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 54
Think
We'll Give You a Buzz [ Frenzy / CD - released 11/Apr/2025 ] One of the best and rarest New Zealand 70's prog rock albums is back...and more importantly looking and sounding better than ever. The CD version includes three non album tracks, two demo recordings of unreleased songs and three early album demo... |
The 3Ds
The Peel Sessions & Triple J Live-to-air 1994 [ Flying Nun / CD - released 28/Feb/2025 ] Celebrating over 30 years since it was recorded, Flying Nun Records and The 3Ds have announced the upcoming release of The Peel Sessions & Triple J Live-to-air 1994, due out on vinyl and CD on February 28th, via Flying Nun Records. The live tracks on... |
Nadia Reid
Enter Now Brightness [ Slow Time / CD - released 7/Feb/2025 ] Lately, Nadia Reid has been thinking about the past decade. "Ten years of documenting my life in song," is one way she describes it. "The highest privilege" is another. With the recording and announcement of her fourth album, Enter Now Brightness,... |
Reb Fountain
How Love Bends [ Fountain Records / Flying Nun / CD - released 7/Mar/2025 ] 180 gram vinyl LP with bonus 7" (featuring 'How Bizarre' & 'The Gambler'), packaged in a gatefold sleeve. Love is a first kiss, a late night call, an ache of longing that can break your heart or a long drive with the top down to anywhere but here.... |
The Veils
Asphodels [ Banished From the Universe / CD - released 24/Jan/2025 ] Asphodels, the seventh studio album from The Veils, was recorded live to tape over five days at Roundhead Studios in Aotearoa New Zealand. The album takes its name from the Ancient Greek flower of the Underworld, and lyrically, Andrews draws more... |
Voom
Something Good Is Happening [ Flying Nun Records / CD - released 16/May/2025 ] Auckland indie-rock band Voom, who after years of releasing and performing music to their cult-like following, have announced a brand new album! 'Something Good Is Happening' is released on May 16 via Flying Nun Records. After accumulating... |
Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats
Those Were Days [ Cheersquad Records & Tapes / CD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] New Zealander Stan Woodhouse, aka Skyscraper Stan, and his longtime touring band and collaborators the Commission Flats have generated a body of work that has attracted a loyal fanbase drawn to Stan's easy lyrical style, inventive arrangements and... |
Tom Lark
Moonlight Hotel [ Okie Dokie Records / CD - released 4/Apr/2025 ] Psychedelic folk artist Tom Lark - the musical project of Shannon Fowler - will release his new album, Moonlight Hotel, on 4 April on vinyl and compact disc and has also announced his first live shows in Aotearoa since May 2024. Moonlight Hotel is... |
Marlon Williams
Te Whare Tīwekaweka [ Marlon Williams Music / Universal / CD - released 4/Apr/2025 ] "Ko te reo Māori, he matapihi ki te ao Māori" goes the Māori whakatauki (proverb) that has guided Aotearoa singer/songwriter Marlon Williams'(Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) fourth solo album, Te Whare Tīwekaweka. Translated, it means "The Māori language is a... |
Pitch Black
Freqs in Flux [ Dubmission / CD - released 11/Apr/2025 ] Introducing Freqs in Flux, a captivating collection of remixes curated to celebrate the inaugural vinyl release of Pitch Black's Rude Mechanicals. The anthology seamlessly bridges the past and present, featuring mixes from the album's original era,... |
Chaos In The CBD
A Deeper Life [ In Dust We Trust / CD - released 16/May/2025 ] A Deeper Life, Chaos In The CBD's debut album over 10 years in the making, is nostalgic for the duo's nature-flled youth, exploring the magical coastline and lush rainforest of New Zealand. "The title refers to our childhood, which was... |
The Chills
Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs [ Fire Records / CD - released 28/Feb/2025 ] 'Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs' is a Martin Phillipps passion project. A dedicated reimagining of his earlier unreleased songs that became his artistic farewell, a lasting legacy, and a reminder of his huge, underappreciated talent. The... |
The Clean
Late Last Night / Psychedelic Clown (30th Anniversary Reissue 7") [ Merge / 7in - released 24/Jan/2025 ] The 30th anniversary reissue of The Clean's "Late Last Night" b/w "Psychedelic Clown" 1994 single. Long out of print, the 7-inch has been remastered from the original tapes by producer and engineer Tex Houston and preserves Hamish Kilgour's original... |
Jenny Mitchell
Forest House [ Cooking Vinyl / CD - released 16/May/2025 ] Recorded in Pirinoa, 'Forest House' was created with ARIA and Golden Guitar award-winning producer Matt Fell at the helm. The 12 track album features Jenny's previous singles 'Where The Water's Cold', 'Square & Plain' and the heartwarming 'Sister'... |
Velveteen
Heavy Machinery [ Winegum Records / CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] The debut full-length album from Ōtautahi's latest rising rock outfit Velveteen is jam packed with fuzzy Corgan-esque guitars, heavy drums and emotional vocal melodies and lyrics. Channeling the energy of 90s alt-rock, infused with a dark,... |
Alien Weaponry
Te Rā [ Napalm Records / CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] On Te Rā, Alien Weaponry's third album and heaviest offering to date, the band expand on their hallmark messages of resilience with refreshed technical skill from the whole band, producing a gnashing blend of groove, nu, math and thrash... |
Recitals
I Got Gold (LTD Edition 12") [ Papaiti Records / Flying Nun Records / LP - released 17/Jan/2025 ] Supergroup Recitals are returning to our world to gift you their sophomore release, I GOT GOLD!. The new EP is a collection of songs, old and new, set in an alternate reality, a private joke universe, translated to the best of their ability. The EP... |
Ripship
Crawling Chorus (LP) [ 1:12 Records / LP - released 7/Feb/2025 ] Wellington psych rock duo Ripship are back with their second full-length album, Crawling Chorus, released via 1:12 Records on vinyl, so you can contemplate the techno-apocalypse in high fidelity. A journey through space and time, the album makes... |
Skyscraper Stan and The Commission Flats
Those Were Days (LP) [ Cheersquad Records & Tapes / LP - released 14/Mar/2025 ] New Zealander Stan Woodhouse, aka Skyscraper Stan, and his longtime touring band and collaborators the Commission Flats have generated a body of work that has attracted a loyal fanbase drawn to Stan's easy lyrical style, inventive arrangements and... |
Tom Lark
Moonlight Hotel (LP) [ Okie Dokie Records / LP - released 4/Apr/2025 ] Psychedelic folk artist Tom Lark - the musical project of Shannon Fowler - will release his new album, Moonlight Hotel, on 4 April on vinyl and compact disc and has also announced his first live shows in Aotearoa since May 2024. Moonlight Hotel is... |
