Ha the Unclear

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Ha the Unclear have announced their first new material since 2024, 'Cumberland St (Astigmatic)'. It's the first single from the group's forthcoming EP, Astigmatic! – due out 16 October.Of the track, vocalist Michael Cathro says:The song came from living in Dunedin after being away for a long time – Cumberland Street is this stretch of State Highway 1 going through the city, past the hospital and the university with heaps of traffic lights. The way the phasing is set up, you can get all greens, but your timing has to be very particular.So, it started off being about these small joys. And I wanted to pair this with a very early memory of pointing out stars to my parents on a Dunedin evening, not realising they were just streetlights on the opposite hill – which became the chorus.Recorded with producer Tom Healy at his Auckland studio, 'Cumberland St (Astigmatic)' is the band's first new material since they released their amalgam album A Kingdom in a Cul-de-Sac in 2024 on Think Zik!/Virgin.…

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