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Enter To Win: The Kirin Ichiban Listening Room Curated By Gilles Peterson lands in Auckland
Global vinyl DJ and Acid Jazz Records label founder Gilles Peterson is bringing his OG selector expertise to Auckland, New…Mallrat announces Light Hit My Face Like A Straight Right NZ tour with RIIKI REID
Off the back of her February sophomore album Light hit my face like a straight right, and sold out headline…
Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, & SURF GANG join forces for ‘Minty // Earth’, announce collab album
After years of their worlds colliding as longtime friends and collaborators, acclaimed underground hip-hop veterans Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE are joining forces for a joint double album POMPEII // UTILITY with NYC producer collective SURF GANG, due for release on April 3rd via 10k/Tan Cressida/SURF GANG Records. Alongside the album announcement, Earl, MIKE, and SURF GANG have dropped the albums lead…
Channel Tres shares dazzling dance floor remedy, ‘Medicine’
Back with his first new music of the year, Compton electronic producer/sing-songwriter Channel Tres has shared new single, ‘Medicine’. A dazzling dance floor remedy intertwining elements of disco, house, and, soul, ‘Medicine’ loops a radiant sample of legendary house music diva Crystal Waters’ 1994 hit ‘100% Pure Love’, overlayed with Tres’ sultry vocal tone speaking…
Tom Scott announces self untitled tour, shares ANITYA album b-sides Demos and Voice Memos
Last year, after almost two decades of renowned projects including Home Brew, Avantdale Bowling Club, and more, revered Aotearoa musician Tom Scott embarked on his first ever solo album under his own name, ANITYA, which topped charts and became instantly critically acclaimed. Now, Scott has announced his self untitled tour, bringing the album to live…
Ty Dolla $ign drops new project, girl music vol. 1 ft. Leon Thomas, Brandy, & more
Over the past few years, R&B savant Ty Dolla $ign has been everywhere – from working alongside Kanye West on 2024 collab albums VULTURES 1 and 2, to releasing his 2025 solo album TYCOON, to his countless guest appearances on tracks from Leon Thomas, to Ravyn Lenae, to Cordae, and many more as the indisputable…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: March 6th ft. Denzel Curry, Hans. & hanbee, Jonny Chopps, 2charm, & more
SNIFFERS SCOOP is a weekly recap of some of our favourite international and local New Zealand new music releases from the past week, updated every Friday. Sniff it out before others do, and find all of our weekly selects on our SNIFFERS SCOOP Spotify playlist. 1. Denzel Curry ‘MUTT THAT BIH’ ft. 1900Rugrat…
Filipino-NZ artist Ray Leslie returns with grooving Afrobeats rap anthem, ‘SEWED PIECES’
Filipino-New Zealand artist Ray Leslie has returned with a new single, ‘SEWED PIECES’ featuring Beckah Amani, the rappers first new music since her 2024 EP Fantasy & Future. ‘SEWED PIECES’ intertwines rich Afrobeats rhythms and grooving house with a soothing R&B hook from Brisbane artist Beckah Amani and laidback rap verses from Leslie, crafting a…
Aotearoa rappers FERBY and KOMMI join forces for chilling reclamation anthem, ‘TAKE IT BACK’
Back with her first new music since 2025, Aotearoa rapper FERBY has dropped a new single, ‘TAKE IT BACK’, a collaboration with Lyttelton-based Māori nonbinary rapper KOMMI. Produced by FERBY and arriving alongside a black and white music video directed by Connor Pritchard, the tracks dark, eerie trap production is laced between hazy verses from…
Club-pop provocateur Cobrah sheds layers on debut album, Torn
Since her debut in 2018, Swedish artist Cobrah has steadily risen into one of the most provocative electronic-pop voices, igniting dancefloors with her X-rated club-pop approaches. Now, following EP’s COBRAH (2022) and SUCCUBUS (2023), Cobrah has unveiled her debut album, Torn. Written and creative directed entirely herself with production assistance from Isac Hördegård, Hannes Roovers, Illangelo, Machinedrum, and Tove…
West Auckland post-surf rockers Double Parked break the stigma with new sophomore EP, Rosary
West Auckland post-surf rockers Double Parked have unveiled their sophomore EP Rosary, the bands first new project since their cult favourite 2023 debut EP Lost in the Groove. Rooted in raw shared experiences between five best friends and band mates, Double Parked deliver some of their most confronting and confessional storytelling to date on Rosary….
mikeyy returns with therapeutic dance track, ‘lights’
Back with his first new music since 2025’s breathe EP, Iraqi-New Zealand producer, singer-songwriter, and DJ multifaceted force mikeyy has shared his latest single, ‘lights’. With his signature emotive lyricism and therapeutic dance floor healing approaches pulsing through the track, ‘lights’ opens with the serene, soothing sound of birds chirping before launching into a glowing…