Wellington is now a music powerhouse, with its diverse bands and musicians not only when topping the Kiwi charts, but progressively scoring big overseas.
The Flight of the Conchords' debut album - which went as high as No3 in the American charts in its first week in May - has sold more than than 170,000 copies in the United States. The gross revenue figures are more than three times the gross sales for the top-selling album in New Zealand last year, Led Zeppelin's Mothership.
Flight of the Conchords continues to be a big seller in New Zealand, having kaput platinum with sales of more than 15,000. It is No6 in the charts, and the No1-selling comedy album in the US.
Wellington singer-songwriter Pip Brown, below the list Ladyhawke, has had extended media insurance coverage in Britain this twelvemonth - even though her debut album is non released till next calendar month. The Observer newspaper last month named her one of the 50 coolest people of the year.
There are too high expectations for new albums by The Black Seeds and Fat Freddys Drop this year, as both continue to soar upwards in Europe.
Before securing their Emmy-nominated television system series, Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie signed with Seattle-based independent record label Sub Pop, best known for Nirvana.
Sub Pop spokesman Gabe Carter told The Dominion Post the show's popularity had been a big hike to sales.
"As an indie rock mark, we don't sign things thinking that they're going to blow up. The label itself has a history of admiring New Zealand bands."
Brown, 28, grew up in Masterton and formed Wellington rock band Two Lane Blacktop. For the past tense four years she has been based in Australia and Britain.
Speaking from London, Brown aforementioned she had been taken aback by recent coverage in the British media.
"Things are scarce getting more than and more than hilarious. It has been a slight bit strong for me to endure everything. It's kind of mounting up."
Brown recently performed at the Melt festival in Berlin which featured Bjork, Kate Nash and Franz Ferdinand.
The top-selling Fat Freddys Drop are likely to release their next album in November when they tour of duty Europe, including, for the first time, French cities outside Paris.
Spokeswoman Sarah Hunter said the band, which tours Europe annually, had become big in France.
"It had got Beatle-esque in Paris. They have never experienced anything like it. People were falling over themselves."
Hunter said the ring had postponed a short European
