New Zealand Music News

Tāmaki Makaurau post punk outfit, Soft Bait, have granted us one final glimpse into their debut self titled album (arriving October 28), today releasing a new single 'Plot Points' featuring vocal contributions by Louisa Nicklin.   

Dbldbl & Imugi 이무기 // Photo: Mason Fairey. Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland-based musician Dbldbl (AKA Liam Dargaville) has teamed up with duo Imugi 이무기 (Yery Cho & Carl Ruwhiu) to release a new track 'Lemon Drop', a spicy earworm bringing together the tangiest word-plays and the crispest of beats.  "Liam sent through a bangin track and we put all our taste buds into it," says Imugi 이무기's Yery Cho. "We've been big fans n friends of Dbldbl for some time and have always been lucky to collab on different tracks throughout our admiration/friendship."Dargaville continues "I tend to overlace and laden my verses with either pop culture or food based references as an attempt...

ifiwereme // Photo by Pearl Williamson. Here at Flying Nun, we love new music - and we're absolutely loving this new track, 'Skipping Stones' from Tāmaki Makaurau-based songwriter and sound artist, ifiwereme - AKA Costa Colachis Glass.  Self-described as a "landlocked sea shanty", 'Skipping Stones' exudes a mellow, jazz-leaning vibe, with Glass' vocal chops getting a work out, flipping between softly-spoken whispers to uncanny shreds, which duet with the sweet voice of San Fransisco-based singer Sue-Ling Kaiser.  The song is accompanied by an eclectic music video directed by Jules Muir and inspired by Arthur Russell’s ‘Terrace of Unintelligibility’ performance and film in 1985.  The single is the first...

Festival season is back is well and truly on the horizon, with yet another announcement of one of Aotearoa's best underground music and art festivals, Welcome To Nowhere, set to return in 2023.