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Home Brew Release Debut Album Friday 4 May And Celebrate With 48-­‐Hour Album Release Party In Old Brothel

Wednesday 11 April 2012, 3:36PM

By Jane Skerman, Frequency Media

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Young, Gifted & Broke logo
Young, Gifted & Broke logo Credit: Jane Skerman, Frequency Media
Home Brew album cover
Home Brew album cover Credit: Jane Skerman, Frequency Media

If you don't know Home Brew, ask John Key. Or The University of Auckland. Or watch the EPK.

Despite what these people might tell you about them being burdens on society, or advocates for drug
dependency, you gotta respect the integrity of their independence and the diligence of their work ethic. In
the last year they've been involved in three 5 star releases (At Peace, Max Marx, Last Week), nominated
for the Vodafone Critics Choice Award, impregnated Petra Bagust and shaped the rules of the NZ Music
Industry without a marketing director or legally recognized source of income.

Now, after three years of dedication and benefit fraud, they've finally completed a piece of work good
enough to move them out of their Mum's place; a debut double album conceptualized by the balance of
life's extremities. One side, light. The other, dark. A dichotomy of methadone and melancholy. Infinity and
finality. It's a record that looks back at Saturday's moment of madness through Sunday's moment of clarity.

Featuring the talents of such people as Chip Mathews (Opensouls), Christoph El Truento (Wonderful
Noise) and Hollie Smith (Don McGlashan's friend) it's their most mature, self reflective, existential piece of
work to date. So to celebrate it, they're throwing a party in an old brothel.

Home Brew – Home Brew deluxe album out 4 May
Pre-order the album from iTunes from 13 April

Home Brew Speakeasy – 48-Hour Album Release Party
330 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland
10am Saturday 5 May – 10am Monday 7 May
Featuring beer and performances from Home Brew and special guests
$30 pre-sale tickets (gets you entry to the party and a copy of the album upon arrival) available at
www.undertheradar.co.nz from Monday 16 April