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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…
Aotearoa’s Takatapunani debuts with fierce ballroom rap track, ‘Perfect Ten’
Emerging Aotearoa rapper Takatapunani (the project of Asher McCarten of House of Coven) has made her grand entrance as an artist with the release of debut single, ‘Perfect Ten’, released via Coco Solid’s independant label Kuini Qontrol. ‘Perfect Ten’ is an ode to the ballroom community in Aotearoa, pulling from the pioneering ballroom culture that…
Ethel Cain continues world building her second album with new synth-pop single, ‘Fuck Me Eyes’
Back in 2022, Florida-raised singer-songwriter Ethel Cain released her acclaimed debut album, Preacher’s Daughter, a highly conceptual record based upon her stage names fictional character and pulling from her own Southern upbringing. On August 8th, she’s set to release her anticipated sophomore album, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You, marking her second project of the year…
Danny L Harle & PinkPantheress join forces for celestial rave fusion, ‘Starlight’
British electronic innovator and PC Music affiliate Danny L Harle has joined forces with electronic-pop princess PinkPantheress, with the release of new collab, ‘Starlight’. A match made in rave heaven, ‘Starlight’ sounds as celestial as it’s title suggests. Danny L Harle’s genre-blurring production intertwines a fusion of euphoric dance subgenres, from atmospheric, tension-building trance, to…
JID previews forthcoming album with new prelude EP, GDLU (Preluxe)
While he’s gearing up to release his next album God Does Like Ugly next month on August 8th, JID is giving fans a first taste of what to expect from the upcoming record in the form of a prelude EP, titled GDLU (Preluxe), made up of four tracks that “didn’t quite make the album”. Consisting of…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: July 4th ft. J Hus, Bktherula, Princess Nokia, RIIKI REID, Tyrun, Church, & 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. Bktherula ‘LOVESEXDREAMS’ Atlanta has long been a breeding…
Aotearoa’s RIIKI REID shares nostalgic latest single, ‘Candy’
Back with her third single of the year following ‘Over Romantic’ and ‘Indulgent (Fruit)’, Aotearoa singer-songwriter RIIKI REID continues to channel an eternal summer with latest track, ‘Candy’. Written alongside Robby De Sa (The Veronicas, MAY-A, Coterie) and Phoebe Sinclair (Peptalk), ‘Candy’ finds REID awakening from the last two singles’ peak summer fantasies to be…
Aotearoa’s Tyrun shares playful side piece anthem, ‘So Good’
Back with his first new music of the year following breakout 2024 releases ‘do it’ and ‘sailor’, rising Niuean-Aotearoa artist Tyrun has shared his latest single, ‘So Good’. On ‘So Good’, Tyrun pens a playful and provocative R&B anthem “for all the side pieces”, over sultry-smooth R&B production from Aotearoa artist JARNA. Speaking to sneaky…
Theia weaves a powerful protest anthem with ‘Hoki Whenua Mai (Return The Land)’
Back with her first new music since politically-charged protest anthem and AMA nominated 2024 single ‘BALDH3AD!’, Aotearoa singer-songwriter Theia has unveiled ‘Hoki Whenua Mai (Return The Land)’, the latest single from her forthcoming debut album. Co-produced with Abraham Kunin (TE KAAHU, Dalai Lama, Home Brew, Jujulipps), Theia’s powerful, mana-heavy vocals express a scathing haka demanding indigenous Māori…
Rachel Leo captures the rush of anticipation on new synth-pop single, ‘Nightfall’
London-based, New Zealand artist Rachel Leo has dropped ‘Nightfall’, the singer-songwriter’s first new music of the year following 2024’s ‘Good God!’. Produced by Joel Jones (Will Swinton, Balu Brigada, alayna), ‘Nightfall’ pulls inspiration from viral book A Court of Mist and Fury from the ACOTAR series, while drawing from Leo’s own experiences of intense anticipation…
Clairo’s side project band Shelly share new double single release, Shelly 2
Shelly, the dream-pop supergroup originally formed during the pandemic between solo artists Clairo, Claud, Josh Mehling, and Noa Frances Getzug, have surprise released a new double-single, Shelly 2. While it once seemed like the band was just a pandemic side project, having only ever dropped a one-off pair of singles back in 2020, the band…