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There is a point in every band’s journey where the spark catches. Wellington’s This Silent Divide are focused, ferocious, and more emotionally charged than ever before with their latest release The Fire EP. Built around driving drums, towering guitars, and Shaun Jones’ commanding vocals, the EP delivers an
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TiGER’s new single True Blue, featuring Auckland-based pop artist AKIYA, is a bold exploration of transformation after trauma. A blend of Pop, House, EDM, and Dream Pop, the track moves through atmospheric beats and soaring synths, capturing strength, rebirth, and finding beauty in chaos. The collaboration with AKIYA adds
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Maddy Low has always worn her heart on her sleeve, and I Feel Pretty (Sometimes) marks a shift in her sound. The track turns inward doubt into outward energy, combining intimate lyrics with guitar-driven indie textures that feel raw and immediate. The song swells into layered guitar riffs and rhythmic
There’s a kind of power that comes from pretending. On the dancefloor, confidence can feel like theatre, a shimmer that masks exhaustion or doubt. With her new single COOL, PRINS turns this performance into liberation. Built on bright synths and a pulse designed for late nights, COOL moves with
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There’s a reason Amelia McNabb’s music resonates. On the surface, her songs glimmer with the sheen of dark, addictive pop - stacked vocals, moody synths, and an elegance that feels intimate. But underneath, she’s holding up a mirror to the messier, more uncomfortable realities of love. Her
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At 20 years old, Aotearoa’s Jed Skuse is a seasoned live performer, a songwriter with wit to spare, and a guitarist with an arsenal of tricks. His latest release, You Only Call Me on the Weekend, is the kind of track that feels stripped-back yet anthemic. A striking balance
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There is something about a song that defies genre norms. It arrives heavier, stranger, and more urgent, like a flare in the night sky. For Ōtautahi songwriter Lewis Parke, that flare is her cigarette. A track that twists pop, hip hop, and R&B into a restless reminder that
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We're all guilty of it. That over emphasis in the early days of a romance. The one where you laugh a little too breezily, pretend you are fine with whatever, and quietly bury the avalanche of overthinking that is threatening to spill over. In her new single Chill
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
With her sophomore EP Pale Light, Auckland alt-pop artist Emily Bateman has sharpened her sound into something intimate yet commanding. The record lingers in the space between atmosphere and rawness, guided by a guitar-driven minimalism that evokes the spectral textures hybrid of The xx and Best Coast. Where her debut
