Year Of The Ratbags And Their Musty Theme Songs 1979 featuring rare recordings and emerging

featuring rare recordings and emerging talents who shaped the scene despite limited opportunities

Other highlights on the album include the gentle

Ela Stiles' 2014 self-titled album is sharply divided into two halves

the sardonic label described a then-burgeoning wave of Aussie slackers obsessed with the disillusionment of modern youth

a voice that could separate skin from bone

Year Of The Ratbags And Their Musty Theme Songs 1979 featuring rare recordings and emergingYear of the Ratbags and Their Musty Theme Songs, finds Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngapuhi, Te Whanau a Apanui) taking us back to 1984, the year of his birth. The genre crossing artistic powerhouse thrills fans with a new (wave) direction, a celebration of the glittering world of the '80s one of historys most colourful musical eras inspired by, television theme songs and the superstars of the period such as Prince & Talking Heads, even the radio friendly