In the early 80s, it caught the imagination of a young anthropology student in Massachusetts called Charles Thompson. Later, as Black Francis, his noisy surf-punk four-piece Pixies worked the idea ...

With the lyrics, Francis’s chief interest seemed to lie in the construction and impact of the words themselves. As for the music, Debaser, according to drummer David Lovering, “just kinda clicked. It ...

The number of New Zealanders who speak te reo Māori grew 15% from 2018 to 2023 – and the nation’s artists are reflecting this ...