HINA releases new single + Video ‘CouCou’

Marking her first solo release since 2024, Tāmaki Makaurau singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Hina returns with ‘Coucou!’ – a swirl of 1960s French pop and cinematic strings, tracing the push-and-pull of longing and the fear of being “too much.” The arrangement — shaped by James Milne’s (Lawrence Arabia) unmistakable sensibility in the basslines and string section — feels light on its feet, but the lyrics carry a weightier truth. In Hina’s words, the song is about “feeling deeply inadequate in ways that felt unfamiliar, thinking I was ‘too’ flawed, ‘too’ sensitive, ‘too’ unworldly, ‘too much.’” Hina takes ‘Coucou!’ to the screen with a retro-inspired video, framed in

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VERA ELLEN shares new single & video ft. Hemi Hemingway

Aotearoa Music Award and Taite Prize winning artist Vera Ellen shares ‘When It’s Over’ – the second single from her upcoming album Heaven Knows What Time. Featuring a brooding vocal performance from fellow Wellington musician Hemi Hemingway, Vera Ellen knew the song needed a counterweight the moment the demo was finished — and that voice had to be Mr. Hemi Hemingway. The two

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