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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…Australian club-pop duo 2charm share euphoric debut album, star scum city
After emerging as a breakout club-pop force in 2025 with hit tracks ‘boyfriend’ and ‘paris (to get you out my head)’, Australia’s 2charm have dropped their debut album, star scum city. Created in collaboration with powerhouse producers Ninajirachi, 1tbsp and Simon Lam (Kllo, Armlock), on star scum city 2charm channel the prime of 2000’s rave nostalgia,…
Hans. & hanbee join forces for delicate duet, ‘All I Need’
Returning with their first new music of the year, close collaborators and ABG label mates, New Zealand-Korean alternative artist Hans. and NZ-Korean indie-pop darling Hanbee have teamed up for a new collaboration, ‘All I Need’, marking the pairs fourth collab following tracks following ‘cozy’, Warmer’, and ‘Weekenders’. Influenced by retro 50’s pop, ‘All I Need’…
Inside The Auckland Kirin Ichiban Listening Room Experience with Gilles Peterson
In partnership with Kirin Ichiban, Aotearoa was blessed with an exclusive Listening Room experience with global vinyl DJ extraordinaire Gilles Peterson, hosted in the intimate atmospheres of Auckland’s Kemuri Hi-Fi vinyl bar basement. Over the course of more than four decades in the game, Gilles Peterson has clocked up one of the most impressive resumes…
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…
