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Love songs are easy to write but hard to mean—and even harder to deliver without slipping into cliché. But 1 Drop Nation, the Ōtautahi-based six-piece known for their deep roots-reggae-funk fusion, manage to sidestep the expected entirely with their new single ‘The Way We Love’—a track that feels
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Romantic, daydreamy, and just the right amount of dizzy, Jenni’s new single ‘Stuck On You’ is a crush anthem for anyone who’s ever spiraled into a heady “what-if.” Blending glittering modern pop with classic country storytelling, the 24-year-old Aotearoa singer-songwriter hits a sweet spot between heart-on-sleeve vulnerability and
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Tāmaki Makaurau/Berlin-based trio Prosa waste no time introducing themselves with their debut single ‘Decline’ - a two-minute-fifty-eight-second jolt of post-everything fury that feels not only timely, but necessary. It’s the sound of the world teetering on the edge, and someone daring to dance to it anyway. Recorded by
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Don’t forget the capital H. Te KuraHuia is spelling it out loud and proud, and with good reason. The rising Māori-Pasifika artist, actor and storyteller is making waves across music and performance with a fierce sense of identity, ancestral purpose and unapologetic self-expression. Fresh from representing Aotearoa at Tkaronto
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Jazmine Mary’s third studio album, I Want to Rock and Roll, isn’t quite the riot its title might suggest but it is a release of another kind. Out now via Flying Nun, the record is an emotionally charged, genre-warping collection from one of Aotearoa’s most quietly adventurous
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Wellington-based progressive metal outfit Make Dark are building momentum with the release of a live performance video for their latest single ‘The Summit (Pt. 1)’—a brooding, slow-burning journey that showcases the band’s command of atmosphere, tension, and release. Filmed live at the Underworld Tavern in Wellington, the video
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Malaysian-born, Auckland-based artist WEE (Ka Wee Teong) returns with FAR, a genre-defying three-track EP that marks a new chapter in both his sound and self-expression. Known for blending raw emotional honesty with experimental production, WEE has carved out a distinct space at the intersection of emorap, trap, boombap, and alt-rock.
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Wellington’s First Reserve isn’t pulling any punches in 2025. With just over a year of live shows and sonic soul-baring behind them, the project of Ryan Connaghan has swiftly become a fixture of Aotearoa’s alternative circuit. Their latest single, 'Last One' is a sharp turn
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At just 18, Maddy Low is already turning heads. Whether it’s busking on Cuba Street, performing emotionally rich covers from any era on YouTube, or with original songs that hit straight in the chest. Her latest single ‘To Be Near’ is a gentle, quietly devastating meditation on first love
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tee. steps into her solo career with an evocatively powerful debut single. ‘BURNOUT’ features haunting melodies and textured layers, like a slow-building storm that never quite breaks, suspended in tension and vulnerability. BURNOUT is a deliberate unraveling, a track that leans into emotional fatigue, overstimulation, and the quiet weight of
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After turning heads with their chart-scaling debut ‘Who Is The Otherwoman’, the enigmatic collective Otherwoman return with the long-anticipated streaming release of their second single, ‘Circles’. First released as an exclusive on their limited edition CD which debuted at #6 on the Aotearoa album charts - ‘Circles’ has since circulated
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Ōtautahi dream-pop artist T. G. Shand makes a striking return with ‘The Deadpan Break’, her first release of the year - a sparse, hypnotic track that slowly builds into a lush, disco-tinged crescendo. “It’s about breaking the deadpan,” says Shand, the solo project of Annemarie Duff (ex-Miniatures), known for