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Moana & The Tribe Release New Video For Huakirangi - Out Today!
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 4:35 pm | The Label
‘Huakirangi’ is the third single to be released from Moana & the Tribe’s upcoming sixth album ONO, produced by Paddy Free. ‘Huakirangi’ is co-written with electronica producer/guru Paddy Free and longtime band member/co-writer Scotty ... More >>
Naarm/Melbourne Artist Maple Glider Releases Debut Album "To Enjoy Is The Only Thing"
Friday, 25 June 2021, 5:17 pm | The Label
Shares new video 'Friend' + announced as Grand Prize Winner for Happy Mag's Needle In The Hay competition Today Maple Glider is releasing her debut LP To Enjoy is the Only Thing , an album full of brittle intimacies and effortlessly balanced ... More >>
Future-soul PNG Artist, NGAIIRE Shares New Single 'Closer'
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 4:09 pm | The Label
Photo Credit: Dan Segal Papau New Guinea-born, with Aotearoa/NZ childhood and now Sydney-based; future soul artist Ngaiire is elated to share that her forthcoming album 3 will be released Friday 27 August via Dot Dash Recordings / Remote Control ... More >>
Graham Candy- The Most Popular Kiwi Musician You’ve Never Heard Of?
Monday, 31 May 2021, 3:32 pm | The Label
Photo credit: mpassin Graham Candy is a singer songwriter of upbeat dance pop music who moved to Berlin in 2013. Candy had his first collaboration with famed German DJ and producer Alle Farben, ‘She Moves’ (2014) that gained him quick popularity ... More >>
THE DATSUNS Seventh Album 'Eye To Eye' OUT TODAY
Friday, 28 May 2021, 6:58 am | The Label
Seven years hath passed since the last release action from NewZild's most noted crafters of classic (as in some of sort of ‘70s-inspired grunge-metal meets garage) rock. And two whole decades are done and dusted since they took the Northern Hemisphere ... More >>
NZ's Dynamic Folk Troubadour Graeme James Announces Nationwide Tour
Friday, 28 May 2021, 6:57 am | The Label
Internationally acclaimed Kiwi folk artist Graeme James announces a nationwide tour of Aotearoa this June-August. His upcoming EP Field Notes on an Endless Day , is out July 30th. Listen to the first single ‘ The Angel of St. George ’ HERE . ... More >>
Womad NZ Returns: 18-20 March, 2022
Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 3:42 pm | The Label
Photo credit: Matthew Clode WOMAD, the world’s festival, is delighted that following New Plymouth District Council’s announcement of a host city agreement with WOMAD International, New Zealand's premier international festival will return to its home ... More >>
NZ's Louis Baker Shares Soulful New Single And Emotive Video 'Brighter Day'
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 7:12 am | The Label
Photo credit: Alexanders Art Agency Today, Louis Baker releases a soul-stirring and deeply personal single and video, ' Brighter Day '. The brand new single draws on the experiences of Baker’s grandfather Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Baker (Ngā ... More >>
Reb Fountain Wins 2021 Taite Music Prize
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 5:37 am | The Label
2021 Taite Music Prize winner Reb Fountain Photo credit: Dave Simpson PLUS fuzzy doo-wop group Na Noise; the visionary Pātea Māori Club; and Pete Rainey and Glenn Common of Smokefree Rockquest were all honoured at tonight’s Taite Music ... More >>
JAPANESE BREAKFAST Shares 'Posing In Bondage' VIDEO
Friday, 9 April 2021, 6:56 am | The Label
Photo Credit: Pete Ash Lee Japanese Breakfast , the musical project of multi-hyphenate Michelle Zauner , has shared a self-directed video for ' Posing In Bondage ,' the latest single from her upcoming album Jubilee . " 'Posing in Bondage' is a ballad ... More >>
NZ Dance Music Makers Flamingo Pier Announce Debut Album Out This June, Share First Single 'Eternal'
Friday, 2 April 2021, 4:42 pm | The Label
L to R: Luke Walker, Brad Craig and Dominic Jones. Serving up euphoric disco hooks, to classic house choruses and forays into Latin funk, balearic and psychedelia - Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland-based party throwers, DJs, and music makers Flamingo Pier ... More >>
DALLAS TAMAIRA New Soulful Single 'Spider' Out Today
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:58 am | The Label
Lockdown single one, ‘No Flowers’, marked Dallas Tamaira’s ( Fat Freddy’s Drop ) rebirth as a solo artist with its release in the second half of 2020 . The brand new single 'Spider’ represents the peaceful, slower pace of life Tamaira ... More >>
DRY CLEANING Debut Album New Long Leg Out Today!
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:34 am | The Label
Dry Cleaning [L-R: Nick Buxton, Florence Shaw, Tom Dowse, Lewis Maynard] Photo Credit: Steve Gullick Praise for Dry Cleaning “The most exciting guitar bands of recent times.” – The Wire “Cerebral, caustic, exhilarating debut.” – MOJO ... More >>
Nadia Reid Announces 2nd Auckland Show + Support Announce
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 10:28 am | The Label
A MERE COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, NADIA REID AND HER BAND CONFIRMED THEIR WHISTLE STOP NATIONWIDE TOUR OF AOTEAROA BEFORE COMPLETING THE RECORDING OF ALBUM NUMBER NO.4. THE FANS HAVE SPOKEN AND AUCKLAND’S HOLLYWOOD CINEMA SHOW HAS SOLD OUT. ONE MORE ... More >>
4AD's 40th Anniversary Compilation - The Final Instalment
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 7:05 am | The Label
The fourth and final instalment of the Bills & Aches & Blues compilation is released today. For ‘Side 4’, SOHN reworks ‘Song To The Siren’ (written by Tim Buckley and originally covered by This Mortal Coil) while Becky And The Birds, ... More >>
Christchurch's Adam Hattaway And The Haunters Release New Album, WOOLSTON, TEXAS
Friday, 26 March 2021, 7:57 am | The Label
DON'T MISS THEIR TOUR THIS AUTUMN! Friday April 9 - Wellington - Rogue and Vagabond Saturday April 10 - Whanganui - Musicians Club - w/ MeanOwls Friday April 16 - Christchurch - Cassels Blue Smoke - w/ Daniel Armstrong and The Monsoons Saturday April 17 - Auckland ... More >>
Christchurch's Pickle Darling Releases Third Single, ‘Blushing’
Friday, 26 March 2021, 7:24 am | The Label
Close mic’d harmonies cleanly enunciate familiar friendly words of “ chocolate fish” and “ Chapstick ” with such an innocent rhythm lulling the listener into sweetness sheltered from the unfolding argument’s line “ you found god in my ... More >>
The Taite Music Prize 2021 Finalists Are Announced
Friday, 12 March 2021, 7:58 am | The Label
The Taite Music Prize highlights outstanding New Zealand albums released in the past year. The award is open to all genres of music and judged on artistic merit regardless of genre, sales, or record label. Today, Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) is ... More >>
Christchurch Husband-and-wife Duo Terrible Sons Announce First Tour This April
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 8:21 am | The Label
Matthew and Lauren Barus of Terrible Sons. "Mass is a stark, quiet collection of deeply romantic songs that hark back to the sweeping indie glory of Kings of Convenience and Feist. It’s the kind of music that feels destined to ... More >>
NZ Pop Duo LAIIKA Release Second Single 'Any Way You Want It'
Friday, 5 March 2021, 7:58 am | The Label
LAIIKA - pic credit Maya Simon "New Zealand have a new pop duo on the scene that are going to melt your hearts and have you ready to dance under fluorescent lights." - thomasbleach.com Consisting of best friends Grace Moller and Heidi ... More >>
