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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: Feb 27th ft. Baby Keem, Foley, Genesis Owusu, Slayyyter, Nauti, & 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. Baby Keem ‘Birds & the Bees’ Since the…
Filipino-New Zealand artist Averie returns with sultry neo-soul track, ‘honeycomb’
Back with her first new music since the success of 2024 breakout debut single ‘just before you go’, Filipino-New Zealand singer-songwriter Averie has shared new single, ‘honeycomb’. A sultry neo-soul slow burner, ‘honeycomb’ laces together rich, jazzy bossa nova rhythms and knocking, percussive production from renowned Aotearoa musicians Josh Fountain (LEISURE, BENEE) and Nikau Te…
Aotearoa’s Frau Knotz recruits Amamelia for nostalgic rave rework of ‘Victory Dance on ZR3’
Off the back of the artists 2025 sophomore EP Digital Plastic SurgeryNew Plymouth, Aotearoa producer and vocalist Frau Knotz has shared a new rework of the projects standout track, ‘Victory Dance on ZR3’, from renowned, Aotearoa Music Award winning electronic producer force Amamelia. Transforming the track with her signature nostalgic dance stylings, Amamelia’s rework of ‘Victory…
MACEY shares bittersweet new single, ‘Clementine’
Off the back of last years singles ‘Mona Lisa Money’ and ‘Seaside Wishes’, Aotearoa singer-songwriter MACEY has shared his first new music of the year, with latest single ‘Clementine’. Driven with reverb oozing, jangling guitars and crunchy percussion co-produced with close-collaborator Ben Malone, on ‘Clementine’ MACEY speaks to an all-consuming, bittersweet love interest infatuation as…
Slayyyter shares latest unhinged rave anthem, ‘Old Technology’
Back with another banger single adding to the acclaimed rollout of her forthcoming album Wor$t Girl in America, due for release on March 27, pop provocateur Slayyyter has dropped the albums latest offering, ‘Old Technology’. Meshing electronic-pop and punk-rock, ‘Old Technology’ is another hedonistic, unhinged rave anthem oozing reverb, gritty guitar riffs, and frenetic vocal drama,…
Foley share addictive new EP, Like An Actress
Sydney-based Aotearoa pop duo Foley have unveiled their latest EP, Like An Actress, the group’s first new project since 2025’s acclaimed sophomore album, That’s Life, Baby!. Written by Foley (Ash Wallace and Gabe Everett) alongside longtime producer Josh Naley (AKA Wells*), as its title suggests, Like An Actress is made up of 5 addictive anthems transporting listeners to the euphoria of a cinematic, rom-com-ready…
WHO SHOT SCOTT announces debut album HAIRY with funk-infused latest single, ‘BAD GIRLS’
Iraqi-New Zealand hip-hop disruptor WHO SHOT SCOTT has dropped latest single, ‘BAD GIRLS’, alongside announcing his highly anticipated debut album HAIRY, set for release on the June 5th. In the same cathartic vein as previous singles ‘PROBLEMS IN MY HEAD’, ‘LFTBU’, and ‘FRENCH FEVER’, on ‘BAD GIRLS’ WHO SHOT SCOTT revisits a vulnerable version of…
Genesis Owusu returns with commanding call to action, ‘STAMPEDE’
Back with his first new release of the year following 2025 singles ‘PIRATE RADIO’ and ‘DEATH CULT ZOMBIE’, Ghanaian-Australian rap-punk disruptor Genesis Owusu has returned with new single and music video, ‘STAMPEDE’. An earth-shaking, high-octane call to action colliding punchy drums and jolting guitar riffs with spirited songwriting rallying against right wing propaganda, ‘STAMPEDE’ speaks to community…
Baby Keem returns with sophomore album, CA$INO
Since the release of his acclaimed 2021 debut album The Melodic Blue album almost five years ago, Baby Keem has only offered us a couple of releases, joining forces as a supergroup with his cousin Kendrick Lamar in 2023 for ‘The Hillbillies’, and lending his looped vocal samples for an appearance on Fred again..’s ‘leavemealone’. Now, the…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: Feb 20th ft. Thundercat & Mac Miller, Imani-J, James Blake, Miss Kaninna, & 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. Thundercat ‘She Knows Too Much’ ft. Mac…
