New Zealand Music News — Aotearoa | New Zealand

We awake this morning to the exciting news that capital-based band, Hans Pucket, have signed to iconic label Carpark Records (The Beths, Chelsea Jade). Not only that! The dance-punk quartet have also announced a new LP, No Drama, and treated us to the first single paired with a music video. 

The fuzzy trio are hitting the dusty Australian trail in September — visiting Brisbane, Wollongong, Sydney, and Melbourne along the way. Check out dates below and grab your ticket now!

Wellington's Cookie Brooklyn and the Crumbs have released a compilation of music spanning 6 years of fuzzy, guitar-laden, trippy tumble-jams. With members also involved in groups such as Marineville and Orchestra Of Spheres, the group has been working hard on their audio/visual creations for many years, expanding their sonic repertoire to no end. According to the band and UTR, "all of the songs were recorded in one day by Warwick Donald in Newtown, Wellington, with each track being one of a maximum of 3 takes, with the band playing live in a room."  They will be hosting an excellent presentations of...

Photo: Tasha Tziakis  Te Whanganui-A-Tara/Wellington faves DARTZ have released a brand spanking new song, 'Hoons' - a pop-punk instant-hit about "wasted sunny afternoons, the power of friendship and being absolute dogshit on a skateboard". “With 'Hoons' I was really trying to make something that gave me that feeling of listening to specifically bands like Elemeno P as a kid - a song like 11:57 or Verona where it instantly etches itself into the deepest part of your brain” — Clark Mathews With an eight day nationwide tour on the near-horizon, band member Danz muses on how well their audience responded to the catchy...