Today, Independent Music NZ (IMNZ) is very pleased to announce the finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2022 and the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut Award. These two prestigious awards will be awarded on Tuesday, April 20th, 2022 alongside the NZ On Air Outstanding Music Journalism Award, IMNZ Classic Record and the Independent Spirit Award recipients. Named after the late Dylan
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Hot off the heels of performances supporting Queens of the Stone Age and captivating audiences in the US, Earth Tongue, the dynamic fuzz rock duo release their second single, ‘Grave Pressure,’ from their highly anticipated album Great
Independent Music NZ announces the 2022 recipient of the Classic Record which
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Notorious for their cult-like romantic ballads, Auckland power-pop band Voom are back with their heart-on-sleeve anthem, ‘I Love You Girl’ . With Buzz Moller’s vocal sincerity paired with the band’s dynamic prowess, this new single is
Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) with the support of Founding Partner Recorded Music NZ announce the return Taite Music Prize for 2025. This event continues to celebrate the vibrant and diverse voices of Aotearoa’s music community. IMNZ
On Dime, Serebii (aka Callum Mower) has a gentle croon deceptive in its power— and using that voice, he’s created an album unlike anything he’s done before, rolling seamlessly from track to
Ōtautahi-based songwriter Mousey, the creative alias of Sarena Close, is excited for the release of her third album, The Dreams of Our Mothers’ Mothers!, this Friday, October 18th, 2024, via Winegum Records / Concord Publishing.
Flying Nun Records and sibling-trio Womb are delighted to share their brand new single, ‘One Is Always Heading Somewhere’ — out now, with a lo-fi video shot in Tāmaki Makaurau by Freya Finch. ‘One Is Always Heading Somewhere’ was recorded and shot
Ōtautahi-based songwriter Mousey, the creative alias of Sarena Close, announces her third album, The Dreams of Our Mothers’ Mothers!, set for release on October 18th, 2024 via Winegum Records / Concord Publishing. This album delves deeply into
Since her surprisingly fully formed and beautifully surprising debut album Lemon Law landed in 2019, Mousey – the songwriting nom de plume of Ōtautahi’s Sarena Close – has been slowly but surely honing her craft. Her 2022’s album My Friends drew praise
Last month Tāmaki-based post-punk quartet Ringlets unveiled their first new music in over a year, the boisterous new-wave anthem ‘New Life’, Listen HERE. Praised by the likes of Rolling Stone AU/NZ and The Listener upon its release, now the band
Acclaimed Aotearoa heavy-psych duo Earth Tongue release their highly anticipated sophomore album Great Haunting – out now, Friday 14 June via In The Red Records. “We are proud to announce the sophomore album by New Zealand’s Earth