Kirsten Morrell

Kirsten Morrell………Live at The Windsor Castle, Parnell

With support from The Gareth Thomas Band and Dave Gibson (DJ set)

The Gareth Thomas Band on stage at 8:30pm

Kirsten Morrell on stage at 9:30pm

Dave Gibson (Dj set) 10:30pm til late

Kirsten Morrell is stepping out at the Juice Bar, at the Windsor Castle, with her brand new band featuring some of the country’s finest musicians. Joe Lonie and Nick Atkinson from Supergroove form the core of a smoking new band featuring the guitar poly-phonics of Francis Hunt, lead guitarist from Stereo Bus and the mashing beats of Tom Atkinson who has played with Breaks Co-op and SJD among others.

Kirsten will be playing all new songs from her upcoming album Ultraviolet. In support will be The Gareth Thomas Band debuting Gareth’s [Goodshirt] fantastic new solo works. Dave Gibson will be on the decks to keep things bubbling away til late.

20$ Pre-sales online at undertheradar.co.nz

Come down for an epic night of brand new tunes from some of the finest songsters in the land.

The scene was set a month ago when Kirsten started rehearsing her new ensemble…….

…….The condensation shimmers on the leaves outside the basement rehearsal space. It’s a cool spring night. The band members arrive to learn brand new songs. The generally lanky musicians appear over the course of half an hour. A roller door reveals a compact space packed with cables, amps and speakers. In the centre of this cave like atmosphere a beautiful red-haired girl directs the players as they assemble. The guitarist conjures up a purring, rolling note from his vintage amp that immediately wins a smile of approval from the diva.

Kirsten Morrell is knocking her live band into shape in a Vermont St rehearsal space in Ponsonby. The boys have been pouring over the tracks from her new album that she has spent the last two years producing. 12 tracks have been recorded, half in London, half here in New Zealand.

Kirsten walks the band through her arrangement of Cherry Coloured Dreams. “Cherry” has just been released by Warner Music. The bass player has retooled the bass line to rise and fall in a new and soulful way. Kirsten listens intently as they perform the verse. They check and critique each note. It’s a fun way to spend a Monday night.

After 10 years writing and recording with multi-platinum band Goldenhorse Kirsten Morrell is going solo. Ultraviolet is the name of the new album. All the tracks are still top secret. The mercurial Jol Mulholland has co-produced the record with Kirsten. Geoff Maddock, her Goldenhorse collaborator, is heard on a range of instruments throughout the recording. These three musicians have created something very special. The 12 songs range from synth-heavy elctro-pop to brooding, chugging laments with Kirsten’s singular voice tying the whole project together.

Back in the rehearsal room the band starts to thrum, the roller-door begins to rattle. Neighbours peak through curtains trying to catch a lyric. A passer by hears the line “Cherry Coloured Dreams….I’ll be wearing smoke hot jeans…..” they walk a little slower to try and catch the chorus.

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