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- 1 2 "The Puddle" on Fishrider Records' website
- ↑ "The Amps' page on Up The Punks"
- ↑ Gilchrist, Shane. "Best Kind Of Momentum", Otago Daily Times, 4 July 2009
- ↑ "The Puddle" on Fishrider Records' website"
- ↑ Dass, Kiran. "Voodoo Rocker", The Listener, 23 August 2008
- 1 2 3 Chilton, Chris. "Puddle Deep, Mountain High", Southland Times, 8 July 2011
- ↑ Entry for KFJC 89.7 FM Presents The Dunedin Sound on Discogs.com
