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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…Central Cee announces CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS world tour coming to Auckland, NZ this June
Off the back of his debut album CAN’T RUSH GREATNESS, superstar UK rapper Central Cee has announced his CAN’T RUSH…MELODOWNZ announces MELO & BASS EP, drops ‘FEEL GOOD AURA’ with Caru & Romi Wrights
Aotearoa’s MELODOWNZ has announced new EP MELO & BASS, set for release on June 27th, alongside the release of the projects latest single ‘FEEL GOOD AURA’ featuring Caru and Romi Wrights. Stepping back from traditional hip-hop and leaning heavily into dance genres on the upcoming project, like UK garage inspired NZG, drum & bass, reggae,…
hanbee returns with enchanting new double single release, ‘always summer / koi’
Back with her first new music since the New Zealand-Korean indie pop star’s 2024 debut album small love, hanbee has returned with a new double single release, ‘always summer’ / ‘koi’. With her signature hazy n hypnotic lo-fi pop sound and soothing songwriting, ‘always summer’ finds hanbee embodying blissful nostalgia with breezy lyrics speaking to holiday season…
Pacific R&B poster boy Sam V drops New EP Take a Chance on V, announces nationwide tour
Combining the nostalgia of 90’s RnB with modern Neo-Soul production, ‘Take a Chance on V’ is the latest addition to Aotearoa’ artist Sam V’s discography of almost 10-years. The 6-track E.P features a number of heartfelt soul anthems, loaded with vocal harmonies, infectious grooves and melodies, brought to life by Tāmaki Makaurau’s own Grammy winning…
Tarn PK shares tender new single from forthcoming EP, ‘F.O.M.O’
Wellington-based artist Tarn PK has dropped ‘F.O.M.O’, the second single from his upcoming EP of the same title due for release in July, off the back of lead single ‘Cry Baby’. A tender and introspection track capturing the effects anxiety and comparison has on the psyche, on ‘F.O.M.O’ Tarn PK’s raw songwriting grapples with fears of…
ONEFOUR expand their global sound on debut album, Look At Me Now
Sydney drill pioneers ONEFOUR have dropped their long-awaited debut album, Look At Me Now, following their last project, 2020 EP Against All Odds. Since their explosive breakthrough in 2017, the group made up between rappers J Emz, Celly, Lekks and Spenny, have expanded their sound into the global arena, taking Western Sydney to the world with…
Leikeli47 bares all on new album, Lei Keli ft. 47 / For Promotional Use Only
After letting her fierce bars speak for themselves since debuting in 2017, shielded by her signature balaclava and bandana face covering looks, New York rapper Leikeli47 has dropped the mask alongside the release of her new album, Lei Keli ft. 47 / For Promotional Use Only, the follow-up to 2022 album Shape Up, which concluded her…
LSDXOXO curates an all-star ensemble of nightlife legends on new project, DGTL ANML
Over the course of his career, Berlin-based producer/DJ/singer-songwriter LSDXOXO has evolved from being a renowned producer of NYC’s underground club scene to, to a sought after producer for artists like Kelela and Cakes Da Killa, to his shift into a solo artist superstar, with the release of his debut album DOGMA in 2024. Now, the…
Kevin Abstract and Dominic Fike reunite for new collab, ‘GEEZER’
Longtime collaborators Kevin Abstract and Dominic Fike have reunited for a new collab, ‘GEEZER’, the lead single taken from Abstract’s forthcoming BLUSH project. After first joining forces for Abstract’s ARIZONA BABY track ‘Peach’ in 2019, ‘GEEZER’ finds the pair flipping between raps and R&B melodies over Western-style guitar strings, arriving with a music video finding…
Sudan Archives explores orchestral Black dance music on new single, ‘DEAD’
Back with her first new music since the LA-based avant-garde singer-songwriter and violinists acclaimed 2022 album Natural Brown Prom Queen, Sudan Archives has released a new single, ‘DEAD’, via Stones Throw Records. Self-described as exploring “orchestral Black dance music”, on ‘DEAD’ Archives intertwines elegant and ethereal violin strings with pulsating dancefloor rhythms and percussive drum…
SNIFFERS SCOOP: June 6th ft. MOKOMOKAI, Little Simz, Addison Rae, Hyan, Youg Gho$t, & Emilie, & 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. Addison Rae ‘Fame Is A Gun’ New generation…