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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…
Kelela shares chilling latest new avatar single, ‘outta time’ ft. A.K. Paul
Kelela is releasing her eagerly anticipated third album new avatar next month on July 10th, the follow-up to the avant-garde electronic R&B visionary’s acclaimed 2023 album Raven. After sharing singles ‘idea1’, ‘linknb’, and ‘point blank’, today she’s unveiled the album’s latest offering, ‘outta time’ featuring A.K. Paul. Built around hypnotic guitar chords from British musician…
Miss Kaninna channels rage into reclamation on new collab, ‘HANDOUT’ ft. Jamahl Yami
Following her return with February single ‘MOB TIES’, Naarm/Melbourne Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Kalkadoon and Yirendali artist Miss Kaninna has dropped ‘HANDOUT’ featuring Jamahl Yami, the latest single from the celebrated singer-songwriter/rapper forces forthcoming debut mixtape BLACKPRINT, due for release on August 21st. Referencing old-school 90s hip-hop influences with the tracks dark, heavy bass…
Aotearoa producer deepState announces new album alongside atmospheric lead single, ‘Rain’
deepState, the musical project of Tāmaki Makaurau producer and songwriter Jessica Morgan has returned with new single ‘Rain’, the Aotearoa Music Award’s nominated musician’s first new music since her critically acclaimed 2023 album Dreams. The new single marks the title track from the artist’s forthcoming new album, due for release on September 12th via Sunreturn…
Nick Dolan: From a Dunedin Bedroom to the Heart of Global Music Culture (Interview)
In 2019, Nick Dolan posted a mock ad for a clothing brand on Instagram from his bedroom in Dunedin. Within weeks, he was on a flight to Los Angeles. Since, he’s worked on projects for Virgil Abloh, Kanye West, and Drake—hardly a typical career arc for someone growing up in a small coastal city at…
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…