Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Reb Fountain, Lilly Carron, Voom & Avalanche City

By Reb Fountain

Reb Fountain takes the OMC classic out for a downbeat walk on Lou Reed’s wild side with inflections of Patti Smith in this astute and understated treatment that reminds you how much the original was an ironic comment on fame and stardom. – Graham Reid

By Lilly Carron

Muriwai-born indie-pop artist Lilly Carron’s new EP contains a well-crafted, modern pop track titled Keeping Our Bodies Warm, which hooks you in from the get-go – “we’re just keeping our bodies warm” she intones twice through a catchy melody. Her vocals are husky, satisfying and more than capable of taking on the wide-ranging song. It would be exciting to see live, which is just as well: she’s opening for UK indie band Bar Italia in Auckland next weekend. – Alana Rae

By Peggy Gou

The title of this addictive slice of funky house refers to surrealist artist Salvador Dali’s sculptural work of a phone with the lobster as a handset, which may not mean much for those who’ve known nothing other than an iPhone. The Korean lyrics won’t help much, either (they are nonsense we are told) but she admits in English: “I know you don’t understand this, but it doesn’t matter.” Fair enough because the happy groove is where the magic is. Nice taster for the forthcoming I Hear You debut album from the singer/DJ behind the popular 1+1=11. – Graham Reid

By Valere