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Ski Mask the Slump God announces Auckland Show
HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! Off the back of the release of his highly-anticipated sophomore album, 11th Dimension, American rapper Ski…
Sailor Jerry x Tattoo Tales Episode 2: Lucky Lance
Tattoo Tales is a series acquainting us deeper with some of our favourite local artists through the intimate and personal…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: March 28th ft. Kali Uchis, Rico Nasty, Casual Healing & MĀ, Eartheater & Shygirl, Yung Lean, & 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. Kali Uchis ‘Sunshine & Rain…’ A year on…
Pōneke rapper and singer-songwriter, MĀ, releases her latest album, Blame It On The Weather
Spanning 12 tracks and featuring collaborations from the likes of Mato Wayuhi, Romi Wrights, and Jordan with a Why, Blame it on the Weather is the latest addition to the discography of Te Whanganui-a-Tara-based rapper, singer-songwriter and producer, MĀ. An almost four-year development following the release of her 2021 self-produced full length debut, Breakfast With…
Kali Uchis unveils ‘Sunshine & Rain…’, the lead single from forthcoming fifth album, Sincerely
A year on from Orquídeas, her acclaimed fourth album and second Spanish language project, Kali Uchis has unveiled ‘Sunshine & Rain…’, the lead single from her forthcoming recently announced fifth studio album, Sincerely. Capturing her timeless essence over serene, jazz-infused production, Uchis’ tranquil melodies sing of the grounding effects of unconditional love in spite of seasonal mood…
Yung Lean shares ‘Babyface Maniacs’, the second single from upcoming album Jonatan
After announcing his fifth studio album, Jonatan, and sharing the record’s lead single, ‘Forever Yung’ in February, constantly shapeshifting Swedish artist Yung Lean has dropped the albums second single, ‘Babyface Maniacs’. With the upcoming records title stripping back the layers of Lean’s multiple alias’, where he’s explored a range eclectic soundscapes under indie-folk project under…
Eartheater and Shygirl join forces for alluring double single release, ‘Shark Brain’ & ‘Dolphin’
Joining forces for their first official collab after Eartheater’s remix of Shygirl track ‘Wildfire’ on her 2023 Nymph_O remix album, avant-garde electronic-pop artists Eartheater and Shygirl have shared a new collaborative double single release, ‘Shark Brain’ and ‘Dolphin’. Back in 2023, Eartheater revealed that her sixth studio album Powders would be the first of two…
Anycia, GloRilla & Karrahbooo join forces for Southern rap it girl collab, ‘NEVER NEED’
Back with her first new music of the year, Atlanta rapper Anycia has joined forces with GloRilla and Karrahbooo for new collab, ‘NEVER NEED’, the first single from Anycia’s upcoming Gangsta Grillz mixtape with DJ Drama, Grady Baby, set for release later this year. A crossover of Southern rap it girls, with bouncy, upbeat production from the Spaceboy duo EJ…
Casual Healing releases spellbinding new single ‘Hypersensitive’, featuring MĀ
Pōneke-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Casual Healing (Nikau Te Huki) returns with the hypnotic new single, ‘Hypersensitive’, featuring MĀ. Produced at Te Whare Chur by Te Huki, ‘Hypersensitive’ enlists a poetic display from one of the most authentic rappers in Aotearoa, MĀ. The track is enchanting, combining various influences while still enveloped by Te Huki’s Te…
Will McClean announces new T Boogie collab project alongside laidback latest single, ‘We Gon’ Make It’
Off the back of his 2024 EP WALKING THE WALK and recent live compilation Live Vol. 1, Wellington, New Zealand hip-hop artist Will McClean has shared his latest single, ‘We Gon’ Make It’. the first offering of an upcoming collaborative album with producer T BOOGIE. With his thoughtful, introspective lyrical meditations and intricate rhymes, on ‘We…
Aotearoa’s Lucy Gray unveils confessional new indie-pop bop, ‘Soft Spoken’
Following the success of her 2024 debut EP Whole Life Waiting, rising Ōtautahi, Aotearoa singer-songwriter Lucy Gray has unveiled her first new music of the year, ‘Soft Spoken’. With her lush pop melodies taking centre stage, on ‘Soft Spoken’ Lucy’s confessional songwriting pens intimate lyrics speaking to delusionally romanticising the idea of someone who might…
Rico Nasty shares sugary-sweet new trap-pop single, ‘ON THE LOW’
Following last month’s new single ‘TEETHSUCKER (YEA3X) and announcement of her upcoming third album LETHAL, due for release on May 16th. Rico Nasty has unveiled the records second single, ‘ON THE LOW’. Off the back of the emo-rap and rock influences on bass line heavy lead single ‘TEETHSUCKER (YEA3X), ‘ON THE LOW’ finds Rico leaning…