Homegrown rockers ‘Space Waltz’ return with their first new recording since 1973, ‘Hypnotise Me’. Out Now On All Digital Platforms Space Waltz is an influential five-piece New Zealand rock band fronted by Alastair Riddell and joined by Eddie Rayner, Brent Eccles, Peter Cuddihy and Greg Clark. The group’s new single ‘Hypnotise Me’ is their first recording in over 47
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Maori music collective IA, (pronounced te reo: ‘e-ah’) share an emotive new single ‘Ruia Taitea’, with a stunning live music video performed on Mt Ruapehu. The release follows hot on the heels of Silver Scroll
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Going Global Music Summit returns to Tāmaki Makaurau this August with an opening speaker lineup of genuine international weight. Presented by Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) in partnership with the New Zealand Music Commission, the 2026 summit takes place
With Descending Dreams arriving July 31, Tāmaki Makaurau-based HINA shares a third glimpse into the album’s world with new single ‘The Fountain,’ out now. Arriving on a woozy gospel-country groove, the song
Fresh off the back of a wildly successful debut headline tour of the United Kingdom and heavily buzzed showcase appearances at The Great Escape in Brighton, Auckland-based alternative hip-hop artist and producer
Logan Edwards is one of the South Island’s busiest and most prominent young indie musicians. Logan never intended to be a solo artist. His entire music identity had previously been based on
WHO SHOT SCOTT reasserts his presence as a genre-blurring hip-hop artist and producer on ‘PEAKED IN HIGH SCHOOL’ – a high-octane, UKG-laced cut that signals a pivotal turning point in his forthcoming
After six years shaping her sound and presence across the Tāmaki Makaurau music scene, HINA announces her much-anticipated debut album, Descending Dreams, out 31 July. Emerging from a period of personal turbulence, the
Tāmaki Makaurau-based four-piece The Sour are a band of badass wāhine bonded by a shared love of grunge, punk, and all things loud and heavy. The group release their debut EP Daughters on May 1st 2026.
Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand — Nadia Reid releases Live at Old St Paul’s with NZTrio, her first ever live album, this Saturday, 18 April for Record Store Day 2026. Available exclusively at independent record stores
Continuing his streak of back to back releases in 2026, Auckland based alternative artist and producer WHO SHOT SCOTT is keeping his foot firmly on the gas with his ultra charged new single ‘FAST
Tāmaki Makaurau-based four-piece The Sour are a band of badass wāhine bonded by a shared love of grunge, punk, and all things loud and heavy. With two pervious singles having already made noise across