SPACIFIC NEWS #176: Contents
1. Hope & Anchor: Revulva
2. Vinyl & CD Store
3. Upcoming Concerts by New Zealand artists in London
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HOPE & ANCHOR :: REVULVA :: 29/10/25
Described by Rolling Stone Australia as “strangely alluring“, the femme-fronted Revulva formed in Wellington under the de-facto leadership of the composer, lyricist, bassist and vocalist Phoebe Johnson in 2019. Since then, Johnson and her clown van full of hyper-busy musical collaborators have won over bar, nightclub and festival audiences across New Zealand, and now – London.
Taking cues from Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Jamiroquai, Steely Dan, Herbie Hancock, Minnie Ripperton and Prince, Revulva reimagines the anything-goes energy of New York City’s 1970s downtown scene and London’s 1990s funk and soul renaissance through an antipodean lens informed by the deadpan humour and the realities of 21st-century life in New Zealand. The result is a hedonistic whirlwind of acid jazz, avant-funk, disco, AOR and art-pop, where polished playing leaves room for improvisation in the heat of the moment, and real statements come bundled up with just enough laughs to soften the snarl.
Tickets available from Dice
From: 7pm
At:207 Upper Street, N1 1RL
Nearest Tube: Highbury & Islington
Venue website:hopeandanchor.info/
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VINYL & CD STORE
Looking for New Zealand music on vinyl or CD?
Check out our stores on Amazonand Discogs
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UPCOMING CONCERTS BY NEW ZEALAND ARTISTS IN LONDON (details correct at time of sending)
05/09 Marianne Leigh // The Finsbury, N4 1BY // 7.45-11 // FREE
15/09 Jamie Pye // Bull & Gate, NW5 2TJ // 8-11 // £14
21/09 Desperate Measures // The Water Rats, WC1X 8BZ // 4-11 // £11.55
21/09 Jackie Bristow // Sir Richard Steele, NW3 4RL // 6.30-11 // FREE
24/09 Blair Jollands // Leytonstone Social Club, E11 3DB // 7.30-11 // £10
26/09 The Beths // Roundhouse, NW1 8EH // 7-11 // £25+
We track upcoming concerts by New Zealand artists in London using Songkick – if we have missed any, please email us at kiaora@spacific.net so that we can include the details in future mailouts.