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Ammp : From The Back Of The Sun

As a regular music critic it’s within my DNA to detest and loathe any product that leans towards solid commercialism. Yet, I can recognise quality when I see it, and these boys are the deal! Former St Pats Townies Andy Masseurs and Mathew Powell along with fellow Wellingtonians Andrew Richardson and Jason Murphy have consistently built their sound up to stadium overlord status. Their bio is a veritable role call of NZ On Air awards and grants and while you just wanna scream ‘sell outs!’ there’s no denying the soaring guitars, gargantuan bass and steely, pounding drums (Ironman, The Hunted). Ammp perform all the theatrics of a band that knows how to use a studio and a producer, in this case Aucklander Simon Holloway. From Muse to U2 they’ve crafted their influences well. The band is in control from the get go and Massuers’ voice has the perfect ’80s pop power to rule the stage (Let The Sunlight In, and the sweeter Say I Will). It’s a note-perfect performance – perhaps a little too clean. As I’ve said this is too close to head office for me, but that shouldn’t stop this band from clocking some well earned recognition and warrants a major signing.

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