"With Selfie, Older has created a classic. A collection of songs that spans years of observing, feeling, daring to be individual, whilst staying focused on the here and now."
Paul Goddard, Muzic.nz, August 2025
OLDER The Band
OLDER have a passion for producing biting social commentary that takes a hard swipe at modern life. Jel Legg & Julie Legg produce music that is laden with antipathy for mainstream culture and is seasoned with an alternative point of view, wrapped up in a layer of respectability. They champion the creative thinker and the under dog yapping in the wind.
Being driven by a love for high-energy alternative rock music, their productions can be both simple and cinematic while their lyrics question everything and assume nothing. As a result of never being constrained by genre their albums are accessible to a diverse audience.
The band are ambiverts living away from people in rural New Zealand, happy in their own space and never more so than in their own Studio109. When they 'go out to play' they love to hang with interesting, creative types and engage deeply. Jel & Julie don't really fit in any scene, and they quite like it that way. Together, as OLDER, their 'inner child' is alive and well and they are proud to define their own space in the world of music.
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ROYALTIES – THINK SYNC
In the age of streaming, where musicians get paid bugger all for a play, I thought it might be worth talking about royalties. I don’t know the exact figure these days, but it feels like something ridiculous — three-tenths of a thousandth of a cent per stream. Whatever...
MY WORST EVER GIGS
People occasionally ask musicians about their best gigs. That’s easy enough – the packed venues, the great audiences, the nights when everything clicks and you walk off stage thinking, “Yes, that’s why we do this.” The more interesting question is this: What’s the worst gig you’ve ever done?...
CHEAP GUITAR VS NOT SO CHEAP GUITAR
People can get surprisingly passionate about guitars. The wood, pickups, brand, country it was made in, year it was built, shape of the headstock, its pedigree – the list seems endless. Me? I own two. One is a Yamaha Pacifica that cost me about $700. I’ve had it...
