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Track: Alisa Xayalith (from New Zealand’s The Naked and Famous) unveils anthemic and powerful debut solo single ‘High Fidelity’.

One of New Zealand’s most fabulous exports, The Naked and Famous, exploded on to the international scene with some stunning indie pop singles and albums and some blistering live shows…

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News: New Zealand’s Mild Orange, purveyors of shimmering dream pop magic, announce new album and release double singles ‘What’s Your Fire?’ and ‘Hollywood Dreams’ as a tasty aperitif

There is nothing balmy or equable about Mild Orange‘s musical output. This year has seen a stream of the most sparkling, dreamy pop magic from one of New Zealand’s most…

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Track: Isla Noon is back with another fine pop delight with ‘I Need To Go Home’

We can all relate to that feeling after long night out filled with excess when you wish you could just press a button and be magically transported to the comfort…

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News: New Zealand’s pop prodigy BENEE announces world tour for 2022 and releases exquisite shimmering single ‘Doesn’t Matter’

New Zealand pop sensation BENEE has just announced her first world tour since the pandemic struck, with forty shows scheduled in the northern hemisphere (Europe and the UK in April-May and North…

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Track: New Zealand’s Bakers Eddy release the catchy anthem ‘My Baby’s Like Cigarettes’, plus announce tour news

Bakers Eddy are one of the most charismatic and animated bands to bless the Australian music scene. Hailing from New Zealand, but currently based in Melbourne, they can consistently conjure…

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EP: Alba Rose shines a light in the dark with soulful, indie jazz magic of Debut ‘Silhouette’ released today

New Zealand-based musician Alba Rose has just released her much-anticipated, self-produced EP Silhouette – a wonderfully reflective collection of jazz-infused indie tracks. This follows on from two single drops earlier…

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Track: New Zealand’s Yumi Zouma release the delightful melodic shimmery pop of ‘Mona Lisa’ and announce tour

New Zealand pop merchants extraordinaire Yumi Zouma have just released the absolutely shimmering track ‘Mona Lisa’: a sparkling, shining wonder that exudes a sort of melancholic ray of light across…

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Track: NZ’s Alba Rose presents the sweet indie soul of sophomore single ‘Holding On’: Debut EP ‘Silhouette’ coming 12 Nov

Wellington-based musician Alba Rose has just released her self-produced, sophomore single Holding On – a sweetly reflective indie-soul track, mixed by London-based Jim Macrae (Jordan Rakei, Leifur James, Arjuna Oaks)…

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See: Damien Binder unveils video for the shimmering track ‘Don’t Know What’

Directed by Jonathan King, Damien Binder has released a sumptuous video for his slow burning, yearning single ‘Don’t Know What’. Mostly a black and white piece with colour only present…

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Album Review: Nik Brinkman’s debut ‘Secret Stairs’ is an elegant showcase of glittering dreamy dream pop exhibits.

Opening with an instrumental with a spoken dialogue in the track ‘Silent Cities’, the crystalline beauty of New Zealander Nik Brinkman‘s new album ‘Secret Stairs’ become instantly evident. With the…

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