The following New Zealand titles are due for release / re-release in the near future.
Dam Native
Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted (Limited Edition Marble Vinyl LP) [ Sony Music Nz / LP - due 20/Sep/2024 ] Dam Native's seminal 1997 album 'Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted', widely considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums to come out of Aotearoa, is finally being reissued on vinyl after many years of it being unavailable. Limited red and... |
Office Dog
Doggerland (LTD Edition Clear 12") [ Flying Nun Records / New West Records / 12in - due 20/Sep/2024 ] Office Dog return to present their new forthcoming EP Doggerland, out on September 20 via Flying Nun Records in Aotearoa & Australia and New West Records everywhere else. Doggerland is a collection of songs about loss and the journey to surfacing... |
Mermaidens
Mermaidens (LTD Edition Clear Blue 140g LP + A3 Poster) [ Mermaidens / LP - due 27/Sep/2024 ] Indie trio Mermaidens, comprising of Gussie Larkin (guitar and vocals), Lily West (bass and vocals) and Abe Hollingsworth (drums), are set to make a resounding splash in the music scene yet again with the announcement of their fourth self-titled... |
Mermaidens
Mermaidens (LTD Edition Clear Red Hot 140g LP + A3 Poster) [ Mermaidens / LP - due 27/Sep/2024 ] Indie trio Mermaidens, comprising of Gussie Larkin (guitar and vocals), Lily West (bass and vocals) and Abe Hollingsworth (drums), are set to make a resounding splash in the music scene yet again with the announcement of their fourth self-titled... |
Jon Toogood
Last Of The Lonely Gods (LP) [ Warner Music / LP - due 11/Oct/2024 ] Beloved New Zealand Music Hall of Fame inductee, Jon Toogood, has announced his debut solo album 'Last Of The Lonely Gods'. Jon Toogood has spent 30 years at the forefront of Aotearoa's music scene, writing, singing, performing, mentoring,... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Slo Mo [ The Drop / CD - due 25/Oct/2024 ] Fat Freddy's Drop hit the ground running with new studio album SLO MO, a bass-heavy blast of redemption and resolution. Described by Fitchie as 'afro rhythmic soul music, an exploration of Black music from Polynesia', this heady mix creates the... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Slo Mo (LP) [ The Drop / 2 LP - due 25/Oct/2024 ] Fat Freddy's Drop hit the ground running with new studio album SLO MO, a bass-heavy blast of redemption and resolution. Described by Fitchie as 'afro rhythmic soul music, an exploration of Black music from Polynesia', this heady mix creates the... |
Fazerdaze
Soft Power (Silver Vinyl LP) [ Buttrfly Records / Virgin / LP - due 15/Nov/2024 ] New Zealand artist and producer Fazerdaze (Amelia Murray) explores the complexities of womanhood on her transformational sophomore album, Soft Power. Across 11 self-dubbed "bedroom stadium" tracks, Amelia melds dreamy synths and electronic beats... |
Mokotron
WAEREA (140g LP) [ Sunreturn / LP - due 5/Dec/2024 ] MOKOTRON is a Tāmaki-based Māori producer from Ngāti Hine, who spreads seismic waves of low frequency Indigenous electronic music. Exploring ancient futurism through music, MOKOTRON imagines a reality without colonisation, where the ancestors... |