The AllMusic Guide has written some of our favorite reviews over the years—in depth, well researched, and always well written—and they just gave the new Shocking Pinks triple album 4 out of 5 ★’s with a fantastic review! Shocking Pinks‘ mix of lo-fi indie pop and electronics arrived a few years before chillwave became a […]

KCRW just wrote a darling feature in time for Valentine’s on the new Shocking Pinks triple album Guilt Mirrors. There is a definite aesthetic logic there, but it’s mostly designed to feature (and does so quite excellently) the surprisingly wide range of sounds and moods of Shocking Pinks. From quiet existential lullabies to crushing elegiac […]

Well this has been a very exciting week for Shocking Pinks and our label, to say the least! Not only did Pitchfork Advance premiere the Guilt Mirrors stream and Noisey posted Nick Harte’s OkCupid dating profile, but many other outlets did cool features and interviews on Nick’s new record: SPIN features Guilt Mirrors as one of […]

Ever wanted to go on a date with Nick Harte from Shocking Pinks? Well, he just filled out an OkCupid profile for Noisey via their “This Modern Love” column, so go read it and see if you’re compatible ♥︎. “Screw a double album, who wants a triple? Bold move Shocking Pinks, bold move. But isn’t […]

Pitchfork Advance is now streaming the entire Shocking Pinks trilogy Guilt Mirrors a week ahead of it’s official release! →  Stream it here via Pitchfork You can also pre-order the MP3s via iTunes or the Limited Edition 12″ Color Vinyl via Bandcamp or via Insound.

VICE gives the new Shocking Pinks record “Guilt Mirrors” a rave review! Wow. Here’s a triple LP with a million songs on it, and I’m OK with that. This band is exactly as good as you’d imagine a band with releases on Flying Nun and DFA would be. The minimal dance stuff and cutesy girl […]

“It has been a while since we last heard from Shocking Pinks, aka Nick Harte, but he is back with a new record. Guilt Mirrors in fact started life as an EP, but as life threw more and more shit at Nick Harte his inspiration grew tirelessly – and in turn the EP became a […]

So happy to see the new Shocking Pinks single “St Louis” [ft. Gema Syme] debut on Pitchfork this morning! Much love & please share if you like xo Here’s “St Louis”, dusky, acoustic slice of warm emptiness courtesy of New Zealand indie-pop gloom merchant Nick Harte’s Shocking Pinks

DFA graduate Shocking Pinks premieres new single “What’s Up With That Girl?” on Dazed & Confused ☆☆ Triple album Guilt Mirrors releases Feb 18 2014 via Brooklyn imprint Stars & Letters Records Things are looking up once again for Nick Harte. After a six year hiatus with Shocking Pinks, three earthquakes, a destroyed studio, a […]

New Shocking Pinks single “Not Gambling” premieres via Pitchfork! Shocking Pinks, the project of New Zealand’s Nick Harte, will at long last release the follow-up to 2007’s self-titled album. It’s a triple-album called Guilt Mirrors, and it’s out February 18 via Stars & Letters. That’s new single “Not Gambling” above. Guilt Mirrors was initially announced […]

Former Flying Nun and DFA artist Shocking Pinks signs to Stars & Letters to release triple album Guilt Mirrors after six year hiatus and three major earthquakes After a 6 year hiatus, the former Flying Nun and DFA artist Shocking Pinks has signed with Stars & Letters Records to release the Triple Album Guilt Mirrors […]

Last March Black City Lights introduced their enigmatic blend of dark electronics and female power-vocals with their debut EP Parallels. A little over a year later, Black City Lights has quickly established themselves as one of New Zealand’s hottest and most buzz-worthy exports. Today, Stars & Letters is releasing their prodigious debut album, Another Life. […]