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
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... |
Bleeders
As Sweet As Sin (LP) [ Universal Music NZ / LP - released 19/Jun/2026 ] Tāmaki Makaurau punk rock legends Bleeders celebrate 20 years of As Sweet As Sin by releasing their debut album on vinyl for the first time ever. Bleeders burst onto the scene in 2003 with their debut EP A Bleeding Heart which saw the band cross... |
Delaney Davidson
Baby Heavyweight [ Rough Diamond / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] Baby Heavyweight born in a kitchen in Switerzerland, is Delaney Davidsons 11th solo album. Somewhat more groovy than his previous releases this is the second album he has made with Merk. Building on the smooth depth off the previous work and taking... |
Delaney Davidson
Baby Heavyweight (LP) [ Rough Diamond / LP - released 26/Jun/2026 ] Baby Heavyweight born in a kitchen in Switerzerland, is Delaney Davidsons 11th solo album. Somewhat more groovy than his previous releases this is the second album he has made with Merk. Building on the smooth depth off the previous work and taking... |
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... |
Gin Wigmore
Beautiful Mess [ Universal Music NZ / CD - released 17/Jul/2026 ] Capturing the contrast of life's highs and lows, light and darkness, softness and grit, Beautiful Mess marks Gin Wigmore's most personal and powerful body of work to date. Moving between tender, country-leaning introspection and raw, high-energy... |
Gin Wigmore
Beautiful Mess (LP) [ Universal Music NZ / LP - released 17/Jul/2026 ] Capturing the contrast of life's highs and lows, light and darkness, softness and grit, Beautiful Mess marks Gin Wigmore's most personal and powerful body of work to date. Moving between tender, country-leaning introspection and raw, high-energy... |
Jordan Rakei
Between Us (12") [ Fonterra UK / 12in - released 17/Jul/2026 ] Jordan Rakei's Between Us EP captures a moment of pure creative exchange, bringing together a handpicked circle of collaborators including FKJ, Jalen Ngonda, Nubya Garcia, Tom McFarland (Jungle) and Femi Koleoso (Ezra Collective). Built from... |
Borderline
Borderline (LP) [ Drops / LP - released 26/Jun/2026 ] New Zealand indie-pop four-piece Borderline deliver a debut album built for repeat listens, packed with shimmering guitars, funk-leaning grooves, huge choruses, and the kind of songwriting that turns late-night feelings into instant anthems. Shaped... |
MELODOWNZ
Bron (LP) [ Drops / LP - released 14/Jul/2026 ] MELODOWNZ has been at the forefront of Aotearoa hip-hop for over a decade, with cult-favourite projects Avontales, Melo & Blues, Melo & Bass and his award-winning debut album LONE WOLF establishing him as one of the country's most respected... |
Welcomer
Calendars (LP) [ Papaiti Records / LP - released 12/Jun/2026 ] Calendars is an album that immerses you in a world, in that familiar struggle of being in a blurry middle between failure and growth. Produced in collaboration with producer Jesse Austin-Stewart, this debut album brings a fresh lushness of sound and... |
Mel Parsons
Castle Hill [ Cape Road Recordings / CD - released 7/Aug/2026 ] Named after the remote mountain village in New Zealand's Southern Alps where it was recorded, CASTLE HILL is the Lyttelton-based artist's seventh album. Across 10 tracks, the album explores resilience, grief, self-doubt, nostalgia, presence and... |
Mel Parsons
Castle Hill (LP) [ Cape Road Recordings / LP - released 7/Aug/2026 ] Named after the remote mountain village in New Zealand's Southern Alps where it was recorded, CASTLE HILL is the Lyttelton-based artist's seventh album. |
Sheep, Dog & Wolf
Ceiling Waves (LP) [ Nacre / LP - released 7/Aug/2026 ] The layered, undulating sound of Sheep, Dog & Wolf has always defied categorisation. Auckland-born, London-based avant-pop polymath Daniel McBride creates mind-bending, genre-hopping compositions that meld experimentalism, math-rock, emo-folk,... |
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... |
Mint Chicks
Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! [ Festival / Warner / CD - released 3/Jul/2026 ] Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! is the second full-length album released by The Mint Chicks and was originally released in New Zealand on Flying Nun. The album dominated the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2007, earning five awards as well as achieving Gold... |
Mint Chicks
Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! (Limited White Vinyl LP) [ Festival / Warner / LP - released 3/Jul/2026 ] Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! is the second full-length album released by The Mint Chicks and was originally released in New Zealand on Flying Nun. The album dominated the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2007, earning five awards as well as achieving Gold... |
Hina
Descending Dreams (LP) [ Hina / LP - released 31/Jul/2026 ] After six years shaping her sound and presence across the Te Whanganui-a-Tara and Tāmaki Makaurau music scenes, HINA presents Descending Dreams. Emerging from a period of personal turbulence, the album explores complex relationships and the... |
Enzso
Enzso (LP) [ Sony Music New Zealand / 2 LP - released 26/Jun/2026 ] In 1996 two great New Zealand music institutions joined forces to produce a unique project. ENZSO was an album of classic Split Enz songs arranged by former Split Enz keyboardist and sound engineer Eddie Rayner. The music was performed by the New... |
