Earth Grazer - Ha The Unclear

Ha the Unclear have released their Astigmatic! EP, featuring focus track 'Earth Grazer'. A jittery pop number that mixes levity with introspection, the song starts out pondering a missed encounter before devolving into a reflection on existential brevity amidst a meteor shower.

Astigmatic! sees the band rollick through five new tracks, and teases a full album release in 2027. Recorded with award-winning producer and engineer Tom Healy at his Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland studio, the EP is the band's first new material since they released their 2024 amalgam LP A Kingdom in a Cul-de-Sac (Think Zik!/Virgin).

Made with the stage in mind, Ha the Unclear are due to tour Astigmatic! across Aotearoa in November, giving fans in the four main centres an opportunity to experience the new material live

Since forming in 2014, Ha the Unclear have built a loyal following internationally and in Aotearoa; broken into the Top 10 on the Aotearoa Albums Chart; been longlisted twice for the APRA Silver Scroll; and have supported The Shins and toured with Courtney Barnett and The Dandy Warhols.

After showcasing at MaMA Festival and signing to a Paris-based imprint, the band made their European debut in 2024 with the release of A Kingdom... marked also by their first headline show on the continent, at Paris venue Supersonic. They were warmly received by French press and radio, including FIP – which described the record as "a kaleidoscopic and surreal pop journey."

As well as additional dates supporting Lime Garden (Paris) and Feldup (Nantes), A Kingdom in a Cul-de-Sac was praised by Le Figaro, Libération, Télérama, Rock & Folk and Rolling Stone France, with rotation on France Inter, FIP and Europe 2.

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