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Ōtautahi's Caitlin Announces A Four-Date National Tour
Friday, 13 March 2026, 11:20 am | The Label
This announcement comes fresh from her appearance on the Electric Avenue main stage this summer. Caitlin will take the Guardrails EP on the road with a four-date national tour across Aotearoa this May. More >>
KIM GORDON Releases New Single & Video 'PLAY ME'
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 12:14 pm | The Label
PLAY ME processes, in Gordon’s inimitable way, the collateral damage of the billionaire class: the demolition of democracy, technocratic end-times fascism, the A.I.-fuelled chill-vibes flattening of culture More >>
Aldous Harding’s New Album, First Single Reveal
Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 10:34 am | The Label
The 10-track Train On The Island was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales. More >>
Independent Music NZ Opens Nominations For The 2026 Taite Music Prize
Monday, 2 March 2026, 9:25 am | The Label
Celebrating 17 Years of Artistic Excellence and Independent Innovation in Aotearoa Music. More >>
Aotearoa Artist WHO SHOT SCOTT Announces Long-Awaited Debut Album HAIRY
Thursday, 26 February 2026, 9:42 am | The Label
This song is a window back into my 15 year old self. I was a bullied kid,& at that time I had a really close platonic friendship with a girl at high school. We were inseparable until she started hanging with the ‘cool crowd’ & going to their ... More >>
Bike Curious: A Free Bike-Powered Celebration Of Movement, Music, And Climate Action
Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 3:01 pm | The Label
Expect an afternoon and evening packed with live music and DJs, jaw-dropping BMX shows, and hands-on, playful activities for all ages. More >>
Buck Meek Releases New Single ‘Can I Mend It?’
Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 2:57 pm | The Label
Buck Meek’s fourth solo album, The Mirror, is out this Friday, and today ahead of its release, Meek shares new single ‘Can I Mend It?’ which ponders connection amid conflict via warbling steel strings, chugging drums and delicate keys. More >>
The Menzingers Return With New Single 'Nobody’s Heroes'
Wednesday, 25 February 2026, 2:27 pm | The Label
The Menzingers, hailed by Stereogum as "modern masters of the tunefully muscular punk rock singalong", have built a multi-decade reputation as road-tested veterans with an unbeatable catalog. More >>
Merfolk And Sea Creatures: Mermaid Parade Returns For 2026
Friday, 20 February 2026, 11:13 am | The Label
Returning on Saturday 28 February 2026, the Mermaid Parade is an all-ages celebration of imagination, community and our connection to the moana. More >>
Snail Mail Shares New Single+Video 'My Maker'
Thursday, 19 February 2026, 9:13 am | The Label
Written during a period of intense personal change that included a move to North Carolina from NYC, Ricochet finds Jordan reckoning with questions she once avoided, namely death and what comes after. More >>
Ōtautahi’s Caitlin Releases New Single Ahead Of Electric Avenue Mainstage Set
Friday, 13 February 2026, 9:38 am | The Label
CAITLIN will bring Guardrails to Electric Avenue 2026, road-testing the EP in front of a festival audience and positioning herself as one of the local acts you won’t want to miss. More >>
Kim Gordon Shares New Single + Video 'Dirty Tech'
Thursday, 12 February 2026, 9:49 am | The Label
The album’s lead track 'NOT TODAY' was released last month and accompanied by a short film directed by Rodarte fashion label founders and filmmakers Kate and Laura Mulleavy with director of photography Christopher Blauvelt. More >>
Vera Ellen Returns With New Single + Video 'Gayfever'
Thursday, 12 February 2026, 9:27 am | The Label
Three years on from her last full-length project, Ideal Home Noise; which was awarded the prestigious Taite Music Prize for 2023, Vera Ellen has found herself in a whirlwind of unconventionality. More >>
Arca Remixes Robyn
Friday, 6 February 2026, 1:15 pm | The Label
“I’ve loved Robyn’s music for years, and am psyched to offer my support and encouragement to her.” says Arca. More >>
Mitski Presents 'I’ll Change For You' Single/Video And Announces Global Performances
Friday, 6 February 2026, 1:10 pm | The Label
Nothing’s About to Happen to Me finds Mitski immersing herself in a rich narrative whose main character is a reclusive woman in an unkempt house. Outside of her home, she is a deviant; inside of her home, she is free. More >>
Buck Meek Releases New Single 'Ring Of Fire'
Thursday, 5 February 2026, 9:20 am | The Label
‘Ring of Fire’ follows lead single ‘Gasoline’ released alongside a Noel Paul-directed music video, in which Meek holds the absurdity of devotion, the choice to love, with equal parts ache and grin. More >>
Joyce Manor Share New Single 'I Used To Go To This Bar'
Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 2:02 pm | The Label
I Used To Go To This Bar feels like a true culmination of everything Joyce Manor’s achieved thus far, further cementing their current legacy as California pop-punk royalty as well as a truly generational punk band at large. More >>
Snail Mail Announces New Album Ricochet - Out March 27 On Matador Records
Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 7:43 pm | The Label
Ricochet is the first Snail Mail release not to feature Jordan’s face; instead, a spiral shell floats in a distressed blue expanse, symbolizing both inward collapse and outward infinity — the push and pull of growth, distance, and perspective. More >>
Mitski Announces New Album, Nothing’s About To Happen To Me
Monday, 19 January 2026, 5:40 pm | The Label
Mitski is "the most alluring and enigmatic musician in indie rock" (Rolling Stone) who “keeps shifting in all these really brilliant & wonderful ways” (NPR Music). Throughout her career, she’s released seven albums, four of which are certified ... More >>
DAUGHTER Release New Song ‘Not Enough’
Friday, 16 January 2026, 11:45 am | The Label
Originally written and demo’ed during sessions for Not To Disappear, ‘Not Enough’ was recorded at London’s Total Refreshment studio in November 2025. The track was produced by Igor Haefeli and mixed by Nicolas Vernhes. More >>
