Below is a list of all New Zealand titles released in the last 90 days.
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... |
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... |
Lontalius
All I Have (LP) [ LP - 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... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Based On A True Story (Limited Edition Blue Vinyl LP) [ The Drop / 2 LP - released 4/Oct/2019 ] The debut studio album from Fat Freddy's Drop is now available on limited blue coloured vinyl. |
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... |
David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights
Bobbie's A Girl (LP) [ Merge / LP - 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... |
David Kilgour and The Heavy Eights
Bobbie's A Girl (NZ Exclusive Violet Vinyl LP) [ Merge / LP - 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... |
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... |
Lord Echo
Curiosities (Reissue LP) [ Soundway / 2 LP - released 13/Sep/2019 ] Soundway Records completes the Lord Echo album collection, finally reissuing the second album in the trilogy from the in-demand New Zealand multi-instrumentalist and producer. Originally released in 2013, 'Curiosities' is now available as a DJ... |
Bleeders
Delusions (LP) [ Elevenfiftyseven / LP - released 22/Nov/2019 ] It's been 12 long years since Auckland Punk, Hardcore, Rock N Roll outfit Bleeders have graced us with new music. Delusions is available on limited-edition hand numbered 12inch vinyl. The B-Side features a remastered version of their 'A Bleeding... |
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. |
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... |
Earth Tongue
Floating Being (Coloured Vinyl) [ Stolen Body / LP - released 20/Sep/2019 ] Sometimes music is supposed to feel weird and indescribable. It's the moments of clarity within the dense, sonic mess that often feels the most satisfying. That's the space that Earth Tongue occupy. At times, their songs are shrill and... |
Earth Tongue
Floating Being (LP) [ Stolen Body / LP - released 20/Sep/2019 ] Sometimes music is supposed to feel weird and indescribable. It's the moments of clarity within the dense, sonic mess that often feels the most satisfying. That's the space that Earth Tongue occupy. At times, their songs are shrill and... |
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... |
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... |
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... |
L.A.B
III (LP) [ Loop / LP - 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... |
Peter Jefferies
Last Ticket Home (LP) [ Grapefruit Records / LP - released 27/Sep/2019 ] Grapefruit releases Jefferies' latest, which leaves the station early in his career when "The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World" left off and takes us on a guided tour of a fascinating side street via rare singles, both released and unreleased,... |
The Dum Dum Boys
Let There Be Noise (LP) [ In The Red / LP - released 20/Sep/2019 ] The Dum Dum Boys' Let There Be Noise (1981) is chock-full of James Williamson and Deniz Tek riffage; it also contains elements of Iggy Pop's nihilism. As the title suggests, Let There Be Noise is anything but a record incessantly focused on... |