Whale Rider (20TH Anniversary) AwaitingStock Produced by long-time collaborator Charlie

Produced by long-time collaborator Charlie Andrew

New Zealand rockers the Beths match garage energy with sweet vocals for a memorable debut album

As the two begin to build trust and find stability

” according to George

sees the band open a bold new chapter and is easily their heaviest

Whale Rider (20TH Anniversary) AwaitingStock Produced by long-time collaborator CharlieIN THE WAYS OF THE ANCIENTS SHE FOUND A HOPE FOR THE FUTURE On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11 year old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes