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 44
Bruce Russell & Luke Wood (Eds.)
A Record Could Be Your Whole World Book [ Ilam Press / Book - released 1/Jun/2024 ] This is a book about records considered 'in themselves'. It is not about musicians, or music, or design, or music history - though all those things are considered at various points. |
Earth Tongue
Great Haunting [ In The Red / CD - released 14/Jun/2024 ] Earth Tongue is a heavy psych rock two-piece from Wellington, New Zealand. Guitarist Gussie Larkin is a master of the fuzz-smothered riff, and along with Ezra Simons' off-kilter drumming, they've been sending punters into transcendental states since... |
Earth Tongue
Great Haunting (Green & Black Splatter Vinyl LP) [ In The Red / LP - released 14/Jun/2024 ] Earth Tongue is a heavy psych rock two-piece from Wellington, New Zealand. Guitarist Gussie Larkin is a master of the fuzz-smothered riff, and along with Ezra Simons' off-kilter drumming, they've been sending punters into transcendental states since... |
French For Rabbits
In the End I Won't Be Coming Home [ Triple AAA Records / CD - released 28/Jun/2024 ] Te Whanganui-a-Tara's 'dream pop' luminaries French For Rabbits mark just over a decade of releases with their new EP, In the End I Won't Be Coming Home, backed with their debut EP, Claimed by the Sea. Both were recorded at The Surgery in... |
The Fuzzy Robes
Midday Prayers (LP) [ Winegum Records / LP - released 29/Mar/2024 ] The Fuzzy Robes return with their sophomore effort Midday Prayers, a natural continuation of the group's psychedelic approach to adapting the New Zealand Prayer Book, He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa for the modern ear. Midday Prayers follows their... |
Georgia Lines
The Rose Of Jericho (LP) [ Nahla and Nala / LP - released 7/Jun/2024 ] THE ROSE OF JERICHO is an astounding debut that further cements Georgia Lines' reputation as an artist with an undeniable talent for capturing vulnerability through songwriting. Magic, nostalgic charm, musical depth and an incredible vulnerability is... |
Instigators
The Best of Instigators - Auckland Ska Punk 1981-1982 (LP) [ Ripper Records / Leather Jacket Records / LP - released 29/Mar/2024 ] Black Vinyl with obi-strip and photo insert. Instigators won Auckland's Battle of the Bands in 1981 and released two seminal ska/punk singles on Ripper Records - Not Really Bad with producer Don McGlashan, and Hope She's Alright with producer Steve... |
JessB
Feels Like Home (LP) [ Warner Music / LP - released 5/Jul/2024 ] Feels Like Home is JessB's debut. The 12-track album embodies the essence of home not being defined as a place, but instead, being where the heart is. "FEELS LIKE HOME can mean so many different things. I think it's about feeling at home with... |
Jordan Rakei
The Loop (Indie Green Vinyl LP) [ Decca / 2 LP - released 10/May/2024 ] Grammy-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing... |
Jordan Rakei
The Loop [ Decca / CD - released 10/May/2024 ] Grammy-award nominated Jordan Rakei is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter who, over soon-to-be-five studio albums, has been on a wide-ranging journey that explores the outer reaches of his inner psyche, traversing... |
LIGETI / YSAYE / CRUMB / XU TANG / LODGE / GINASTERA / DUSAPIN
Solitary Fables Matthias Balzat (cello) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 12/Jul/2024 ] "This album evokes a period when the world was ushered into an era of regulated isolation. As a musician, I embraced this phase as an opportunity to refelect on artistic identity, the intimate connection with one's instrument, and a profound... |
Mel Parsons
Sabotage [ Cape Road / CD - released 7/Jun/2024 ] SABOTAGE is Lyttelton-based Mel Parsons' sixth album. Recorded in Lyttleton at Basement Studio and co-written and co-produced with Josh Logan, sees a contemplative Parsons skillfully weaving together a tapestry of ethereal and hypnotic... |
Mel Parsons
Sabotage (LP) [ Cape Road / LP - released 7/Jun/2024 ] SABOTAGE is Lyttelton-based Mel Parsons' sixth album. Recorded in Lyttleton at Basement Studio and co-written and co-produced with Josh Logan, sees a contemplative Parsons skillfully weaving together a tapestry of ethereal and hypnotic... |
Rob Thorne, Karl Sölve Steven
Black Coast Vanishings [ Rattle Records / CD - released 7/Jun/2024 ] Music adapted from the television series "Black Coast Vanishings", composed and performed by Karl Sölve Steven and Rob Thorne. |
Shapeshifter
Delta (LP) [ Universal / 2 LP - released 14/Jun/2024 ] In the words of Spinal Tap: "This one goes up to 11". Shapeshifter's fifth LP is explosive, pulsating, and vividly colourful. They seem to have shrugged off notions of genre conformity, embraced the anthemic, and pulled synths and sax melodies... |
Shapeshifter
Rituals (LP) [ Universal Music / 2 LP - released 14/Jun/2024 ] Rituals is Shapeshifter's seventh studio album. This new record has been a long time in the making, as COVID 19 halted the process for release, but New Zealand's response allowed the band to tour the new songs and build the hype despite the... |
Shapeshifter
The System Is A Vampire (LP) [ Universal / 2 LP - released 14/Jun/2024 ] Shapeshifter's fifth album, 'The System is a Vampire' showcases a band at the peak of their powers, capturing the essence, energy & vitality of one of our most exciting groups across eleven killer tracks, each highlighting the 5-piece's unique blend... |
Shapeshifter
Soulstice (LP) [ Universal Music / 2 LP - released 14/Jun/2024 ] 'Soulstice' is the astounding third album from local dancefloor kings, Shapeshifter. It features the single "Bring Change", as well as appearances from KP, Kye + a scorching track from Ladi 6. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Sonatas Volume 1 K. 281 in B flat and K. 576 in D Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 7/Jun/2024 ] In 1989, Sharon Joy Vogan embarked on a project with RNZ Concert to record all eighteen of Mozart's piano sonatas, and his Fantasias. Sharon completed 14 recordings and those presented here are drawn from that historical collection made available... |
HORO / HOLMES / FISHER / WILLIAMS / PSATHAS / ROYAL / AUDAIN / BOWATER / YOUNG / CASTRO-ROBINSON / RITCHIE / HAMILTON
Suite Aotearoa Sharon Joy Vogan (piano), Horomona Horo (taonga pūoro) [ Atoll / CD - released 12/Jul/2024 ] This album is a beautiful complete listen, an imaginative sequence of Aotearoa magic in the form of 12 short commissions from a fine selection of composers. "Suite Aotearoa" is one of the first albums to combine concert Steinway piano and Taonga Puoro. |
