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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 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…
Aotearoa rapper Adam Tukiri drops introspective new project, Did I Hurt Somebody?
Over the last few years since beginning a new chapter of his artistry under his current alias, Aotearoa rapper/producer Adam Tukiri, formerly known as Dharmarat, has worked on tracks with some of the motu’s most renowned names in hip-hop and R&B, including Tom Scott, Troy Kingi, Deadforest, Greatsouth, and many more. Now, the Tāmaki Makaurau…
New Zealand artist alayna shares transcendent sophomore album, Set Her Free
Renowned New Zealand singer-songwriter alayna has released her sophomore album, Set Her Free, the follow-up to the artists acclaimed 2023 debut album, Self Portrait Of A Woman Unravelling. Written across Aotearoa, Australia, USA and Bali, Set Her Free is a collection of 13 deeply intimate soul tracks chronicling the liberating force that is love in…
Tāmaki Makaurau artist dān dān shares tender inner child letter, ‘songs about u’
Back with her first new music of the year following’s breakout singles ‘pressure cooker’ and ‘end of august (hand-pulled noodles), Tāmaki Makaurau-based Chinese-New Zealand singer-songwriter dān dān has shared a new single, ‘songs about u’. Produced and mixed by Christian Tjandrawinata, ‘songs about u’ is a tender and intimate indie-pop love letter to the artists…
Aotearoa soul-R&B artist RENÉE shares intimate new single, ‘BEEN A MINUTE’
Emerging Aotearoa soul-R&B artist RENÉE has shared her latest single, ‘BEEN A MINUTE‘, taken from her forthcoming debut EP DISCLOSURE. Blending a glowing fusion of serene soul, R&B, and grooving, percussive Afrobeats rhythms, ‘BEEN A MINUTE’ is a tender exploration of revisiting old feelings, emotional closure, and reconnection with a past love. Produced by longtime collaborator…
Tyrun weaves together English and Niuean on latest pop sweetener, ‘FILA’
Niuean-Aotearoa artist Tyrun has returned with his first new music of the year, ‘FILA’, marking the first single from the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming debut EP of the same name. Arriving just in time for Valentines Day, ‘FILA’ is a pop sweetener speaking to letting go and trusting in love’s timing, with shimmery production from close collaborator…
Mainard Larkin, FKA Randa, shares playful debut single via Lil’ Chief Records, ‘Rattlesnake Boy’
Mainard Larkin, the New Zealand artist FKA as rapper Randa, has returned with their first new music in four years, sharing ‘Rattlesnake Boy’, their debut single under Lil Chief Records, the indie label behinds Princess Chelsea, Jonathan Bree, and more. Marking a sonic shift into alt-country folk, ‘Rattlesnake Boy’ is the lead single and title…