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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…Central Cee announces CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS world tour coming to Auckland, NZ this June
Off the back of his debut album CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS, superstar UK rapper Central Cee has announced his CAN’T RUSH…Greatsouth explores climate change from an indigenous lens on new single, ‘it’s getting hotti’
Following his 2024 self-titled debut project under the new artist moniker, Papakura, South Auckland Māori indie-rock project Greatsouth (FKA Fable) has shared his first new music of the year, with latest single ‘it’s getting hotti’. With his raw melodies set against lofi guitar chords, reverberating riffs, and soft percussion, on ‘it’s getting hotti’ Greatsouth explores the…
Nauti drops unapologetic latest single, ‘Mind My French’
Last year, Aotearoa rapper Nauti dominated the local hip-hop scene with back to back projects including SL500 and CRASH DUMMY MUZIK. Back with his second single of the year following June track ‘Portals’, the Tāmaki Makaurau MC has dropped his latest release, ‘Mind My French’. With his clean flows and sharp penmanship hitting over crisp…
Aotearoa’s Coast Arcade share nostalgic new anthem, ‘Kids’
Ahead of their upcoming showcase at Brisbane’s BIGSOUND in September, Aotearoa indie-rock four-piece Coast Arcade have shared latest release, ‘Kids’, their second single of the year following ‘Acetone’. Oozing gritty Y2K energy with it’s reverberating guitar riffs, punchy drums, and brooding melodies, ‘Kids’ is a nostalgic anthem channelling the 2000’s in both it’s pop-rock sound…
Aotearoa’s Vayne & Madre team up again for new melodic-rap collab, ‘Toyota’
Teaming up again for their second collab of the year following May track ‘GLM (Girls Like Me)’, Aotearoa artists and real-life cousins Vayne and Madre have dropped a new single, ‘toyota’. Driven by local producer Stuss’ percussive beats once again following his production on ‘GLM’, ‘toyota’ continues to flaunt the pairs organic synergy and complimentary…
ASHY drops sultry R&B/Pop anthem, ‘Sweeter’
Rising New Zealand pop songstress ASHY drops the sultry R&B/Pop anthem, ‘Sweeter’ featuring Jarrod Gipson. ‘Sweeter’ ushers you into a world of intimate possibilities with a hypnotic intro before ASHY’s effervescent vocals captivate you. ‘Sweeter’ is a scintillating release for ASHY, as she fully leans into the pop-princess archetype. Detailing a late-night encounter, ASHY stirs…
Aotearoa’s Takatapunani debuts with fierce ballroom rap track, ‘Perfect Ten’
Emerging Aotearoa rapper Takatapunani (the project of Asher McCarten of House of Coven) has made her grand entrance as an artist with the release of debut single, ‘Perfect Ten’, released via Coco Solid’s independant label Kuini Qontrol. ‘Perfect Ten’ is an ode to the ballroom community in Aotearoa, pulling from the pioneering ballroom culture that…
Ethel Cain continues world building her second album with new synth-pop single, ‘Fuck Me Eyes’
Back in 2022, Florida-raised singer-songwriter Ethel Cain released her acclaimed debut album, Preacher’s Daughter, a highly conceptual record based upon her stage names fictional character and pulling from her own Southern upbringing. On August 8th, she’s set to release her anticipated sophomore album, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, marking her second project of the year…
Danny L Harle & PinkPantheress join forces for celestial rave fusion, ‘Starlight’
British electronic innovator and PC Music affiliate Danny L Harle has joined forces with electronic-pop princess PinkPantheress, with the release of new collab, ‘Starlight’. A match made in rave heaven, ‘Starlight’ sounds as celestial as it’s title suggests. Danny L Harle’s genre-blurring production intertwines a fusion of euphoric dance subgenres, from atmospheric, tension-building trance, to…
JID previews forthcoming album with new prelude EP, GDLU (Preluxe)
While he’s gearing up to release his next album God Does Like Ugly next month on August 8th, JID is giving fans a first taste of what to expect from the upcoming record in the form of a prelude EP, titled GDLU (Preluxe), made up of four tracks that “didn’t quite make the album”. Consisting of…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: July 4th ft. J Hus, Bktherula, Princess Nokia, RIIKI REID, Tyrun, Church, & 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. Bktherula ‘LOVESEXDREAMS’ Atlanta has long been a breeding…