Rachel Shearer has been played on NTS in shows including Great Southern Lands w/ James W, featured first on 23 June 2026. Songs played include Pastoral.

Rachel Shearer (aka Lovely Midget)

Rachel Shearer has released a series of projects and performed live under the moniker Lovely Midget since 1997 with a 10” vinyl release on US label ‘Ecstatic Peace’, a CD on NZ label Corpus Hermeticum in 2000,a 2003 CD release with US label Family Vineyard. Earlier experience harks back to the late 80’s/early 90’s with releases on NZ cassette label ‘Xpressway’ as part of the group Angelhead, Flying Nun and Siltbreeze releases with all girl avant-goth-rock group Queen Meanie Puss. Rachel combines her musical experimentations with a variety of sound practices - creating public sound installations, composing music for film, involvement as an experimental composer and performer in live events exploring the relationship between audio and the projected image, freelancing as a sound designer/sound editor for feature films, documentaries and television drama. Discography RACHEL SHEARER - DISCOGRAPHY Lovely Midget 1995-present Fakerie – DVD Family Vineyard (USA) 2008 Otherness - CD compilation and booklet Sonic Arts Network (UK) 2007 North Head - enhanced audio CD (includes video) Family Vineyard (USA) 2003 Woman Taken in Adultery compilation Glasvocht (Belgium)/Carbon Records(USA) 2002 Lovely Midget 7" Pink Air (NZ) 2001 Imperial Records Compilation Imperial Records (NZ) 2001 Lovely Midget with White Saucer and Guy C64 cassette Freedom-From (USA) 2001 Lovely Midget CD Corpus Hermeticum (NZ) 2000 Lovely Midget 10" Ecstatic Peace! (USA) 1996 White 8" lathe Lovely Midget Inn (NZ) 1996 Sings the Lost Chord 7" lathe Lovely Midget Inn (NZ) 1995 Queen Meanie Puss 1989 – 1990 The Darkling Siltbreeze (USA) 1992 The Beauty of Dogs Flying Nun (NZ) 1991 I heard the Devil call my Name (compilation) 7" Drag City (USA) 1991 Angelhead 1986 – 1989 Eat Jesus - Cassette Xpressway (NZ) 1989