Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Hope Downs (Ivy League)
For those lucky enough to catch RBCF at Laneway Fest this year they will know all about their wonderful slacker-jangle and swagger.
New Song Of The Day: Nile Rodgers & Chic – Till The World Falls
Nile Rodgers and Chic have just released the first single from their upcoming album, It’s About Time, due out September 7th.
New Song Of The Day: Gorillaz – Hollywood
Here’s another new track from the upcoming Gorillaz album.
Florence + The Machine Announce Return To NZ Next January!
Florence + The Machine will return to New Zealand next January for one powerhouse performance at Spark Arena in Auckland on Wednesday 30th January 2019.
Petal – Magic Gone (Run For Cover/Cooking Vinyl)
Paranoia, anxiety, guilt and pain…these are the building blocks that make up Magic Gone, the second album by Petal…aka Kiley Lotz
Melody’s Echo Chamber – Bon Voyage (Fat Possum)
What do you get if you mix the sound of downbeat producers Air with the creepy vibes of David Lynch, the sultry vocals of Melanie Pain and then force it all through a psychedelic lemon squeezer? Well, this, I imagine.
Olivia Chaney – Shelter (Nonesuch)
Olivia Chaney’s second album is an accomplished and smooth, if unexciting, collection of chamber folk ballads. The follow-up to 2015 debut The Longest River treads much of the same ground as that album – Chaney’s soft elegant vocals, sparse acoustic backing, mid-tempo carefully dignified compositions.
New Song Of The Day: Paul McCartney – I Don’t Know/Come On To Me
Hey, when Paul McCartney puts out a new single, we still think it’s noteworthy.
Extra Shows Announced! Don McGlashan On Tour September – October 2018
Don McGlashan announces three extra shows to his upcoming New Zealand tour. After selling out venues in Wellington and Napier extra nights have been added in both cities PLUS the addition of a performance at the Arts Festival Dunedin. You can find the full tour dates below.
Watch: Neil & Liam Finn’s New Video For Back To Life!
We featured Neil and Liam Finn’s new song, Back To Life a few weeks ago as our New Song Of The Day, now point your peepers at the video clip they’ve cooked up!
Luke Haines – I Sometimes Dream Of Glue (Cherry Red)
It’s not mandatory, but it helps to know a few things about Luke Haines before leaping, headlong into his new album.
New Song Of The Day: Holly Arrowsmith – Every Kingdom
Holly Arrowsmith is due to release her second album, A Dawn I Remember, at the end of this week.
Joshua Hedley: Taking Centre Stage (Interview)
Until recently, Joshua Hedley has spent most of his career supporting artists such as Justin Townes Earl and Jonny Fritz with his fine fiddle playing.
Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic (Warner Bros)
Its hard to believe that next month will be the one-year anniversary of Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington’s passing, which makes Mike Shinoda’s debut solo EP, Post Traumatic just that little bit more poignant.
New Song Of The Day: Jed Parsons – Time
Here’s the third single from Jed Parsons’ upcoming debut album.
Aura Noir Black Thrash Attack NZ Tour 2018
Spreading their path of destruction to New Zealand shores for the first time, come Aura Noir.
Calum Scott Announces New Zealand Show This October
Frontier Touring are thrilled to confirm that UK crooner Calum Scott, the man behind one of the world’s most recognisable and loved renditions of Robyn’s ‘Dancing On My Own’, will play an exclusive New Zealand show at Auckland’s Powerstation on Tuesday 23 October.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Powerstation June 16 2018
“I love you but I’m working right now, I can love you after I’ve finished working” said The Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe to a woman in the crowd, as they performed to a packed Powerstation last night.
Shannon Shaw – Shannon In Nashville (Easy Eye/Nonesuch)
Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach seems to be on a one-man crusade to make records “the way they used to”.