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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…
Naarm artist Miss Kaninna shares assertive homage to her people with new single, ‘MOB TIES’
Back with her first new music since 2025’s ‘BACKSTREETS’, Naarm/Melbourne Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Kalkadoon and Yirendali artist Miss Kaninna has dropped her first new music of the year, ‘MOB TIES’, arriving ahead of her upcoming headline performance at Aotearoa’s Splore festival this weekend. Co-produced by Miss Kaninna, 18YOMAN (Lil Nas X, Kid Cudi, Sampa The Great, Rico Nasty), and Ethan…
DC Maxwell announces new album The Singer, alongside bittersweet latest single ‘Funeral Suit’
Naarm-based Aotearoa artist DC Maxwell has announced his forthcoming album, The Singer, due for independant release on May 22nd, alongside revealing the albums latest single, ‘Funeral Suit’. The new record marks the follow-up to the singer-songwriters acclaimed 2023 debut album Lone Rider, a record rooted in alt-country, while The Singer finds DC Maxwell returning full circle to…
Danny L Harle builds a whimsical electronic-pop world on Cerulean, ft. PinkPantheress, Caroline Polachek, Oklou, & more
Acclaimed for his innovative contributions to pop as the producer behind hits from Caroline Polachek, Dua Lipa, and many more, British electronic genre-bender and PC Music affiliate Danny L Harle has shared his latest album, Cerulean. Cerulean’s 13 tracks embark on a surreal, dreamy voyage of otherworldly electronic pop, with Harle’s whimsical sound design spanning a…
James Blake shares haunting second single from new album, ‘I Had A Dream She Took My Hand’
Following the announcement of his upcoming album Trying Times with the release of January’s lead single ‘Death Of Love, James Blake has shared the records second single ‘I Had A Dream She Took My Hand’, ahead of the albums release on March 13th. Arriving alongside another live performance video directed by Harrison & Adair, ‘I…
Frost Children and Ninajirachi join forces for new rework, ‘Sisters’
American electronic-pop duo Frost Children have joined forces with Australian EDM force Ninajirachi for new track ‘Sisters’, marking the artists second collab following Frost Children’s recent remix of Ninajirachi’s cult favourite record I LOVE MY COMPUTER’s album highlight, ‘F*ck My Computer’. A reimagining of the title track of Frost Children’s 2025 album SISTER, ‘Sisters’ expands…
Ōtautahi songstress CAITLIN releases new single, ‘You’re Only Good To Calm Me Down’
Ōtautahi based singer/songwriter CAITLIN returns with her first music of 2026 in the form of the crooning new single, ‘You’re Only Good To Calm Me Down’. A prolific songwriter, CAITLIN has gone from strength to strength since the release of her debut EP in 2018. With accolades including reaching #1 on the National Student Radio…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: Feb 13th ft. Brent Faiyaz, Frankie Venter, Charli xcx, Tyrun, EsDeeKid, & 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. Brent Faiyaz ‘other side.’ Back with his first…
Brent Faiyaz shares long-awaited third album, Icon
Back with his first new album since 2022 sophomore album Wasteland and 2023 mixtape Larger Than Life, American alt-R&B star Brent Faiyaz has dropped his long-awaited third studio album, Icon. A decade into his career after releasing his debut EP A.M. Paradox back in 2016, Faiyaz has evolved into an undeniable, acclaimed R&B icon. With…
Charli xcx pivots into gothic pop with new Wuthering Heights soundtrack album
While she’s been heavily in her movie bag following the generational success of her BRAT album era, starring in her own freshly released BRAT-inspired mockumentary The Moment as well as appearing in acting roles for films including The Gallerist, Faces of Death, I Want Your Sex, A Tree Is Blue, and more, Charli xcx is colliding…
Aotearoa’s Frankie Venter navigates coming of age on long-awaited debut EP, a big deal to me
Following a breakout year of touring across New Zealand and Australia, a guest appearance at Coldplay’s two sold-out Eden Park shows, and a nomination for Best Pop Artist at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards – all while still in her late teens – rising New Zealand pop phenomenon Frankie Venter has shared her long-awaited debut…