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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…
Aotearoa’s Daffodils return with raw lead single from debut album, ‘String’
Beloved Aotearoa indie-rockers Daffodils have returned with ‘String’, the bands first new music since 2022’s Stay The Night EP, and the first offering from their long-awaited debut album, A Good Year. The new release follows a sold-out Double Whammy show in July where the band played the album in full for their cult fanbase, and…
London’s Natanya shares theatrical new EP, ATTITUDE ERA!
After having a breakout moment last year with her cult-favourite pair of companion projects, Feline’s Return and Feline’s Return Act II, London singer-songwriter Natanya is quickly ascending to pop it girl status, already having received co-signs from the likes of SZA, Tyler, The Creator, Ravyn Lenae, Doechii, PinkPantheress, and more. Now, off the back of…
JessB shares therapeutic sophomore album, Matters of the Heart
Two years on from her debut album Feels Like Home, JessB’s sophomore album Matters of the Heart marks a return to independent artistry and the fiercely grassroots approaches that raised her, with a project the Kenyan-New Zealand artist describes as “an album that I never set out to make.” Shedding former versions of herself, over…
lilbubblegum drops new club-rap house party anthem, ‘casamigos’ ft. janu4ryss
Back his third release of the year following ‘Brown Sugar’ and ‘Evil Again’, New Zealand rapper lilbubblegum has dropped his latest single, ‘casamigos’ featuring janu4ryss, alongside a music video made with support from NZ On Air bringing the track’s unhinged party energy to life. Produced by Scro, ‘casamigos’ is built around a driving four-0n-the-floor house…
Night Lovell proves he’s here to stay on new album, MY BLOOD AS THE INK
If you’ve had your ear to the underground since the beginning, the name ‘Night Lovell’ needs no introduction. The Ottawa native first burst onto the scene during the early stages of the SoundCloud era, quickly making a name for himself through his dark beats and unique flow. Dropping his first full-length project ‘Concept Vague’ in…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: September 4th ft. underscores, Fat Papi, rede. & Smurgy, ADÉLA, iKeda, & 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. underscores ‘Unlimited Love’ Future pop star underscores has…
Pope Flamez & MoeJoe recount Auckland city hustle culture on new collab, ‘Just Another Day’
Tāmaki Makaurau rapper, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Pope Flamez is building a presence as a cult-favourite figure of Auckland’s underground rap scene, having already released a prolific output of collaborations and EP Wellywood this year. Now, the artist has joined forces with fellow Tāmaki Makaurau rapper MoeJoe, a former member of New Zealand hip-hop collective 0800,…
Aotearoa’s rede. & Smurgy join forces for moody new collab, ‘bags’
Tāmaki Makaurau producers and singer-songwriters rede. and Smurgy are both rising forces of Aotearoa’s underground electronic music scene, and now they’ve joined forces for a new collaborative single, ‘bags’. The track lands after the pair worked together on tracks from boyracer (the club-pop side-project of Smurgy and Nima Astria), and follows Smurgy’s August single ‘SimpleStupid’…
Future pop princess ADÉLA shares debut album, PRIMA
Back in 2023, Slovak artist ADÉLA was a contestant in reality show Dream Academy, where she rose to prominence after competing for a place in girl group Katseye. Although she didn’t make the cut, in the last few years since she’s been paving her own path as an ascending future popstar princess, and now ADÉLA…
Letoa recruits MELODOWNZ for menacing ‘RAGE QUIT’ (MELO REMIX)
Back in April, Samoan-New Zealand rapper Letoa appeared as a narrator across MELODOWNZ’s sophomore album BRON, where he also made a guest appearance on ‘DAILY BREAD’. Now, the West Auckland veteran MC has returned the favour, appearing on a new remix of ‘RAGE QUIT’, a standout track from Letoa’s debut album, GLOCSTARR 2. The remix…