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Punches are Kelly Steven (vocals/guitar) and James Duncan (guitar/vocals/bass). They released their debut EP in March 2006 on Arch Hill Recordings.

Kelly and James met while spinning around blind-folded playing pin the tail on the donkey at a mutual friends party. Kelly could tell by the way James got the tail on the donkeys face and not the backside that his real talents lay with music - and so they started recording a few songs at his home studio in Mt Roskill.

Punches music is a mix of melancholia, electronica, pop, guitars and folk. In the live setting James plays guitar with his array of effects and Kelly is on vocals and bass. The music is supported by a simple drum machine beat and the odd atmospheric interlude – giving the songs space for Kelly’s beautiful and unique voice to move.

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Kelly and James are also both involved with other musical projects; James is currently a member of SJD and Dimmer, as well as having just released a solo EP “Mirror Minor” on Round Trip Mars. Kelly played the bass in Voom. They were also both previously in The Pencils, together with Greta Anderson (formerly of Superette). The Pencils had two tracks on the Arch Hill ‘The Hill is Alive’ compilation.

Punches have had their first two singles, “Day by Day” and “Four Feet” both spend 8 weeks on the 95bfm top 10 (with both reaching number one) and also a spell on the NZ alt music chart and on the Radio Active chart. The song “Four Feet” features Gary Sullivan (Dimmer, JPS Experience and Solid Gold Hell) on drums. Other guests on the EP include Sean Donnelly and Tom Atkinson from SJD.

Punches have recently been out playing some live shows with Okkerville River, SJD, David Kilgour, Voom, The Ruby Suns, Pine and dozens of other choice band

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26 May

Free Download of PUNCHES "Hold Your Head"

Author: Ben Howe
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Many of you will remember the excellent Punches who released one EP on Arch Hill back a few years ago. People loved that EP and after a log hiatus they are back. Punches are Kelly Sherrod and James Duncan…James of course is also known as a solo artist and member of Dimmer and SJD.

Here is a FREE DOWNLOAD of the single "Hold Your Head" from a forthcoming album.

 

13 Mar

Gigs and Bits - Punches, Pine and Grand Prix

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Punches are playing at SXSW at the Afternoon Patio Parties at Mrs Beas...they will be on at 3.30pm on Wednesday March The 14th. Grand Prix are playing support for the Lemonheads in Wellington on Tuesday 27th March and Pine are are doing likewise in Christchurch on Wednesday 28th of March. The Auckland Lemonheads show is on Monday 28th of March (with the Tutts). Pine have a new EP in the bag, and while we don’t want to reveal too much about it just yet, it will contain a few special surprises and goodies.
01 Aug

August News

Author: Ben Howe
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A busy few weeks of Arch Hill related gigs coming up...for some of us (in Auckland) ...next week it’s Wednesday at The Haints of Dean Hall with Jolie Holland, on Thursday we will be at The Haints of Dean Hall with the Broken Heartbreakers and Steve Abel, on Friday it’s off to Punches, Voom and Sam Scott and Saturday will be Don McGlasghan and the Seven Sisters, with the Reduction Agents and the Nudie Suites...cripes!

The full details in chronological order are
...and some fliers attached

Punches
...on tour with Voom and Sam Scott’s Bunnies on Ponies
Thursday 17th August., Dunedin, Arc Café (OK, that’s already happened!)
Friday 18th August, Christchurch, Dux de Lux.
Saturday 19th August, Wellington, Bodega.
Friday 25th August, Auckland, Dogs Bollix.
Saturday 26th August, Leigh, Leigh Sawmill Café

The Haints of Dean Hall
OK, so I know I said there aren’t too many chances to see them live – well, er, they are back. They enjoyed playing the songs so much a super enthusiastic crowd at the Odeon they had to do it again. Their album continues to get top notch reviews, in addition to five stars in the Sunday Star Times the Christchurch Press gave the album four and a half stars, Graham Reid lived it and plenty of other people have been giving them the big thumbs up.
Wednesday 23rd of August, with Jolie Holland at the Kings Arms
Thursday 24th of August, with The Broken Heartbreakers and Steve Abel

Don McGlashan and the Seven Sisters
Having just had the album nominated for Best Produced Album (along with Sean Donnelly and Ed Cake), and on the back of four weeks in the top 20, heaps of great reviews and lots of general goodness Don and his Seven Sisters decided it was time to get into the pub and strum it up!
Saturday 26th August at the Kings Arms with the Reduction Agents and the Nudie Suites.
26 Oct

Punches play two shows with Conan and Mockasins

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Thursday 26th of October at the Odeon with Ginger Brown (Auckland)

Saturday 28th October at the Grey Lynn Community Centre with the Sneaks and the Rock n Roll Machine (Auckland)

Both Shows $10
28 Jun

Punches Number One

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Nice to see the Punches track "Four Feet" at number one on the bFM top 10 this week. Look out for their EP later in the year...and if you wanna vote for them head to bFM