Songs of the week: New Tracks from Thomston, Mermaidens, Kora and more

by Thomston

Thomston popped up on people’s radars in the 2014 pop scene – a year in music looked back on fondly by millennials and the like. The NZ singer-songwriter’s new EP, Faithfully, features the titular track as well as a one-and-a-half-minute burst, Cautious. It’s very reminiscent of mid-2010s pop. Sweet and wholesome, like early Troye Sivan, and catchy as anything. – Alana Rae

by Mermaidens

The third and final single from Mermaidens forthcoming self-titled third album retains a smidgen of their psychedelic moodiness but also drifts towards searing and sneering indie rock and passages of unease. Envelope once more pushed by one of this country’s smartest, consistently interesting, and unpredictable bands. – Graham Reid

by Milk Tooth

Fuzzed-up experimental dream-cum-nightmare-rock from Poneke five-piece which, by refusing to settle in any genre, becomes a disruptive five minutes-plus piece of art-rock designed to grab attention from the noisy outset and drag you along on the roller-coaster until the airy final minute of Pacific allusions and sampled voices. It’s an odd but oddly appealing thing. – Graham Reid

by The Veronicas