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Shapeshifter Release Single ‘Amokura’ - Synergizing Shapeshifter's Energy With Cook Island Traditional Drums
Friday, 4 August 2023, 7:34 am | The Label
“For me, ‘Amokura’ celebrates my heritage, it’s a connection to my homeland. I hope my ancestors are happy” - Paora Apera ( P.Digsss’ ) Friday, 4th August 2023 - To celebrate Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani - Cook Islands Language ... More >>
BEASTWARS Release Second Album Single ‘Identity’ (Originally Performed By The Gordons)
Friday, 4 August 2023, 7:31 am | The Label
Today, Wellington heavyweights Beastwars release the aural onslaught, ' I dentity’ , the second track from their forthcoming album Tyranny of Distance . ‘Identity’ was originally released in 1984 by The Gordons - famous for being the brutally loudest ... More >>
BEASTWARS - Announce 5th Studio Album 'Tyranny Of Distance'
Friday, 7 July 2023, 5:45 pm | The Label
Wellington heavy rock band Beastwars have announced their long-awaited fifth studio album, Tyranny of Distance , out Friday, 13th October, on Destroy Records / Universal. Tyranny of Distance is a collection of songs sharing the common themes of despair, ... More >>
Princess Chelsea Wins 2023 Taite Music Prize For Her Album "Everything Is Going To Be Alright"
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 8:20 pm | The Label
Also honoured at the ceremony: Alt-pop artist Theia’s te reo Māori project TE KAAHU , Rough Peel Music owner Paul Huggins , Pōneke podcasters Namnita Kumar & Nadia Freeman , and groundbreaking electronic music act micronism . 18 April Tonight, ... More >>
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Shares New Single 'MESHUGGAH'
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 7:01 am | The Label
“an album confirming Ruban Nielson’s versatility and imagination, as well as a new willingness to escape the nooks and crannies of his own psyche and engage more fully with the world outside. [...] Nielson sounds like an artist who’s arrived ... More >>
SLEAFORD MODS Release New Single + NZ Show Updates
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 7:06 am | The Label
Sleaford Mods have just released their Perry Farrell -featuring single ‘ So Trendy ’, ahead of new album UK GRIM , which is out on this Friday (10 March). Featuring guest vocals from the Jane’s Addiction frontman, ‘So Trendy’ is an insistent ... More >>
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Shares New Single + Video For 'Nadja'
Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 7:19 am | The Label
Unknown Mortal Orchestra shares ' Nadja,' another taste from the forthcoming double album V, due March 17th via Jagjaguwar. Arriving alongside the new single is the second of the Vira-Lata -directed videos documenting the lives of two young women ... More >>
UK's SLEAFORD MODS announce NZ Show dates
Monday, 13 February 2023, 7:16 am | The Label
Sleaford Mods are returning to New Zealand this May for their second visit following their sold-out debut NZ show in 2019 at Auckland’s Powerstation. Bringing with them a brand new album UK GRIM , that is set for release March 10,2023 via Rough ... More >>
Ōtautahi's Pickle Darling Signs To U.S. Record Label & Shares New Music
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 7:16 am | The Label
Aotearoa’s monarch of lo-fi indie pop, Pickle Darling (Lukas Mayo - they/them), announces their signing to U.S. record label, Father/Daughter Records (Anjimile, Annie Blackman, Tasha). In tandem with the announcement is the release of Pickle ... More >>
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA Announces New Double Album 'V'. Single/Video 'LAYLA; Out Now
Friday, 3 February 2023, 7:02 am | The Label
Unknown Mortal Orchestra announces the release of the previously-teased forthcoming double album V, due March 17th via Jagjaguwar. Conceived in Palm Springs, California between the dry freeways and the lush coastline of Hilo, Hawaii, V is led by Hawaiian-New ... More >>
Whangamatā Beach Break Has Been Postponed
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 6:27 am | The Label
ARTISTS, SUPPLIERS, VENUE, PRODUCTION AND STAKEHOLDERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER FOR A RESCHEDULED DATE All tickets previously purchased from authorised outlets remain valid for the rescheduled show without the need for exchange. Patrons unable to attend ... More >>
Soaked Oats Shares Third Single & Video, ‘Headline Opinion'
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 7:14 am | The Label
With two Number One Alternative Radio hits under their belts with previous singles, ‘The Way It Works’ and ‘Something’ , Ōtepoti/Dunedin four-piece, Soaked Oats return with their call-out track, ‘Headline Opinion’. Lead vocalist and ... More >>
SHARON VAN ETTEN Announces Nadia Reid And Anthonie Tonnon As NZ Tour Supports
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 6:35 am | The Label
Solid Entertainment and Banished Music are thrilled to present Sharon Van Etten , and her full band in New Zealand for The Darkness Fades tour 2022. Two handpicked artists are now confirmed for two very special nights in December. Nadia Reid boasting ... More >>
Mdou Moctar Announced To Play WOMAD NZ + New Music
Friday, 21 October 2022, 7:08 am | The Label
As announced last evening in New Plymouth Taranaki , Mdou Moctar is coming to Aotearoa/New Zealand to play at WOMAD NZ Festival as part of it s 20th Anniversary celebrations the weekend of March 17-19, 2023. Buy tickets H ERE Also revealed are details of ... More >>
WOMAD 2023: 22 Incredible Performers Announced!
Thursday, 20 October 2022, 7:11 pm | The Label
WOMAD NZ announces 22 more incredible and diverse international & local talent for the 20th anniversary of the festival. Including Sampa The Great, Deva Mahal, Fly My Pretties, Mdou Moctar, Youssou N’Dour & ... More >>
Soaked Oats Shares Second Single, ‘Something’ With Lush Martin Sagadin Directed Video
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 7:29 am | The Label
The Ōtepoti/Dunedin four-piece, Soaked Oats, waste no time following up with their second single ‘Something’ from their upcoming album, Working Title to be released November 18th, 2022 on Australian indie tastemaker label Dot Dash. Drummer, Conor ... More >>
WOMAD NZ Shares First Peek At International & Local Talent Line-up
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 8:04 am | The Label
Today, WOMAD NZ 2023 has announced a small teaser of incredible talent performing at the 2023 festival this March. The festival will celebrate the 20th anniversary at the award-winning Bowl of Brooklands and Brooklands Park in New Plymouth with ... More >>
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE To Reissue Three Classic Albums
Friday, 23 September 2022, 6:59 am | The Label
More than a quarter century since its primal emergence from the Desert, Queens Of The Stone Age has elected to give three of its landmark albums the upscale re-release treatment, including limited edition colour vinyl pressings, exclusive new and restored ... More >>
Kenny Beats Announces His Debut Solo Album, LOUIE, Due August 31st Via XL Recordings
Friday, 26 August 2022, 6:58 am | The Label
Though best known for producing seminal full-length albums for some of the world’s most exciting artists (including Vince Staples , IDLES , Rico Nasty and Denzel Curry ), on LOUIE Kenny subverts expectations with an almost entirely instrumental artist ... More >>
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Share New Single 'Burning'
Thursday, 11 August 2022, 7:01 am | The Label
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs return continues with their newest single, ' Burning ,' a Andrew Wyatt -produced track that is dancefloor-bound and built over a piano loop inspired by The Four Seasons’ "Beggin," it captures Karen O engulfed in the tumult ... More >>
