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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…
New Zealand indie-pop band Borderline unveil debut EP, Chrysalis
Breakout New Zealand indie-pop four-piece Borderline have unveiled their debut EP, Chrysalis, alongside the announcement of an upcoming Aotearoa and Australia tour. Intertwining lush dream-pop melodies with jolting bass lines and reverberating guitar riffs, latest single ‘Breakdown’ captures the essence of the bands anthemic, shimmery indie-pop sound, with lyrics speaking to an infatuation so strong it…
London-based, New Zealand artist ives. shares melancholic latest single, ‘Lonely Tears’
Back with her second release of the year following ‘Babylon’, London-based, New Zealand artist ives. has shared ‘Lonely Tears’, the second single from her forthcoming debut album, Siren, due for release on October 3rd. A haunting, melancholic expression of isolation, ‘Lonely Tears’ finds the artists ethereal melodies intertwined with icy piano chords, sparkling guitars, and…
Chet Faker returns with emotionally-charged new single, ‘Far Side Of The Moon’
Acclaimed Australian-born singer-songwriter and producer Chet Faker has retuned with his first new music in two years, ‘Far Side Of The Moon’. An emotionally-charged contemplation of longing and love lost, Faker describes the track of being about “stretching yourself too thin for someone you love to the point where it’s not healthy for the relationship…
Sudan Archives announces new album THE BPM, alongside latest double single ‘MY TYPE’ / ‘YEA YEA YEA’
LA-based avant-garde R&B singer-songwriter and violinist Sudan Archives has announced her third album, ‘THE BPM’, the follow-up to her acclaimed 2022 album Natural Brown Prom Queen. Due for release on October 17th via Stones Throw, the announcement lands alongside new double single release, ‘MY TYPE’ / ‘YEA YEA YEA’. With it’s pulsing, dance floor ready house…
FKA twigs reopens the EUSEXUA portal with first track from deluxe album, ‘Perfectly’
Half a year on from her acclaimed January album EUSEXUA, FKA twigs has shared ‘Perfectly’, the first single from the forthcoming deluxe version of the record, DELUXUA, which is yet to receive a release date. The new single arrives after twigs teased it out during her European tour and recent festival performances, and finds her…
Tāmaki Makaurau’s Awning share raw debut self-titled album
Awning, the Tāmaki Makaurau based band made up of vocalist/guitarist and visual artist Christian Dimick, drummer Riley Noonan, bassist Damin McCabe and guitarist Ethan Broughton, have released their debut self-titled album, following celebrated EP’s including 2023’s My Friends Dog and 2024’s Gold Star. Recorded over three days at Roundhead Studios with engineer De Stevens, the…
Tyla shares steamy new summer bop, ‘IS IT’
South African Afro-pop star Tyla has shared ‘IS IT’, her second single of the year following May’s ‘BLISS’. A steamy, dance floor ready summer bop, ‘IS IT’ finds the artist picking up an assertive tone as she asks provocative questions like, “is it the fucks that I don’t give? Is it the men that I…
British underground rap star fakemink drops distorted new single, ‘Under Your Skin’
Prolific star of British underground rap, fakemink has been taking the internet by storm this year with tracks like ‘LV Sandals’, ‘Easter Pink’, and Bladee and Mechatok collab ‘MAKKA’, with his distinctive left-field sound pulling from a distorted mesh of cloud rap, jerk, and electroclash. Now, the rising rapper / producer has shared another new…
Ōtautahi alt-pop artist Emily C. Browning shines on debut album, PRIMARY
Silver Scroll-nominated Ōtautahi-based alt-pop artist and producer Emily C. Browning shines on her debut album, ‘PRIMARY’. The 11-track album is the product of five years of independent production and songwriting, making a confident arrival after months of steady momentum and a string of scintillating single releases. Emily C. Browning is bold and vibrant across ‘PRIMARY’….
Maxo Kream drops gritty Tyler, The Creator produced track, ‘Cracc at 15’
Houston rapper Maxo Kream and Tyler, The Creator have become a close-knit power duo over the last few years, collaborating on tracks like ‘BIG PERSONA’ and ‘CRACC ERA’. Now, Maxo has enlisted Tyler for production on his latest single, ‘Cracc at 15′. Recounting gritty stories of his teenage drug dealer days with bars like “I…