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Here they come, ready or not

I’m sitting in the Purcells’ Sandringham home. Albert Purcell and Elijah Manu — the two Auckland teenagers of local rap duo Church & AP — are running late. It’s understandable — they’ve just come off the back of a 12-show summer tour, multiple sets for local media, and a surprise slot at Auckland’s Laneway festival. Last night, they spent the night out south, working on new music. They’re exhausted, but they seem to like it that way.

If you don’t know the name by now, allow the 17- and 18-year-olds to

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