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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…
Casual Healing: Restoring Balance through the Elements on AHI, HAU, WAI, & ONE (Interview)
The four elements, AHI (fire), HAU (wind), WAI (water) and ONE (earth) represent balance, and together in harmony align fundamental foundations of both nature and the human experience. These elements are embodied on a series of EP’s from acclaimed Pōneke-based musician Nikau Te Huki, aka Casual Healing, concluding with the release of the long-anticipated fourth…
KNEECAP: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Interview)
Music is culture. That idea sits at the core of Irish hip-hop group KNEECAP. Proudly Irish, they’ve made a name for themselves not only through their genre-bending, electrifying releases but also through their unapologetic Northern Irish identity. Bursting onto the scene with larger-than-life personas, KNEECAP have since evolved from a trio out of Belfast into…
Aotearoa’s PARK RD share exhilarating latest single, ‘Burn Away’
Auckland-raised, now Sydney-based indie-rockers PARK RD have returned with a new single, ‘Burn Away’, marking their first release of the year and the latest offering from the bands anticipated second album. A high-octane, guitar heavy anthem, ‘Burn Away’ blazes with storming drums and exhilarating guitar shredding set against frontman Tom Chamberlain’s raw vocal grit. Singing “driving around…
Kelsey Lu shares tender new Sampha collab, ‘Better Than That’
Kelsey Lu has shared ‘Better Than That’ featuring Sampha, unveiling the third single from the avant-garde artists long-awaited new album So Help Me God, due for release on 12th June, following singles ‘Running To Pain’ and ‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’. Produced between Lu, Jack Antonoff, and Yves Rothman, Lu’s hypnotising vocals rise with…
JPEGMAFIA announces new album Experimental Rap, shares lead single ‘babygirl’
JPEGMAFIA has announced Experimental Rap, the hip-hop disruptors upcoming album following 2024’s I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU. The fittingly titled album is due for release on May 21st, and it’s announcement lands alongside lead single, ‘babygirl’. Built around a looped vocal sample, slapping 808’s, and shredding guitar riffs, the self-produced track finds Peggy…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: May 1st ft. Isaiah Rashad, KNEECAP, SXMPRA, Vince Staples, Zara Larsson, & 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. Isaiah Rashad ‘BOY IN RED’ ft. SZA TDE…
Isaiah Rashad shares introspective first new album in 5 years, IT’S BEEN AWFUL
TDE rapper Isaiah Rashad returned earlier this month with ‘SAME SH!T’, the Tennessee natives first new music after a five year break. Now, Rashad has unleashed his long-anticipated third album, IT’S BEEN AWFUL. A lot has happened in the past five years since his acclaimed 2021 sophomore album The House Is Burning, and on IT’S…
Aotearoa’s OSQAR ROSE embraces change on soulful new single, ‘Summertime’s Coming’
Returning with his first new music since 2024, Aotearoa singer-songwriter OSQAR ROSE has shared new single, ‘Summertime’s Coming’. Despite being released at the start of New Zealand’s winter season, ‘Summertime’s Coming’ encapsulates the bittersweet energy of emotional shift, renewal, and being on the brink of a transitional life change. Lacing warm, soulful pop melodies with…
SXMPRA: From Existential Crisis to Creative Breakthrough (Interview)
Since his 2021 breakout single ‘COWBELL WARRIOR!’, SXMPRA, the artist project of Kalem Tarrant, has risen from the underground to become one of New Zealand’s most successful musical exports. Still making music from his home studio based in Wellington, he possesses a cult following army of fans around the world. Earlier this year, he reached…
Aotearoa’s Letoa drops laidback latest single, ‘SPARKY’ ft. Ciscaux
In April, Samoan-New Zealand rapper Letoa appeared as a narrator across West Auckland MC MELODOWNZ’s sophomore album BRON. Now, Letoa has dropped a new single, ‘SPARKY’ featuring Ciscaux, the latest offering from the aesthetic rap pioneering rappers forthcoming project, Glocstarr 2. Enlisting San Diego artist Ciscaux for a guest verse, a close collaborator and prominent figure from the early…