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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…
Overmono announce second album Pure Devotion, share lead single ‘Lockup’
Overmono, the Welsh electronic duo made up of brothers Tom and Ed Russell, have announced their second album, Pure Devotion. Due for release on August 7th via XL Recordings, the record follow up the pairs acclaimed 2023 debut album Good Lies, and today they share lead single, ‘Lock Up’. Born after reading Simon Reynolds’ book Rip it Up…
Eartheater announces new album with the release of transcendent lead single, ‘Paradise Rains’
Eartheater, the acclaimed project of avant-garde musician Alexandra Drewchin, has announced her seventh album, Heavenly Body: If I’m the Bottle You’re the Message, due for release on July 14th via her label Chemical X. The LP follows on from Eartheater’s 2023 album Powders, and today she’s unveiled lead single, ‘Paradise Rains’. An homage to the family…
Aotearoa multidisciplinary artist LILA JNR shares tender debut single, ‘Promise’
LILA JNR, the artist project of Samoan, Te Whanganui-a-Tara based singer-songwriter, composer, and multidisciplinary artist Lila Crichton has shared his debut single. ‘Promise’. The release arrives following a mesmerising exclusive live video performance of the song at Ahumairangi studio released last week, and marks the first offering from an upcoming EP set to be released via…
DC Maxwell shares title track from forthcoming album, ‘The Singer’
Aotearoa-raised, Naarm-based musician DC Maxwell has shared ‘The Singer’, the latest single and title track taken from the artists forthcoming sophomore album, due for release on May 22nd. The new album marks the follow-up to Maxwell’s celebrated 2023 Taite Prize nominated debut album Lone Rider, and arrives off the back of acclaimed single releases including…
Takatapunani embodies main character energy on new club-rap single, ‘ONLY GIRL’
Last year, Takatapunani, the project of Tāmaki Makaurau rapper Asher McCarten (Ngāpuhi), shared her debut single ‘PERFECT 10’ – establishing her place as a rising star blending queer ballroom culture with underground rap. This year, she dropped raunchy club-rap collab ‘FILTHY BASS’ with acclaimed musician and Kuini Qontrol label founder Coco Solid, before the pair performed together…
Tkay Maidza assets her authority on new amapiano fusion single, ‘Pressed’
After returning with March release ‘Must Be’, marking the first new offering from the Zimbabwe-born, Australia-raised artist since her acclaimed 2023 album Sweet Justice, boundary-pushing rap and R&B artist Tkay Maidza has shared another new single, ‘Pressed’. Built around a knocking, hypnotic club-ready pulse, ‘Pressed’ places Maidza’s sultry yet equally razor-sharp rap flows against a…
LEAO share heartfelt ode to Samoa with new single, ‘LALELEI’
LEAO, the Samoan musical project formed between guitarist/vocalist David Feauai-Afaese, bassist Navakatoa Tekela-Pule, steel guitarist Levi Gemmell and drummer Rāhana Tito-Taylor, have shared their latest single ‘LALELEI’, via Noa Records. The new track marks the final single from their forthcoming album THE SAMOA TAPES, and lands ahead of the band embarking on a trip to…
Charli xcx kicks off new era with latest juxtaposing single, ‘Rock Music’
Off the back of her February Wuthering Heights album soundtrack and the grand finale of the BRAT era with her mockumentary film The Moment, Charli xcx has kicked off a new musical era, releasing latest single ‘Rock Music’ and b-side track ‘I Keep On Thinking Bout You Every Single Day And Night’, the latter track…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: May 8th ft. Kelela, JPEGMAFIA, PARK RD, WHO SHOT SCOTT, & 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. Kelela ‘linknb’ After returning last month with…
Babe Wlknz (Adam Tukiri) & icey.zyl join forces for joint rap project, Split Personalities
Off the back of his February album Did I hurt Somebody?, Aotearoa rapper/producer Adam Tukiri (FKA Dharmarat) has dropped Split Personalities, released under new pseudonym Babe Wlknz. The new project is made in collaboration with South African-born, Aotearoa-raised producer and artist icey.zyl, the Tamaki Makaurau producer behind hits from artists including JessB, Nauti, Rubi Du, and…