Dribbling Darts - Present Perfect (1993)

New Zealand folk-pop group Dribbling Darts was founded in 1989 by former Sneaky Feelings vocalist/guitarist Matthew Bannister, and was originally completed by ex-Remarkables bassist Alan Gregg and violinist Alice Bulmer. Originally dubbed the Dribbling Darts of Love, the trio debuted in 1991 with the EP Shoot; by the time of the follow-up EP, Florid Dabblers Voting, drummer Richard Foulkes, Jr. had been recruited, and was later replaced briefly by ex-Sneaky Feelings drummer Martin Durrant. The Dribbling Darts were silent for the next two years as Bannister and Bulmer focused on raising their child, but finally resurfaced in 1993 with the single "Hey Judith," quickly followed by the full-length Present Perfect.

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Sneaky Feelings ‎- Hard Love Stories (1988)

In 1988, they recorded their final LP 'Hard Love Stories' and toured Europe again, using Ross Burge (now Mutton Birds drummer) in place of Martin, who was unable to come due to work commitments in Wellington.

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Sneaky Feelings - Sentimental Education (1986)

First released as an LP in 1986, it was re-released with extra tracks as a CD the following year. Several of these extra tracks had previously been released as singles, including the band's biggest single, "'Husband House".

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Sneaky Feelings - Progress Junction (2017)

The twelve songs on Progress Junction were recorded over two years in bass player John Kelcher’s Christchurch studio. There was no plan when the band began recording, the four members just had a bunch of songs that suited the Sneaky Feelings sound and feel. As band put the album together they experimented by weaving in snippets of audio from New Zealand radio archives. Voices from the past started talking to the present.

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Sneaky Feelings - Send You (1983)

Filled with lush pop harmonies and southern psychedelia, Send You saw the the Sneaky Feelings expand their songwriting and sonic ambition beyond their early four track recordings. In comparison to some of their label mates the Sneaky Feelings exhaled a lighter, Byrds-like, touch but still retained the distinctive feel of many on the Flying Nun roster. With three band members (Matthew Bannister, David Pine and Martin Durrant) each contributing engaging songs to the album, Send You remains one of the great Flying Nun releases.

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Sneaky Feelings ‎– Positively George Street (1999)

Sneaky Feelings recorded three albums and a handful of EPs and singles for Flying Nun after making their debut alongside the Chills, Verlaine's and the Stones on the landmark Flying Nun release of 1982, the Dunedin Double EP. Some judicious re-mixing - not to mention careful baking of the original crumbling analogue tapes - has lifted a number of tracks out of the murk occasionally imposed by budget pressures on Flying Nun album sessions of the 1980's to give the compilation a fresher and lively sound.

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Various - The Dunedin Double EP (1982)

The Dunedin Double EP was a seminal record in New Zealand music. An unusual format, it contain two 45rpm 12" discs, and at nearly 50 minutes length, it is longer than many albums.  Released in 1982, the compilation was one of the first releases from the newly formed Flying Nun Records label (catalogue number DUN-1), which over the course of the next ten years was to become the biggest independent record label in New Zealand. Many of the label's top groups came from the South Island city of Dunedin, and established that southern city's music scene as the leading source of guitar-based bands in New Zealand throughout much of the decade. The bands from the city which had music released on Flying Nun were grouped under the loose banner of Dunedin Sound, and several of them went on to not only national but also international success.

The Dunedin Double EP established the names of four of these groups, each of which was represented on the double EP by one side. The four bands concerned were The Chills, Sneaky Feelings, The Stones, and The Verlaines. The Chills' song Kaleidoscope World in particular became very popular, gaining considerable airplay for the band (It later provided the title for the band's first album, a compilation of their early singles and EP tracks.  Though the sound quality of the Dunedin Double EP was distinctly lo-fi (it was recorded on portable 4-track), the release of this record provided a major impetus both for Flying Nun records and for the four bands involved, as well as providing inspiration and momentum to the music scene in Dunedin.

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