Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all. Hope you had a great holiday! On today’s show I’ll be playing some tracks I’ve been listening to over this wonderful time of year with my family and friends. I call them the Lowest Highs because although they are quietish tracks great for background music they are also wonderful songs in their own right with fantastic lyrics and gorgeous uplifting beats. I’m sure you’ll enjoy them as much as I do. Here’s the playlist:

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Show #75 [ 28:06 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• 00:24 – Under The Stars – Jan Hellriegel – All Grown Up
  Buy her albums on Amplifier and check out her myspace and website
• 04:22 – Tuesday Night – Artisan Guns – Bird & Bone
  Buy their E.P. on Amplifier and check out their myspace
• 08:06 – My Lonely Night – Jeremy P. Martin – Canon
  Buy his albums on CD Baby and check out his myspace and website
• 11:29 – Apple Pie Bed – Lawrence Arabia – Chant Darling
  Buy his albums on Amplifier and check out his myspace
• 14:56 – Chord – David Kilgour with lyrics by Sam Hunt – Falling Debris
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• 18:18 – Cocorone – Over The Atlantic – Dimensions
  Buy their albums on Amplifier and check out their myspace
• 23:19 – Of Everyone Around You – James Duncan – Hello-Fi
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Congrates to Mina Te Huna who won herself a great kiwi music CD “The Rainbow Throw” by Roy G and the BIVinators by simply joining NZ Beats on Facebook. Join today and you to could win albums and concert tickets!

A special thanks to all the listeners out there for tuning in over the last 2 years. I look forward to sharing more kiwi music with you in 2010. Now go listen to music, drink and be merry!

Summer seems to have finally found its way to New Zealand, so I’ve got a great selection of songs for you to relax to under a nice shaddy tree. The playlist is as follows:

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Show #74 [ 25:31 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

• 00:15 – Breathe It Out – JR
  Check out his myspace
• 04:31 – Everything’s Changing – Kid Ace
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• 08:36 – Summer Flower – Stretch
  Please contact me if you know of any links to Stretch or their Music.
• 12:00 – Everything You Hear – Roy G and the BIVinators – The Rainbow Throw
  Buy their albums on Amplifer and check out their myspace and their website
• 15:56 – Come Home Mr Ill – Tommy Ill – Come Home Mr Ill
  Check them out on Amplifier and check out their myspace
• 19:00 – A New Low – Attention Management
  Please contact me if you know of any links to Attention Manaement or their Music.
• 22:31 – New Hope – Saturn Skies – Supernova
  Check out their Last FM profile and download their EP for free!

Thanks for listening and make sure to join the new NZ Beats facebook fan page for your chance to win albums and tickets every month. Plus it’s a great place to share your new kiwi music finds and gig photos!