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 24
EVE de CASTRO-ROBINSON
the willing air NZTrio: Amalia Hall (violin), Somi Kim (piano), and Ashley Brown (cello) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] An album of chamber music spanning more than twenty-five years by New Zealand composer Eve de Castro-Robinson, performed by Amalia Hall (violin), Somi Kim (piano), and Ashley Brown (cello). |
Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke (LP) [ Proper / LP - released 13/Mar/2026 ] Ladyhawke is the debut studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Pip Brown, released in 2008 - The album is rooted in synth-pop and new wave, drawing clear influence from 1980s electronic pop through its use of synthesizers, programmed drums, and... |
Bic Runga
Red Sunset [ Bic Runga / CD - released 6/Mar/2026 ] New Zealand music icon Bic Runga announces her much-anticipated new album, Red Sunset. Recorded in Paris during the winter of 2025, Red Sunset is Bic's first collection of all-original material since 2011's Belle, marking a radiant new chapter for... |
Bic Runga
Red Sunset (LP) [ Bic Runga / LP - released 6/Mar/2026 ] New Zealand music icon Bic Runga announces her much-anticipated new album, Red Sunset. Recorded in Paris during the winter of 2025, Red Sunset is Bic's first collection of all-original material since 2011's Belle, marking a radiant new chapter for... |
The Black Seeds
Into The Dojo (2026 Reissue LP) [ Black Seeds / LP - released 6/Mar/2026 ] The recording of Into The Dojo began in May 2005, when band members Barnaby Weir (lead vocals/guitar), Daniel Weetman (percussion/vocals), Mike Fabulous (guitar), Bret McKenzie (keys), Lee Prebble (sound engineer) and new rhythm section Jarney Murphy... |
MĀ
Blame It On The Weather (LP) [ Drops / LP - released 27/Feb/2026 ] Maarire Brunning-Kouka, the Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa-based rapper, singer songwriter, and sound artist better known as MĀ, describes Blame It On The Weather as "about Te Taiao, climate emergency awareness, my job as a kaitiaki, and the many... |
Princess Chelsea & The Dream Warriors
Live at Studio Two (Limited Edition Yellow Vinyl LP) [ Lil' Chief Records / LP - released 27/Feb/2026 ] In November 2022, while touring her album Everything Is Going To Be Alright, New Zealand's own Princess Chelsea (a.k.a. Chelsea Nikkel) and her band The Dream Warriors found themselves at none other than Abbey Road Studios. They took over the... |
Split Enz
Second Thoughts (LP) [ Chrysalis Records / Warner / 2 LP - released 27/Feb/2026 ] The next chapter in the 'Enzyclopedia' series, 'Second Thoughts (Expanded Edition)', marks 50 years since Split Enz ventured to London to record with Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera in the producer's chair. This definitive 2LP set pairs the original... |
Hemi Hemingway
Wings of Desire (Black Vinyl LP) [ PNKSLM Recordings / LP - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Wings of Desire is the follow-up to Hemingway's acclaimed 2023 debut album Strangers Again, which was bursting with '50s crooner and '60s rock-and-roll romance. The project began while Hemingway was living in London, immersed in the post-punk and... |
Earth Tongue
Dungeon Vision [ In The Red / CD - released 13/Feb/2026 ] Ushering in a new era, Earth Tongue now lower the castle gates with their new album, Dungeon Vision. Produced by garage rock hero Ty Segall in Los Angeles, the record captures the duo's live intensity with sludge guitars, bone-battering drums, and... |
Ivy
Hush (LP) [ Drops / LP - released 13/Feb/2026 ] Ōtepoti-based alt-rock quintet IVY have quickly become a standout presence in Dunedin's music scene. Their sound reflects a clear sense of artistic growth, earning them respect among listeners and peers alike. Blending dark, atmospheric textures... |
L A Mitchell
Meaningful Work [ Play Nicely / CD - released 13/Feb/2026 ] Ōtautahi-based artist L A Mitchell, aka Lauren Barus, (Terrible Sons, Fly My Pretties, Bill Withers Social Club) makes a stunning return with her new album, Meaningful Work, melding all her previous voyages in music into one. |
L A Mitchell
Meaningful Work (LP) [ Play Nicely / LP - released 13/Feb/2026 ] Ōtautahi-based artist L A Mitchell, aka Lauren Barus, (Terrible Sons, Fly My Pretties, Bill Withers Social Club) makes a stunning return with her new album, Meaningful Work, melding all her previous voyages in music into one. The album - a... |
The Puddle
The Shakespeare Monkey (LP) [ Fishrider Records / LP - released 13/Feb/2026 ] New Zealand psych-pop pioneers The Puddle, a revolving line-up of musicians assembled around the unstable core of George D. Henderson, have been around in one form or another since 1984. Three albums and a 7" single on Flying Nun between 1986 and... |
SIX60
Right Here Right Now (Limited Edition Special Custom Black Vinyl LP) [ Massive Entertainment / LP - released 13/Feb/2026 ] SIX60's fifth studio album, Right Here Right Now, marks a return to the iconic live, roots-driven sound that defined the band's debut Album. Recorded entirely live, with every final track captured in a single take, the album channels an authentic,... |
Muroki
Amber Skies (LP) [ Drops / LP - released 30/Jan/2026 ] The first full length album from Muroki, once a 'Wavy' hitmaker of Raglan, now living in Berlin. The album features production from Djeisan Suskov and Josh Fountain of LEISURE and Justyn Pilbrow. Feature artists include Len Blake and keyboard wiz Joe... |
Vida
Aquatopialien EP [ Vida / CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] VIDA Gibson is a Tāmaki based musician, interdisciplinary artist, world-builder, performer with a penchant for ritual. Their background is rooted in an ecology of performance, combining learnings in all components of ritual - dance, music,... |
Connan Mockasin
Caramel (Limited Gold Vinyl LP) [ Mexican Summer / LP - released 23/Jan/2026 ] Whether bending genres or collaborating with artists like James Blake, MGMT and Charlotte Gainsbourg, Connan Mockasin has always manoeuvred in mysterious ways. After touring with the likes of Radiohead and Neil and Liam Finn (Crowded House), the R&B... |
Connan Mockasin
Forever Dolphin Love (Limited Silver Vinyl LP) [ Mexican Summer / LP - released 23/Jan/2026 ] Originally released in 2010, 'Forever Dolphin Love' remains a vital introduction to the strange and fantastical universe of Connan Tant Hosford. Following its release, Connan enjoyed a flurry of critical and artistic praise from the likes of David... |
Pollyhill & Samara Alofa
Aquaries: Age Of Uranus (LP) [ Pollyhill & Samara Alofa / LP - released 23/Jan/2026 ] PollyHill (she/her) and Samara Alofa (she/they, Ngāti Awa, Vailoa Palauli, Ha'apai) are musicians and producers based in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). In 2023, they joined forces to release the critically acclaimed collaborative debut AQUARIES. The... |
