perfect.” Other C majors include Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Cee-Lo, Neneh Cherry and The Cramps.


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Amy Brown’s New Novel Inspired by Women and Art

Amy Brown’s New Novel Inspired by Women and Art

Like many writers before her, New Zealand-born Amy Brown takes inspiration from the Australian feminist icon Stella Maria Miles Franklin in her captivating debut novel My Brilliant Sister – but instead…