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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…SNIFFERS SCOOP: April 3rd ft. Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE, Thundercat, SXMPRA, Arlo Parks, KNEECAP, & 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. Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, & SURFGANG ‘Home on…
Pōneke artist Clova intertwines rave and classical sounds on debut album, SPIRAL
Pōneke, Aotearoa producer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist Clova has shared the first half of her forthcoming double-sided debut album, SPIRAL. Studying orchestral composition by day and producing dance music by night, Clova’s artistry intertwines euphoric 90’s rave subgenres like jungle, UK garage, footwork, and house with live violin arrangements, crafting a sound that is as grand and…
MELODOWNZ shares effortless latest single from sophomore album BRON, ‘2EAZY / Same as before’
Off the back of singles this year including ‘West Auckland Shawty’ and ‘LTW (LUV THE WORLD)’, Aotearoa rap veteran MELODOWNZ has dropped ‘2EAZY / Same as before’, the latest single taken from the MC’s forthcoming sophomore album BRON. Due for release on April 17th, the new album is the follow-up to the artists acclaimed 2024…
Arlo Parks embraces club-rooted catharsis on new album, Ambiguous Desire
Acclaimed British artist Arlo Parks has shared Ambiguous Desire, the singer-songwriter’s third album following 2023’s My Soft Machine. Preceded by euphoric singles ‘2sided’, ‘Heaven’, and ‘Get Go’, the 12 track album is rooted in club-rooted release, telling tales of the nocturnal nightlife underground. Shedding inhibitions and finding liberation under the fluorescent lights of the club, the…
Thundercat shares fifth studio album, Distracted
Six years on from his last album, 2020’s It Is What It Is, Thundercat has shared his fifth studio album, Distracted, ahead of the acclaimed musician bringing the albums tour to Auckland, New Zealand’s Powerstation next month on May 3rd.Created in close collaboration with superproducer Greg Kurstin, with additional production contributions from Flying Lotus, Kenneth…
Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, & SURFGANG collide sonic worlds on new joint album, POMPEII // UTILITY
After years of existing in the same orbit as cult-favourite underground rap scholars, Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE have finally formally collided worlds with the release of the longtime close collaborators joint double album, POMPEII // UTILITY, created with NYC producer collective SURF GANG. The pair will be taking the album on the road with a…
WHO SHOT SCOTT shares high-octane latest single from debut album, ‘FAST CAR’
Back with another new release taken from the rapper/producer forces forthcoming debut album HAIRY, due for release on June 5th, Iraqi-New Zealand artist WHO SHOT SCOTT has shared new single and music video, ‘FAST CAR’. Continuing the running narrative of childhood reclamation tying together the storytelling of HAIRY, on ‘FAST CAR’ WHO SHOT SCOTT reminisces…
DC Maxwell connects with Bonnie “Prince” Billy for melancholic collab, ‘Half Real’
Ahead of the release of his forthcoming sophomore album The Singer, due for release on May 22nd, Aotearoa-raised, Naarm-based musician DC Maxwell has shared the records latest single, ‘Half Real’ featuring Bonnie “Prince” Billy. Written as a conversation between a younger and older version of himself, ‘Half Real’ pairs soft acoustic guitar strums with raw, melancholic songwriting…
KNEECAP drop defiant title track from upcoming album, ‘FENIAN’
Ahead of the release of the Irish hip-hop rebels upcoming album FENIAN’s release on May 1st, KNEECAP have shared the anticipated albums title track and music video, ‘FENIAN’. On ‘FENIAN’, KNEECAP fuse together raucous rap verses and buzzing electronic production, offering a defiant reclamation anthem rooted in resistance, cultural pride, and united community, as the…
Fred again.. recruits Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter for legendary B2B livestreamed set
Fred again.. had one of the craziest rollouts of last year with USB002, from constantly reimagining tracks with ever evolving remix iterations, to undertaking playing 10 shows in 10 cities around the world across ten weeks. Now, to close out the USB002 run, the British producer/DJ force has released a new live set filmed on…