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Grief has a way of reshaping time. One moment stretches endlessly, the next slips through your fingers before you know it is gone. For Ōtautahi artist Amber Carly Williams, her new single 'To Be Like You' was born in that suspended space, written in the wake of her
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Aotearoa’s own Te KuraHuia is stepping into Mahuru Māori with a single that feels bigger than music. Toitū te Tiriti is pitched as a hīkoi anthem, a track that moves with the heartbeat of the people, created to bring communities together under the protection of aroha. Raised by her
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For many artists, love songs lean on fantasy - the spark of attraction, the heat of desire, or the heartbreak of falling apart. But for Pōneke’s Casual Healing (Nikau Te Huki), the magic lies in what comes after. His new single Moving Together is an unfiltered celebration of long-term
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Abby Christo is back with a track that flips the script. Her latest single Boy Bye transforms the sting of heartbreak into an anthem of self-worth and strength. With sharp wordplay, soaring hooks, and a confidence that demands to be heard, the single cements Christo’s place as one of
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Whanganui’s own BB & The Bullets are gearing up for a milestone moment this spring. The hard-hitting three-piece blues rock outfit will release their debut album High Tide on September 12, alongside a 12-date North Island tour that showcases their raw, electrifying live energy. Having built a reputation across
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Few artists in Aotearoa carry a backstory as dramatic and resilient as Merv Pinny. Once a dairy farmer from the King Country and Waikato, now a globally recognised rock, blues, and roots artist with over 30 million streams and a following of more than 340,000, Pinny has built a
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The RVMES have never been a band to sit neatly in a single genre box, and with their brand new album Boundary Issues, they prove that rule truer than ever. Out now via AAA Records, the eleven track release captures the restless energy of three years on the road, each
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Friendship can be as transformative as love, sometimes even more so. For Tamaki Makaurau alternative pop artist jaycee!!, the new single “platonic” explores the intimacy, vulnerability, and authenticity that exists when two people build a bond without expectation. It’s a subject often overlooked in music, but here, jaycee!! gives
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There’s something about bands born out of garages, late nights, and a shared need to make noise that feels timeless. Waihi Beach’s Not Exact tap straight into that spirit with their debut EP 'On a Roll', a release that aims for raw honesty. Formed in 2024
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There are moments in life that arrive raw, unfiltered, and demand to be put into words. TiGER’s latest single “3 Days” doesn’t feel like it was crafted in a studio so much as it was pulled straight from the middle of heartbreak. “3 Days” is steeped in the
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Some songs arrive like confessions. Others feel like conversations. Lucky Star, the latest release from Aotearoa artist Em, does both. It is reflective and imperfect in the best way, stitched together with friends and grounded in authenticity, yet elevated by Em’s production craft. Together, that tension defines what she
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Your twenties are full of contradictions. You crave change, but ache for the comfort of the familiar. You celebrate growth, but mourn the people and places you leave behind. On her new single Wash, Aotearoa singer-songwriter CAITLIN captures that push and pull with raw honesty, stepping into a bolder, indie-rock-leaning
