"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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RECORDING BASS IN OLDER
One of my absolute favourite parts of being in OLDER is playing bass, which ought to be the case as I am primarily a bass player! Not writing songs, not mixing, not even releasing the album. There’s something about finally plugging the Rickenbacker in after months of ideas...
COMPARING BASSES
There’s a funny thing about instruments. Sometimes the one that’s technically better for you isn’t the one your heart chooses. I’m a bass player and I love basses. Over the years I’ve owned a few, played plenty more, and admired even more from afar at music shops, in...
HARMONY MAGIC
One of the things I love most about being in OLDER is Julie’s vocals. Not just the lead vocals, which are fantastic in themselves, but her ability to harmonise. The layers, textures and emotion that is created once those extra voices start weaving into the song is pure...
