Blake Stainton shapes his sound with heart, heritage, and instinct

Blake Stainton carries a voice that blends bright pop sensibility with grounded country warmth. His approach feels spacious and sincere, defined by stories drawn from lived moments and quiet reflections. He reaches listeners through an artistry built on openness, patient honesty, and a commitment to preserving the human touch in

Polar Nights reveals the stillness at the heart of Hanne Jøstensen’s artistry

Hanne Jøstensen's latest release 'Polar Nights', is steeped in the calm muse of Nordic peace and Aotearoa grounding. The song feels spacious. It invites the listener to slow their breathing and settle into a moment that glows quietly. The recording captures voice and piano in one

Evie Bamford calls out work culture with a loose anti-hustle anthem

Evie Bamford arrives with a confidently formed debut single. “Money Bag” brings indie rock grit and jazzy colour together with a looseness that suits its message. The track takes aim at the weight of work, pressure, and expectation while keeping its shoulders relaxed. Recorded live on a farm in Matakana

veryhandsomebilly makes every stage feel too small

veryhandsomebilly walks into a room like he knows you are about to have a good time. There is a certain magnetism at play. The silhouette, the crisp style, the confidence. It sets the stage before the music starts. Then the performance hits and it all snaps into focus. He is

bad for education discover new momentum with 'Close My Eyes'

Close My Eyes moves with pace through bright guitars and surf tinged energy. The song feels shaped by distance from the city and the slower rhythm of life in Wairoa where ideas had room to breathe. That pace sits underneath the track and guides the tone, shaping the way the

Aro celebrate identity, and whakapapa with the release of Puna Ora

Aro’s new single Puna Ora lands with confidence, shaped by slow hands that understand the value of patience. The Te Tiriti-based duo continue to express a sound that blends te reo Māori and English with natural ease, reflecting an Aotearoa where cultural fusion feels lived rather than performed. The

Mizzy's debut EP is a revealing diary of self discovery

Capturing a young artist coming into her own, Mizzy's Wild Ivy EP is a blend of introspective shoegaze textures with the melodic accessibility of indie pop. The result is a body of work that is immersive, thoughtful, and fully lived in. Her sound really draws you in. Featuring

Em leans into motion and meaning in the luminous honesty of MOVE

With MOVE, Em embodies a new creative phase. Self-assured, intimate, and refreshingly unfiltered, the album sits in the space between indie pop shimmer, western twang, and subtle dance floor pulse. It’s an album that breathes, shifting with the light like a summer afternoon, an honest document of someone growing

The Response detonate their clean-cut sound with a gritty jolt on Where Do You Run To?

The Response have always been sculptors, careful, precise, and considered in their craft. Which is why Where Do You Run To? lands like a brick thrown through a glass window. There is force in this shift. Purpose. A willingness to get loud and let the edges fray. They trade shimmering

Bobby Odyssey builds a world from fractured light with 'Delusions were all we had'

In the tangled quiet of Tāmaki Makaurau’s alt scene, Bobby Odyssey doesn’t make songs so much as she builds portals. Her debut album Delusions were all we had feels less like a linear record and more like a collage—torn, taped, and glowing faintly at the edges. The

Fables begins a new era of artistic confidence and clarity with ‘Sundown’

Jess Bailey, the voice and writer behind Tāmaki Makaurau project Fables, has always been drawn to stories that feel lived-in. With her new single Sundown, she turns that focus inward, stepping into a new phase of creative confidence. Bailey’s writing has long carried traces of classic folk and indie

Beware The Goatman shake faith to its foundations on 'Bone Rattler'

Somewhere between prayer and panic, a voice whispers: Bone Rattler, the debut single from Lyttelton’s newest noise-born trio, Beware The Goatman. It’s a song that thrashes and claws through the thin veil separating belief from blind faith, devotion from delusion. Formed in what they call “the shadow of