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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: May 8th ft. Kelela, JPEGMAFIA, PARK RD, WHO SHOT SCOTT, & 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. Kelela ‘linknb’ After returning last month with…
Babe Wlknz (Adam Tukiri) & icey.zyl join forces for joint rap project, Split Personalities
Off the back of his February album Did I hurt Somebody?, Aotearoa rapper/producer Adam Tukiri (FKA Dharmarat) has dropped Split Personalities, released under new pseudonym Babe Wlknz. The new project is made in collaboration with South African-born, Aotearoa-raised producer and artist icey.zyl, the Tamaki Makaurau producer behind hits from artists including JessB, Nauti, Rubi Du, and…
Little Simz shares new EP, SUGAR GIRL
Little Simz has returned with a new EP, SUGAR GIRL, the North London rappers first new project since her acclaimed 2025 album Lotus. Laced together with her renowned, razor-sharp wordplay and commanding lyricism, SUGAR GIRL’s 4 tracks finds Little Simz cementing her position as one of the UK’s most compelling MC’s, while showcasing the multifaceted…
6LACK recruits Young Thug for latest Love Is The New Gangsta single, ‘Ashin the Blunt’
Off the back of singles ‘Bird Flu’ and 2 Chainz collab ‘Sunday Again’, 6LACK has shared ‘Ashin the Blunt’ featuring Young Thug, the third offering from the Atlanta artists forthcoming album, Love Is The New Gangsta, due for release on May 22nd. ‘Ashin the Blunt’ brings together two of Atlanta’s most distinct voices, marking 6LACK…
WHO SHOT SCOTT takes back control on new UK garage charged single, ‘PEAKED IN HIGH SCHOOL’
Ahead of the release of the rapper/producers anticipated debut album HAIRY, due for release on June 5th, Iraqi-New Zealand hip-hop disruptor WHO SHOT SCOTT has shared the records latest single, ‘PEAKED IN HIGH SCHOOL’. Lacing together high-charged UK garage drum patterns with distorted guitars, deep, driving bass lines, and assertive raps, on ‘PEAKED IN HIGH…
Aotearoa’s RENÉE intersects dance and neo-soul on debut EP, DISCLOSURE
Rising Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist RENÉE has shared her debut EP, DISCLOSURE, alongside its latest single, ‘SEE ME LEAVING’. Blending a genre-defying fusion of sounds between neo-soul, R&B, and electronic, over 4 tracks DISCLOSURE intersects upbeat, dancefloor ready rhythms with songwriting immersed in self-discovery and emotional depth. The projects latest single, ‘SEE ME LEAVING’, finds RENÉE…
Kelela announces new album, shares latest single ‘linknb’
After returning last month with ‘idea 1’, the avant-garde R&B artists first new music since her acclaimed 2023 album Raven, Kelela has announced her anticipated third album, new avatar. Due for release on July 10th, today she’s unveiled the records second single, ‘linknb’. Co-produced between Kelela and Oscar Scheller, ‘linknb’ is built around a metallic, distorted…
Casual Healing: Restoring Balance through the Elements on AHI, HAU, WAI, & ONE (Interview)
The four elements, AHI (fire), HAU (wind), WAI (water) and ONE (earth) represent balance, and together in harmony align fundamental foundations of both nature and the human experience. These elements are embodied on a series of EP’s from acclaimed Pōneke-based musician Nikau Te Huki, aka Casual Healing, concluding with the release of the long-anticipated fourth…
KNEECAP: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Interview)
Music is culture. That idea sits at the core of Irish hip-hop group KNEECAP. Proudly Irish, they’ve made a name for themselves not only through their genre-bending, electrifying releases but also through their unapologetic Northern Irish identity. Bursting onto the scene with larger-than-life personas, KNEECAP have since evolved from a trio out of Belfast into…
Aotearoa’s PARK RD share exhilarating latest single, ‘Burn Away’
Auckland-raised, now Sydney-based indie-rockers PARK RD have returned with a new single, ‘Burn Away’, marking their first release of the year and the latest offering from the bands anticipated second album. A high-octane, guitar heavy anthem, ‘Burn Away’ blazes with storming drums and exhilarating guitar shredding set against frontman Tom Chamberlain’s raw vocal grit. Singing “driving around…