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News: Olivia Rodrigo sets June 12 release for new album via Instagram reveal

Pop’s most diaristic voice is back on the timeline and, true to form, she’s not easing into it. Olivia Rodrigo has seemingly confirmed her third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl…

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Track: Larissa Lambert steps into her boldest era yet with ‘I Love You Out Loud’

Rising Australian R&B artist Larissa Lambert returns with new single ‘I Love You Out Loud’, a confident step forward that signals a broader, more assured direction for her sound. Released via New Levels,…

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Track: Metric surge back with defiant new single ‘Crush Forever’

There’s no soft landing here. ‘Crush Forever’ arrives like a surge of intent, a track that doesn’t ask permission so much as kick the door open and dare you to…

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Track: ‘Smart Casual’ sees Anna Jeavons turn vulnerability into quiet resolve

With ‘Smart Casual’, Anna Jeavons steps into sharper focus, distilling the emotional core of her forthcoming album ANOMIE into four minutes that feel both raw and deliberate. It’s a track that doesn’t circle its…

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Track: A decade on, The Temper Trap rediscover themselves on Sungazer

The reappearance of The Temper Trap doesn’t arrive with nostalgia in tow, it arrives with purpose. A decade on from their last studio record, Sungazer signals a band no longer interested in revisiting past…

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Track: Peter Gabriel drops new track ‘Till Your Mind Is Shining’

Released under the glow of April’s pink full moon, ‘Till Your Mind Is Shining’ finds Peter Gabriel circling back to something unexpectedly direct. Framed as the most “pop” moment on…

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Track: FISHER and Tones And I unite on explosive new single ‘Favour’

Timing, in dance music, is everything. The right drop, the right room, the right moment. FISHER and Tones And I clearly understand that equation, and on ‘Favour’, they hit it…

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Track: Super American Eagle turn up the noise with ‘Anxiety Nightie’, a heavy new psych-rock cut.

Some bands feel engineered. Others feel like they’ve been struck by lightning and left to buzz in the aftermath. Super American Eagle fall firmly into the latter, a trio born…

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Track: WHO SHOT SCOTT drops high-octane single ‘FAST CAR’

There’s a point where memory stops behaving like nostalgia and starts sounding more like distortion, loud, messy and impossible to tidy up. WHO SHOT SCOTT leans straight into that space on ‘FAST…

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News: Ringlets head to the UK and Europe for their first international tour this May.

Ringlets have been gathering momentum since 2021, and now they’re taking that slow-burn ascent out of Aotearoa and into the wider world. This May, the quartet will set out on their…

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