IN THE AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)"These songs aren’t bits and pieces of greatness, but full and complete works that most bands could never even hope to aspire to." - Anthony Carew, About.com Read the full post

YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT Wilco (2002)"Beneath the great story of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, there are all the tropes and symbols and coincidences of a little mythology; but under that is a fantastic rock record" - Brent S. Sirota, Pitchfork Read the full post

Decortica write life affirming hard rock music: picture The Deftones meets At The Drive-In and you'll be halfway there. With more guitar and bass effects than you can shake a Mars Volta album at, they regularly tour New Zealand and put on the kind of shows that make you stop and say "Holy crap - how are just three people making such an... Read the full post

We had the pleasure of attending the Decortica gig at Medusa Bar in Wellington on Saturday night for what was an epic night of effects-laden heavy rock music.We got there just in time to catch local Welly group Fear of the Dark. Describing themselves as trip-hop electro, they had a very nice, darkly melodic sound with great moody vocals and it made a... Read the full post

Decortica have just finished working on their superb new release "Love Hotel" which is now available as a free download or in a deluxe edition with lots of great extra goodies. MusicHy.pe members can get the deluxe edition for just 50 notes - visit our shop for more info.They've just finished work on their brand new video for "Monster In A Pretty Dress"... Read the full post