New Zealand New Releases
New Zealand New Releases
Below is a list of all New Zealand titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 1 to 20 of 38
Hun Lynch
Sycophant (LP) [ Noa Records/Drops / LP - released 12/Jun/2026 ] Sycophant is the first offering of recorded music from the polymathic Tāmaki artist Hun Lynch. Recorded almost entirely at her house on a bedroom setup, Hun wrote, played and produced almost every element on the album (with the exception of one drum... |
Stephen Cogle / Peter Stapleton
An Afternoon With Victor Dimisich (LP) [ Siltbreeze Records / LP - released 12/Jun/2026 ] Siltbreeze is proud to once again release a critical, unearthed treasure pertaining to the legendary Christchurch, NZ scene, PRE-Flying Nun. Much like the The Spies The Battle Of Bosworth Terrace LP (2013), this archival collection of tracks titled... |
Isaac Chambers
Let Me In (7") [ Dubmission / 7in - released 5/Jun/2026 ] Let Me In is a sweet drop of musical sunshine, a song of love and yearning distilled in the southern hemisphere and elevated by the dulcet tones of Dub Princess. The bones were first created by Isaac Chambers in 2015 as a rough sketch, and over... |
Jared Mattson & Ruban Nielson
Fear (LP) [ Jagjaguwar / LP - released 5/Jun/2026 ] FEAR - the joint album from Jared Mattson of The Mattson 2 and Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra - was recorded in June of 2024. All recording and mixing took place in Palm Springs. Mastered by Matt Coltonat Metropolis Studios in London. I... |
Who Shot Scott
Hairy (LP) [ Drops / LP - released 5/Jun/2026 ] |
Che Fu
Navigator (25th Anniversary Edition LP) [ Sony Music New Zealand / LP - released 22/May/2026 ] Released in September 2001, Navigator features the top 20 hits 'Fade Away' (#2), 'Random' (#19) and 'Misty Frequencies' (#10). The album debuted at number one in the New Zealand charts, spending 3 weeks in the top spot and 27 weeks in the Top... |
Mainard Larkin
Rattlesnake Boy [ Lil' Chief Records / CD - released 22/May/2026 ] Lil' Chief Records is proud to present new signing, Mainard Larkin. Mainard previously had a run of streaming hits as hip hop act Randa, but recently he's made a surprising jump into alt-country and has created a loose concept album about a... |
Mainard Larkin
Rattlesnake Boy (LP) [ Lil' Chief Records / LP - released 22/May/2026 ] Lil' Chief Records is proud to present new signing, Mainard Larkin. Mainard previously had a run of streaming hits as hip hop act Randa, but recently he's made a surprising jump into alt-country and has created a loose concept album about a... |
Prins
Heaven Or Hell Ep (EP) [ Drops / LP - released 15/May/2026 ] PRINS is a New Zealand-born pop artist building a global presence with sleek hooks, sharp visuals, and a live show designed for scale. Blending high-energy pop with a darker, confident edge, her sound sits alongside artists like RAYE, Selena Gomez,... |
Aldous Harding
Train On The Island [ Flying Nun / CD - released 8/May/2026 ] Aldous Harding's fifth studio album was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded the New Zealander's previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer... |
Aldous Harding
Train On The Island (Red Vinyl LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 8/May/2026 ] Aldous Harding's fifth studio album was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded the New Zealander's previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Based On A True Story - 21st Anniversary Edition (Limited Edition LP) [ The Drop / 2 LP - released 8/May/2026 ] The Drop presents Based On A True Story - 21st Anniversary Edition. Honouring Chris (Mu) Faiumu, aka Dj Fitchie. Manuia Lou Malaga. Mystic soul supernova, 'Based On A True Story' aka BOATS is the debut studio album from Fat Freddy's Drop... |
Menzies
Holding My Cold Hand, Even Though Yours Is Warm (LP) [ Menzies / LP - released 8/May/2026 ] With an extremely limited vinyl run, Te Whanganui-a-Tara's crooked alt-rock Menzies arrive with their debut album Holding My Cold Hand, Even Though Yours Is Warm. Likened to Black Country New Road, MJ Lenderman and The Mutton Birds, Menzies offer... |
Shapeshifter
Soulstice (LP) [ Truetone / LP - released 8/May/2026 ] To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Soulstice and upcoming tour, Shapeshifter have actioned a limited repress of the album on gatefold black vinyl. Soulstice was born at a ramshackle Kiwi bach on the Kaikōura foreshore. That warmth, ease and... |
Vera Ellen
Heaven Knows What Time [ Flying Nun / CD - released 1/May/2026 ] Three years on from her last full-length project, Ideal Home Noise; which was awarded the prestigious Taite Music Prize for 2023, Vera Ellen has found herself in a whirlwind of unconventionality - learning to embrace the chaos that comes with being a... |
Vera Ellen
Heaven Knows What Time (Smoky Blue Marble Vinyl LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 1/May/2026 ] Three years on from her last full-length project, Ideal Home Noise; which was awarded the prestigious Taite Music Prize for 2023, Vera Ellen has found herself in a whirlwind of unconventionality - learning to embrace the chaos that comes with being a... |
Nadia Reid
Nadia Reid With The NZ Trio (RSD 2026 LP) [ Slowtime / LP - released 18/Apr/2026 ] This album comprises of a number of tracks recorded live at Old St Paul's in Wellington, New Zealand with NZ Trio, a chamber music trio based in NZ. Nadia sang an incredible array of her catalogue, including a song that has been released this year... |
Fables
Change Is A Slow Moving Beast (LP) [ Home Alone Recordings / LP - released 17/Apr/2026 ] There's a popular misconception out there that the human body completely replaces its cells every seven years. While it isn't strictly true, the idea serves as an apt metaphor for the distance between Bailey's first EP, 2018's Portraits and Change Is... |
The Crocodiles
The Complete Crocodiles [ Frenzy / 2 CD - released 16/Apr/2026 ] This CD set features both of the group's original albums, along with non‑album tracks, live recordings, and demo sessions. It also includes material from the pre‑Crocodiles bands Spats and Wide Mouthed Frogs, plus several post‑Crocodiles tracks from... |
The Crocodiles
Tears (LP) [ Frenzy / LP - released 16/Apr/2026 ] Remastered vinyl re-issue of The Crocodiles' debut album. |
