It’s not often there are three homegrown album in the official charts, but with the recent international success of Lorde, David Dallas, and Stan Walker (because hugging Beyoncé is just about the definition of “international success”), it’s clear we’re riding a wave. And now Godzone’s Connan Mockasin has released his second album, Caramel. “I have to admit that at this point, I’m pretty sick of hearing that wah-and-flanger-processed, jangle pop guitar sound ... then I heard Connan Mockasin’s Caramel ... and I realized that I had it all wrong,” wrote The Fader's Emilie Friedlander. Have a listen.