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24/03/2026

Melon Heart: Bugs EP

After a year-long absence, Tāmaki Makaurau four-piece Melon Heart have returned with a changed line up and a solid five-track ...

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20/03/2026

Tali: Empress Era

With a knack for storytelling in her versatile drum’n’bass, Natalia Sheppard (aka MC Tali), is back as Tali with her ...

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12/03/2026

Battle-Ska Galactica: Get Together

Skanking into a star system near you, Battle-Ska Galactica are a retro-futuristic Wellington outfit blending Jamaican roots ...

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13/02/2026

Bic Runga: Red Sunset

In 2005 Bic Runga released ‘Birds’, an album inspired by Paris, and French chanson. 20 years later she returned to the ...

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28/08/2025

Slicedub: Motions

The music video for EP opener Crank really helps set the theme in Slicedub's 5-track follow up to 2022’s ‘Grotesque Coil’. It ...

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04/08/2025

Donell: divine timing

The Samoan culture has a rich history of storytelling, utilising methods like Fāgogo to pass on information and knowledge ...

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05/08/2019

Skyscraper Stan: Golden Boy Vol.I and Vol.II

Melbourne-based Kiwi songsmith Skyscraper Stan's (Stan Woodhouse) folk-rock wordplay continues at the forefront of his ...

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21/11/2018

Harry Lyon: To The Sea

The first solo album from Harry Lyon is surprisingly good – by which I don’t mean to denigrate – but rather tell you ...

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23/07/2018

Skedaeddle: Final Friend EP

Reminiscent of days of old when the chords were simple, the melody was sweet, and at the heart of it all, the lyrics told ...

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