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Ty Dolla $ign: The Defining Features
For a decade now, it’s been damn near impossible to avoid hearing Ty Dolla $ign. And we’re not complaining, because…
adidas to Asics: Our Fave Sneakers From Hype DC Wellington
With things slowly moving back to normality in New Zealand, stores have opened up their doors once more, and that…
Fana Hues shares music video for her latest single, ‘Snakes x Elephants’
Rising Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Fana Hues has shared her latest single, ‘Snakes x Elephants’, alongside the announcement of her forthcoming debut project, Hues, out December 11th. An honest account of loyalty and betrayal, soulful, slow-burning production provides a candid canvas for Fana Hughes to air out toxic relationships and fake friends with ulterior motives…
The Leers release surfy new album, ‘The Only Way Out Is In’
Following on from their 2016 debut album, ‘Are You Curious?’ The Leers return with surfy sophomore album, ‘The Only Way Out Is In’. Recorded in LA before the pandemic struck and the world halted, the EP was formed over a short 2-week period at Mad Muse Studios (via their US label, In Flight Music Group)….
SNIFFERS SCOOP 011: ft. Megan Thee Stallion, slowthai, Eno x Dirty, Shygirl, and 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. Biig Piig ‘Feels Right’ Known for her…
Megan Thee Stallion drops her long-awaited debut album, Good News
After taking out GQ’s rapper of the year title earlier this week, Megan Thee Stallion has shared her long-awaited debut album, Good News. With the 17 track albums aesthetic themed around media tabloids, Megan serves all her naked truth on the album cover, her stripped-down raps broadcasting raw facts in the same fashion as the…
Back-to-back, Tierra Whack releases two new singles; ‘Peppers and Onions’ and ‘feel good’
Back-to-back, Tierra Whack releases two new singles; ‘Peppers and Onions’ and ‘feel good’ On ‘Peppers and Onions’, over a production composed of whistling and tongue popping sounds, atop a mixture of bouncing synth punches, Whack professes her entanglement between aiming to be an icon and a regular person. By discussing her day-to-day experiences and introspective…
Pacific Heights enlists CHAII and Kings for whirlwind collab ‘405’
Pacific Heights, the project of New Zealand producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Devin Abrams, has recruited CHAII and Kings for a whirlwind new collaboration, ‘405’. The latest single follows Pacific Heights’ recent release ‘The Weight Of It’ featuring UK electronic maestro Steve Spacek, Abrams’ first solo release since the critically acclaimed 2018 album A LOST LIGHT. Abrams’ rattling percussion…
slowthai shares new single ‘nhs’, alongside details of his sophomore album
UK MC slowthai has shared a new single, ‘nhs’, alongside the announcement of his forthcoming sophomore album, Tyron. A slow-burning reflection, slowthai raps over intricate chords and subtle drum loops, accounting the complexities of mental health on the UK’s National Health Service referencing track. ‘nhs’ arrives with a music video finding slowthai isolating in his…
Niko Walters shares his debut album, Escape
New Zealand singer/songwriter Niko Walters has shared his debut album, Escape. A breezy, blissed-out collection of contemporary soul with elements of R&B, pop, and hip hop, Niko Walters’ debut album arrives as a serene summer refreshment, with credits from renowned New Zealand producer Rory Noble and singer-songwriter/rapper Mikey Dam. Released with a short film montage…
Eno x Dirty drop double single, ‘GETURSELF2GETHA / Utu’
Auckland rap tag team Eno x Dirty have shared a new double single, ‘GETURSELF2GETHA / Utu’, mixed and mastered in Red Bull studios by Ben Lawson. The new pair of single’s arrives after the release of Eno x Dirty’s recent Live at Rhythm & Vines 2019 EP. Their first new material since the rapper/producer duo…
October and the Eyes reveals her debut EP, Dogs and Gods
London by way of New Zealand singer/songwriter and producer October and The Eyes (FKA October) has shared Dogs and Gods, her debut EP under the new pseudonym. The 23-year-old New Zealand raised musician moved to London last year to further her music career, and after being introduced to her new independent record label, Kro Records,…