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Alien Weaponry Reveals Heavy New Anthem 'Taniwha' Featuring Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 8:32 pm | The Label
With this third full-length album, Te Rā, ALIEN WEAPONRY expand on their hallmark messages of cultural, societal and environmental resilience while delivering their most massive-sounding, focused musical output ever. More >>
Independent Music NZ Announces TAITE MUSIC PRIZE IMNZ CLASSIC RECORD 2025
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 8:23 pm | The Label
The Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award celebrates Aotearoa’s most promising emerging talent. The winner will receive a $2,000 cash prize, a performance or technical upskilling opportunity courtesy of Auckland Live, and, new for 2025, a $1,200 studio ... More >>
Flying Nun Power-Pop Band Voom Releases New Single/Video ‘I Love You Girl’
Saturday, 29 March 2025, 8:12 pm | The Label
Voom, who have spent years releasing and performing music for their dedicated following, recently announced a brand new album, Something Good Is Happening, set for release on May 16th via Flying Nun Records. More >>
Perfume Genius Releases New Album 'Glory'
Friday, 28 March 2025, 11:41 am | The Label
He also reveals a final single, 'Clean Heart,' a hopeful, swelling track that reflects on the concept that time heals all wounds, punctuated by Mike Hadreas’ defiant & beautiful wordless chorus. More >>
Julien Baker & TORRES Share New Song 'Dirt'
Thursday, 27 March 2025, 6:04 pm | The Label
Julien Baker & TORRES have now released a new single, 'Dirt,' offering another glimpse into their forthcoming collaborative album, Send a Prayer My Way, out April 18 via Matador Records. More >>
Japanese Breakfast Share New Album For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women); First Ever New Zealand Show Announced
Friday, 21 March 2025, 8:31 am | The Label
The Japanese Breakfast will play New Zealand for the first time ever on June 7th, with a performance in Auckland at The Town Hall. More >>
Durand Jones & The Indications Announce New Album 'Flowers'
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 7:13 pm | The Label
Just as they did on that 2016 release, The Indications prioritised close-knit collaboration while creating Flowers. Much of the self-produced album was written together at Rhein's Chicago home studio, and many tracks are based on one-take demos. More >>
Ringlets Share 'Heavenly Wheel', Announce Sophomore Album
Thursday, 20 March 2025, 1:41 pm | The Label
Today, Ringlets announce details of their highly-anticipated sophomore album, The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies) . To be released on June 27th via Flying Nun Records and Leather Jacket Records, The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For ... More >>
WOMAD Aotearoa Wraps Up Another Successful Festival With 12,000 Daily Festival Attendees
Monday, 17 March 2025, 8:12 am | The Label
The 22nd edition of WOMAD at Bowl of Brooklands, Brooklands Park, New Plymouth, Taranaki didn’t disappoint – it was an unforgettable weekend, bursting with an eclectic mix of 45 international and local performances across four unique music stages. More >>
WOMB 'One Is Always Heading Somewhere' Out Today On Flying Nun Records
Friday, 14 March 2025, 9:37 am | The Label
The album builds musically from where their previous albums – Like Splitting the Head from the Body and Dreaming of the Future Again – left off. While still harbouring their signature emotive and ethereal sound, Womb’s third album sees the three moving ... More >>
Bon Iver Shares Two New Singles
Friday, 14 March 2025, 9:31 am | The Label
As SABLE,’s darkness gives way to fABLE’s radiant light, pain turns to purpose and possibility, stark reflections set the table for vibrant pop music, and feelings of desolate, depressed solitude transform into deep and devoted sensuality. More >>
Lola Announces Debut EP 'Outside World'; Drops The EP’s Third Single, ‘Above’
Friday, 14 March 2025, 9:27 am | The Label
Premiered on 95bFM by Half Queen, Lola unveils ‘Above,’ the latest single from the project, a conceptual counterpart to the EP’s first release, ‘Under.’ More >>
Car Seat Headrest Announce New Album
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 10:12 pm | The Label
Set at the fictional college campus Parnassus University, the songs on The Scholars are populated with students and staff whose travails illuminate a loose narrative of life, death, and rebirth. More >>
Tune-Yards Announce New Album 'Better Dreaming'
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 10:04 pm | The Label
The song was born from dancing together as a family to George Clinton, and Garbus and Brenner’s 3-year-old can be heard singing on the track. More >>
SHIHAD Sets Live Attendance Record In New Zealand With Their SOLD OUT Spark Arena Show
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 10:01 pm | The Label
The tour will culminate where it all began, with Shihad’s final performance at Wellington’s Homegrown on Saturday, 15th March. Don’t miss the iconic band’s last show on The Final Tour: Loud Forever. More >>
THE HARD QUARTET Return With A Brand New Digital Two-song Single
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 6:29 pm | The Label
The elegant Kelly-led shredder ‘Lies (Something You Can Do)’ was recorded last July in NYC, while the sprawling flip, ‘Coreopsis Trail,’ is an unreleased track from the S/T album sessions. More >>
Shihad Announces Surprise Auckland Powerstation Show!
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 6:23 pm | The Label
After rocking Auckland, Shihad will bring their final tour to an epic close at Wellington’s Homegrown Festival on Saturday, 15th March, marking their last performance of The Final Tour: Loud Forever. More >>
YAEJI Shares New Single 'Pondeggi' + Music Video
Thursday, 6 March 2025, 6:21 pm | The Label
'Pondeggi' is a striking evaluation of the toil within humanity, nature, and technology. Utilising storytelling, humanity’s oldest technology and most radical form of expression, Yaeji uses innovation with the aim to invoke deeper examination. More >>
Architects Release 11th Studio Album!
Monday, 3 March 2025, 9:39 am | The Label
With the album out today, Architects are gearing up for a massive year on the road. The band will celebrate the release with a string of special UK shows, before heading out on a spring headline tour across Europe. More >>
Taite Music Prize 2025 Finalists Announced
Monday, 3 March 2025, 9:32 am | The Label
Reflecting the ever-growing depth of talent in Aotearoa, entries for the 2025 Taite Music Prize—drawn from albums released in the 2024 calendar year—have reached a record-breaking 80 submissions. More >>
