Ringlets recently shared their sophomore album The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time for Walkies) via Flying Nun Records and Leather Jacket Records
Photo credit: Lola Fountain-Best
Left to right: Arlo, Arabella, Leith, László
“Ringlets already have the best album title of 2025, and luckily the tracks… are just as memorable,” declares Rolling Stone AU/NZ, hailing The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time for Walkies) as a triumphant leap forward — “a more cohesive and controlled collection” that cements the band as “the most exciting post‑punk band to emerge from the New Zealand music scene in years.” Rolling Stone Australia
Ringlets – ‘Heavenly Wheel’
From NZ Musician, Harlo Brady raves that this release is “the textbook definition of what a sophomore album should be,” noting how the band marries “jazzy drums, sparkly riffs and melodic vocals” with “gritty and raw… intense guitar and drums and emo‑reminiscent vocals.” The result is “a raw, heavily emotive, and almost ethereal listening experience” that will thrill loyal fans and newcomers alike. NZ Musician
Ringlets – Street Massage
Meanwhile, Michael Durand at Muzic.NZ applauds Ringlets’ boundless inventiveness: “There’s more invention in this single record than most successful bands could manage across a whole career.” He praises how they “make the multifarious coherent, turn a crowd of ideas into an assembly — and whatever it is, it demands repeat listening.” Muzic.NZ
Ringlets
The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time for Walkies)
Tracklisting
01. Posh Girl Holds a Whip
02. I Was on That Roof Once
03. Half an Idiot
04. Street Massage
05. Rolling Blunts on the Dresden Codex
06. Heavenly Wheel
07. Ancient Gays
08. Sucking on a Surly Pout
09. Hit the Frog
10. This Year’s Hottest Movie
