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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…
Fontaines D.C. recruit ROSALÍA for dazzling duet, ‘Where Is Gone?’
Ahead of the release of their fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber, due for release this Friday October 16th via XL Recordings, Irish punk-rock five-piece Fontaines D.C. have unveiled the record’s only collaborative release, ‘Where Is Gone?’ featuring ROSALÍA. Enlisting the hypnotic vocals of visionary Spanish musician ROSALÍA, ‘Where Is Gone?’ reveals a softer side to the…
NZ’s New Gen x New Balance ABZORB 2000: Lucy Gray, Takatapunani, & AKL MADZ
In celebration of the New Balance ABZORB 2000, we brought together three artists at the forefront of New Zealand’s new generation, Lucy Gray, Takatapunani, and AKL MADZ. Together, they explore growing up in the 2000’s, what it means to be a gen-z artist, and how they pull inspiration from the past while pushing forward the…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: October 9th ft. Where’s Jai, Skin on Skin, Awning, B0YG1RL, Slayyyter, & 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. Slayyyter ‘i think he’s got a girl’ After…
Skin on Skin returns with euphoric new single and video, ‘Someone Like You’
Back with his second release of the year following ‘Feel So Good Around U’, Sudanese-Australian electronic producer and DJ force Skin On Skin has kicked off the Australasian summer season with a new single release, ‘Someone Like You’ With his signature sonic collage of techno, house, and hip-hop, ‘Someone Like You’ layers thumping four-on-the-floor rhythms,…
Aotearoa indie-rockers PARK RD share latest BOYHOOD single, ‘Floodlights’
Aotearoa indie-rockers PARK RD have shared ‘Floodlights’, the latest single from their anticipated second album, BOYHOOD, due for release November 13th, following their acclaimed 2024 debut album The Novel. The track lands alongside the announcement of an Australasian tour in support of the new record this November, where the band are set to play in…
Slayyyter announces inverse album wor$t man in america, shares latest single ‘i think he’s got a girl’
After the cultural reset that was her breakout third album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA in March, Slayyyter has evolved from an underground cult-favourite pop disruptor to the it-girl superstar of the moment, set to make her long-awaited New Zealand debut at Tāmaki Makaurau’s Laneway Festival on February 21st, 2027. Now, after teasing a companion album…
Where’s Jai share moody latest single, ‘Light Left Dim’
Following a recent 10 date Australasian tour where their cult fanbase has continued to grow outside of Aotearoa, Auckland pop-rock five-piece Where’s Jai are back with new single ‘Light Left Dim’, the bands third release of the year following huge tracks ‘Check It Out’ and ‘Turn It Up’. ‘Light Left Dim’ is a moody alt-rock…
Flamingo Pier encapsulate dancefloor connection with new album, Woven Together
Back with their first new music since their 2021 debut self-titled album, London by way of Tāmaki Makaurau disco-house trio Flamingo Pier have unveiled their latest album Woven Together. Over 10 euphoric tracks including singles ‘Cool Nights’, ‘No Excuses’ and ‘Glowdown’, Woven Together encapsulates Flamingo Pier’s diverse sound intertwining vibrant dancefloor rhythms traversing disco, house,…
Miami dance duo B0YG1RL push global club music to maximalist levels on self-titled album
Miami experimental dance duo B0YG1RL (June Vinette and Angela Rio) have dropped a new self-titled album via Surf Gang, marking the prolific genre-benders fourth full length project of the year off the back of SIGNAL01, 777, and EXIT 2B. Released via Surf Gang, the NYC independent hip-hop label and producer collective who also produced MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt’s…
Aotearoa alt-rock band Awning share cathartic new single, ‘Little Green Book’
Over the last few years, New Zealand’s Awning have been building a presence as one of Aotearoa’s most captivating live alt-rock acts, last year releasing their acclaimed self-titled debut album. Now, the Tāmaki Makaurau-based band, made up of vocalist/guitarist and visual artist Christian Dimick, drummer Riley Noonan, bassist Damin McCabe and guitarists Ethan Broughtan and Eli…