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Tāmaki Makaurau’s most fearlessly bizarre electronic trio, Grecco Romank, return with ‘Chainlinks’, the latest single from their forthcoming album Arts Colony (out May 24). A towering collaboration, the track features a staggering lineup of guest vocalists from across Aotearoa’s underground, including Jazmine Mary, James Milne, Anthonie Tonnon, Yolanda Fagan, Lucy Suttor, David Feauai-Afaese, and more.
Described by the band as a “folk horror anthem”, ‘Chainlinks’ weaves doom guitars, acid synths, and a solemn marching rhythm into a ritualistic procession of voices. Each artist steps into a verse like a character in a haunted national anthem, before converging in a collective choral climax that feels both ancient and apocalyptic.
“Grecco were frighteningly ambitious and I wasn’t sure I’d get out of that recording session unscathed,” says Jazmine Mary. “It’s their world, we’re just pissing in it.”
The inspiration came from an old cassette tape found in a bin—an eerie recording of a woman practising a Latin hymn—its ghost now buried in the track’s DNA. The band, known for their “luxuriously bogan techno” and provocative live shows, describe the song as a reckoning with the gothic layers of New Zealand’s identity: part myth, part confession, and wholly unsettling.
The single offers a glimpse into Arts Colony, Grecco Romank’s third and most ambitious project yet. Alongside the album, they’ll release a 300+ page full-colour art book featuring contributions from 37 artists and writers across the country.
The album release show takes place May 24 at Double Whammy, with support from Bad Taste, Body Beat Ritual, and Stud Finder — and for the first time, Grecco Romank will perform live with a full band.
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