"What the *** is up, now we up, no one signed us!" - You'd think 0800 Collective's Empire is enough of an alt hip hop banger to get them signed with whomever they choose to be signed by! Made with support from @NZOnAirMusic.
"Those who follow New Zealand music will get a kick out of the distinctly Kiwi amalgamations and quirks in the compositions." - Jake Baxendale reviews 'Kaiwhakatere - Navigator' by the Royal NZ Air Force Jazz Orchestra.
Erny Belle's video for Intertia depicts what it would be like to go to Rainbow's End on your own, and to be fair, that still looks like fun. Made with support from @NZOnAirMusic.
Taken from their September release 'Spiel', Crater is yet another dreamboat indie rock single of latest Flying Nun signing Office Dog. Stunning video location! Made with support from @NZOnAirMusic.
Folk-adjacent indie singer-songwriter Violet Hirst studied film production and philosophy in Wellington while fronting indie four-piece Ski Resort. @silkehartung.bsky.social caught up with Hirst to talk about her debut album, the gentle 'Donegal', released independently in 2023.
Whakatāne singer-songwriter Eve Kelly's latest single Boy provides a summery, breezy vibe that evidently @NZOnAirMusic enjoyed enough to add the song to their NewTracks compilation in December.
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It's a jungle out there! Waguan's collab with Jujulipps and Gino October hits the spot in all the right ways. Produced by Zee Nasir aka Who Shot Scott, made with support from @NZOnAirMusic.
We’ve all learned that you need to have a tough hide to survive in this music business, but is skin thickening really the best way forward? Musician, educator and composer Jeff Wragg scratches the itch of predetermined outcome fixation and the perfectly natural fear of rejection.
Te Whanganui-A-Tara artist Bailey Talamasina will be releasing her debut album in early 2024, bringing her growing audience more of the psychedelic electronica that's found a place on Spotify's New Music Daily playlist and the Hot NZ Singles music chart. Evie Dwyer explores.
Can you think of another local song that would suit this playlist? Send us the link to the song on Spotify to editorial@nzmusician.co.nz and let us know what the reference is, so we get it!
Going live this Wednesday: Themed Literary References!
It's full of songs from Aotearoa that reference books, movies, cartoons, drama, TV shows etc!
Ōtautahi indie rockers Wurld Series are back with their third album, out through Meritorio Records and Melted Ice Cream. Dean Blackwell reviews.
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Read Evie Dwyer's interview with Bailey Talamasina from January 19 over at www.nzmusician.co.nz!
@NZOnAirMusic added their latest single The Way Down to the NewTracks compilation in November.
Determined and evidently well-connected, Hawkes Bay rock act Black Smoke Trigger have come a long way from their earliest days in Napier. Aiming for distant shores the band has great streaming numbers, a stellar team and a debut album on the 2024 horizon.
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Summer is so very much here! Of course, a lot of our music mentions it, too! All of these Kiwi songs literally mention summer - can you think of more or have written such a song to add? Post a direct link to it on Spotify in the replies!
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The result, announced at a @NZOnAirMusic showcase event at Auckland's Tuning Fork at the start of November, is a surprisingly readable 78-page report neatly titled: A Review Of NZ On Air's Music Funding. Richard Thorne reports.
Charged with producing the 2023 version of @NZOnAir's regular independent reviews of the various music funding programmes the agency provides, Victoria Kelly evidently took to the task with relish.
Read @silkehartung.bsky.social's interview with Black Smoke Trigger from January 17 over at www.nzmusician.co.nz!
Their version of Working samples the instrumental & interpolates the hook, but turns the confrontational explosiveness meter up to 10, making the original Katchafire track seem tame by comparison. Nur Lajunen-Tal chats w/ Te Maramatanga Nathan, aka Ranuimarz. Made with support from NZ On Air Music.
Although Katchafire’s classic Working is now over a decade old, its infectious hook & timeless themes of toil & oppression make it still relevant today. Tāmaki Makaurau rappers Ranuimarz and Brandn Shiraz, alongside producer LSJ Lightskinjohn, proved this when they reimagined the song in Dec 2023.
With 'Astro-Tīpuna', Levin's Te KuraHuia just released a high-energy follow-up to 2022's 'Uha', including a new edit of single BMW that credits Tiki Taane and Black Comet. Well worth 15min of your day for a quick hoon.
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Her empowering late 2023 single Stronger, a collab with friend Lavina Williams, featured on @NZONAirMusic's NewTracks compilation in November.
Well-known and heavily involved with local music in south Auckland as a mentor and artist singer-songwriter Shirl'e Fruean, aka Queen Shirl'e, is likely new to many people outside of her community.
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Here are the latest additions to Hatchlings, our new Kiwi music playlist on Spotify.
Please share, follow, like - for the algorithm’s sake - we want your songs to be heard by as many people as possible.
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If you've got a spare 12 minutes, watch this chat between Oscar Kightley and Dallas Tamaira, celebrating the release of Dallas' recent solo EP.
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Our people, our stories, our music! Read Nur Lajunen-Tal's interview with Ranuimarz from January 15, over at www.nzmusician.co.nz
‘As The North Attracts The Needle’ is McLaney’s 2023 album, and returns him to writing and performing with only his acoustic guitar, making a troubadour’s album of simple grace. Amanda Mills reviews.
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