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Aotearoa/New Zealand’s Nik Brinkman envelopes us in a shimmering veil of dreamy pop in his sophomore album ‘World Within’. – Backseat Mafia
There is a dreamy heartbreakingly beautiful shimmer to the new album from Aotearoa/New Zealand artist Nik Brinkman that glows like the stars over the expansive southern hemisphere skies. Brinkman last blew us away here at Backseat Mafia back in 2021 with his debut album ‘Secret Stairs’ (see my review here) and in the intervening time has been utilising his skills with other artists as well as moving to a new town and reinvigorating his music writing and recording process. Brinkman says of the new material: I wanted to escape the world of modern music tools for this album and make a record with no MIDI and also an album I could…
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‘Where Are You Now?’ – Aotearoan dream pop King, Nik Brinkman, dials up the shimmering jingle jangle sounds with new single. – Backseat Mafia
Ahead of the release of his new album ‘World Within’, New Zealand dream pop artist Nik Brinkman has followed up his first single in a few years, ‘Long Way To Go’, with a second positively shimmering release, ‘Where Are You Now’. With languid laid back vocals channeling Jim Reid from The Jesus and Mary Chain, the instrumentation is bedded firmly in a delicious 12-string jingle jangle heaven that chimes like ringing bells in the ether. The song reflects on the struggle of being caught in memories of the past, unable to move on. Brinkman says: I wanted to capture that feeling of emotional yearning and isolation—like being stuck on a fast-spinning…
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New Zealand’s Nik Brinkman releases the shimmering new single ‘Long Way To Go’ ahead of new album. – Backseat Mafia
‘Long Way to Go’ is the new single from New Zealand dream pop artist Nik Brinkman’s upcoming album ‘World Within’, and it’s a welcome return. Brinkman last blew us away here at Backseat Mafia back in 2021 with his debut album ‘Secret Stairs’ (see my review here) and in the intervening time has been utilising his skills with other artists as well as moving to a new town and reinvigorating his music writing and recording process. Brinkman says of the new matarial: I wanted to escape the world of modern music tools for this album and make a record with no MIDI and also an album I could easily translate…
