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Rabanne x Imani-J: Unlock The Night
In 2024, Rabanne introduced Million Gold For Her, a signature scent inspired by success that shines with confidence. Now, Million…
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…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: June 12th ft. Steve Lacy, JessB, Natanya, Paige, Imani-J, Wiki, & 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. Steve Lacy ‘the feeling’ Off the back of…
Imani-J puts herself first on unapologetic new single, ‘me > u’
Haitian-New Zealand artist Imani-J has shared her third single of the year, ‘me > you’, off the back of the 18-year-old R&B and Afrobeats rising stars recent releases, ‘something special’ and Bam Marley collab ‘talk is cheap’. Co-written with songwriter Antoine Harris during a songwriting trip in LA last year, ‘me > u’ is an…
NYC’s Wiki drops first new solo album in seven years, Ancient History
Wiki has been a longtime force of NYC’s underground hip-hop landscape since his beginnings in the rap trio Ratking a decade ago. Now he’s released Ancient History, his first new solo album in seven years via his own label Wikset Enterprise, following a string of acclaimed collaborative projects over the last few years, including projects with…
JessB finds hope in heartbreak on new single, ‘Not Today’
Last year, New Zealand rap force JessB dropped 3 More Nights in Amsterdam, a deluxe version of the Kenyan-New Zealand artist’s 2020 EP 3 Nights In Amsterdam released on the fan-favourite project’s five year anniversary. Now, she’s shared new single ‘Not Today’, the first offering from a new project marking the follow-up to her 2024…
Kelsey Lu returns with hypnotic first new album in seven years, So Help Me God
Kelsey Lu has unveiled her first new album in seven years, So Help Me God, the LA-based singer-songwriter and cellist’s sophomore LP following her breakout 2019 debut album, Blood. Co-produced with Jack Antonoff and Yves Rothman, on So Help Me God Kelsey Lu embarks on a bold new chapter of her avant-garde artistry, creating a surreal world spanning music,…
Eartheater shares luminous latest single, ‘Crown Jewel’
Last month, Eartheater announced her seventh album, Heavenly Body: If I’m the Bottle You’re the Message, with the release of single ‘Paradise Rains’. Ahead of the album’s arrival on July 14th, marking the follow-up to 2023’s Powders, the avant-garde experimental artist has unveiled the record’s latest offering, ‘Crown Jewel’. Expanding on the album’s deeply personal themes…
Overmono share second single from sophomore album, ‘Even Angels Ghost’ ft. Kindora
Last month, Overmono announced Pure Devotion, the sophomore album from the Welsh electronic duo made up of brothers Tom and Ed Russell, following their acclaimed 2023 debut album Good Lies. Off the back of lead single ‘Lockup’, the pair have unveiled ‘Even Angels Ghost’ featuring Kindora, the second offering from the forthcoming record due for…
Nia Archives shares moody 90s electronica inspired latest single, ‘Vertical’
British producer, singer-songwriter, and DJ force Nia Archives is releasing her sophomore album Emotional Junglist next month on July 17th, the follow-up to the acclaimed artist’s Mercury Prize nominated 2024 debut album, Silence Is Loud. Off the back of the first two singles, ‘Danger’ and ‘Boys In Blue’, she’s unveiled the record’s latest offering, ‘Vertical’….
London’s Natanya shares sugary-sweet dose of pop with new single, ‘CANDYLAND!’
Last year, emerging London artist Natanya shared a pair of projects, Feline’s Return and Feline’s Return Act II, cementing her path as a future pop powerhouse with co-signs from the likes of SZA, Tyler, The Creator, Ravyn Lenae, Doechii, PinkPantheress, and more. Now, following April release ‘DON’T ASK!”, she’s returned with her second single of the year,…
Steve Lacy announces new album Oh Yeah?, shares lush latest single ‘the feeling’
Off the back of his return with last years ‘Nice Shoes’, the artist’s first new music since his Best Progressive R&B Album Grammy-winning 2022 sophomore album Gemini Rights, Steve Lacy has shared a new single, ‘the feeling’. The track marks the second single from Lacy’s forthcoming third album Oh Yeah?, due for release on July…