Flying Nun Records Music News — Shayne Carter

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The brilliant new album by Shayne P Carter - called Offsider - is out today in New Zealand! The album was recorded over the past few years, most notably with longtime collaborator Gary Sullivan on the drums.  So far the album has received excellent reviews in the NZ Listener, North and South, Metro and other publications. Gary Steel at Metro gave the album five stars and wrote "Please excuse an uncharacteristic and unscheduled swerve into gobsmacked, awestruck wonder, but this is something really special." You can read the full review here. There is also a very interesting and in depth interview with Shayne P Carter here on Kim...

With his new album just around the corner, Shayne P Carter has released his latest single - I Know Not Where I Stand. It's the opening track from Offsider  - Shayne's new album set to be released in NZ on CD/Digital on September 9 (with an international and vinyl release to follow). With previous single - We Will Rise Again - nominated for this years' APRA Silver Scrolls we can't wait for the new album, which Shayne has explained; "I'm about to release a new album of piano based songs called "Offsider". I like the title cos it seems to suggest being out...

Shayne P Carter is pleased to announce the release of his album Offsider, out on CD and digitally 9th of September via Flying Nun. This August Shayne P Carter and band are on tour around New Zealand - the tour dates are below. Pre-release CDs will be available to purchase at these shows. Offsider will be released internationally and on vinyl early 2017. No-one is better placed than Shayne to tell is own story - so he has written the below bio and background on the album:Shayne P Carter writes his bio:I was born in Dunedin ages ago now, and wrote all the songs for...