New Zealand New Releases
New Zealand New Releases
Below is a list of all New Zealand titles released in the last 90 days.
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Wired For Sound: The Stebbing History Of New Zealand Music
by Grant Gillanders & Robyn Welsh [ Bateman / Book - released 8/Nov/2019 ] The fascinating story behind Eldred Stebbing and the Stebbing recording legacy is now available. From pioneering violins and 78 records, to the singers, songwriters, engineers and producers who have pooled their... |
Anika Moa
Songs For Bubbas 3 [ Anika Moa / CD - released 22/Nov/2019 ] Anika Moa returns with the third instalment of her hugely successful Songs For Bubbas series. Packed full of musical treats for your tamariki, the album features Julia Deans, Anna Coddington and Steph Brown. |
David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights
Bobbie's A Girl [ Merge / CD - released 20/Sep/2019 ] David Kilgour's 11th solo album, Bobbie's a girl is a quieter affair than fans may associate with the pioneer of New Zealand indie rock. "I tended to shy away from too much guitar playing for a point of difference and to mix things up for myself a... |
Dixon Nacey
The Edge of Chaos [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] With this album guitarist Dixon Nacey has produced a knockout debut as bandleader. Seven superb compositions beautifully played by a stellar line-up, The Edge of Chaos is a stunner. "The edge of chaos is the constantly shifting battle zone between... |
Drax Project
Drax Project [ Universal Music / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] In the space of a few years, Drax Project has grown from being a music students' busking project into one of the hottest bands in New Zealand. |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Special Edition Part 1 [ The Drop / CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] New Zealand juggernaut Fat Freddy's Drop announce the release of their new studio album Special Edition Part 1, featuring Trickle Down and the brand new single Kamo Kamo. Part 1 of a double album, Special Edition Part 1 was recorded at the band's... |
Hayden Wood
Sixty Years On: The NEMS, Spin, Parlophone, Jam & Cherokee Recordings 1966 - 1978 [ Frenzy / CD - released 18/Oct/2019 ] One of New Zealand's most fascinating stories is now on CD. |
L.A.B
III [ Loop / CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] 12 months after the release of their second album, L.A.B - the power house group from the legendary Kora brothers Brad and Stu plus the extraordinary talent of Joel Shadbolt on lead guitar and vocals, Ara Adams-Tamatea from the mighty Katchafire on... |
Lontalius
All I Have [ CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Recording as Lontalius, New Zealander Eddie Johnston released his debut album I'll Forget 17 in March 2016. He moved to LA to work on his second album 'All I Have' with Grammy award winning producer Om'Mas Keith (Frank Ocean, John Legend, Jay-Z) and... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas, Op. 120 & Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 Marie Ross (clarinet), Petra Somlai (piano), Claire-Lise Démettre (cello) [ Centaur / CD - released 15/Nov/2019 ] A ground-breaking recording of Brahms' Chamber Works for the Clarinet and Piano, this is the new disc from University of Auckland Lecturer, Marie Ross. Performed with original instruments from the period in the rarely-heard historically informed... |
New Zealand Youth Choir
Hokorua [ NZ Youth Choir / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] From Bruckner to Body, Mendelssohn to Mews, and Whitacre to Wehi to, this CD celebrates ensemble singing from the choral canon as much as the artistic voice of Aotearoa New Zealand's composers The New Zealand Youth Choir was founded in 1979 and... |
Phil Broadhurst Quintet
Positif [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 15/Nov/2019 ] Positif is Phil's fourth album featuring this particular line-up of excellent musicians, but it is the ensemble's first "live" recording. Several of the tunes had been performed as concert material, but all were either written or arranged after the... |
Phil Dadson, Paul Winstanley, Tom Nunn
961 [ Rattle Records / CD - released 20/Sep/2019 ] 961, the moniker for a building situated at 961 Field Rd, Marin Headlands (USA), became the project tag for a weekly collaboration between Tom Nunn (US), Paul Winstanley (US/NZ) and Phil Dadson (NZ). During Phil's three-month artist residency at... |
Pitch Black
Third Light [ Dubmission Records / CD - released 13/Sep/2019 ] Pitch Black's two-decade career of fusing different musical styles is in full effect across their sixth studio album. Dub, downbeat, techno, drum'n'bass and cinematic ambience are all ingredients in an echo-drenched odyssey that moves the heart and... |
Straitjacket Fits
Melt [ Flying Nun / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] A reissue of this classic slice of New Zealand indie-rock - there's no time like now to (re)discover the greatness of Straitjacket Fits. A bit of background: It's 1990 and the Straitjacket Fits are well on their way to conquering the world. The... |
Tommy & The Fallen Horses
Open Hearts [ Tommy & The Fallen Horses / CD - released 13/Sep/2019 ] After a five year hiatus, New Zealand's Tommy And The Fallen Horses return with their sophomore album. With 13 lively new tracks, Openhearts was produced by Geoff Maddock, the mastermind behind Goldenhorse's Riverhead album. An Alt-Country,... |
Troy Kingi & the Upperclass
Holy Colony Burning Acres [ CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] The third instalment of Troy Kingi's aspirational 10|10|10 Series (ten albums in ten genres in ten years). Holy Colony Burning Acres is a record that focuses on major issues facing indigenous peoples all around the world - from crying for the... |
Various Artists
The Kiwi Music Scene 1969 [ Frenzy Music / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] 57 Kiwi tracks on a double CD set with a 16 page chronological booklet. 1969 saw the end of the golden weather for New Zealand music as the 60s came to a grinding halt on the back of the Fourmyula's iconic "Nature". The success of our local scene... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN / LISZT / ALWYN / etc
Richard Farrell Complete Recordings Vol 3 Richard Farrell (piano) / National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service [ Atoll Records New Zealand / 3 CD Box Set - released 29/Nov/2019 ] "Richard Farrell brings new excitement and insights to familiar repertoire making listening an experience of rewarding re-discovery." (TheWholenote.com) |
JOHN PSATHAS
Psathas: Halo James Tennant (cello), Katherine Austin (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD Single - released 6/Dec/2019 ] Commissioned by Ian Graham and Agi Lehar-Graham, Halo was written in 2014 for pianist Katherine Austin and cellist James Tennant, and was premiered by them in February 2016 in the Auckland Town Hall. James Tennant and Katherine Austin are founder... |
