New Zealand Music News — Aotearoa | New Zealand

Sharon Van Etten is bringing her full band to Aotearoa this December to treat us to two shows in both Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland and Te Whanganui-A-Tara/Wellington - thanks to the brilliant people at Solid Entertainment & Banished Music.  These shows follow the release of her critically acclaimed sixth album, We've Been Going About This All Wrong, which solidified her as a legendary songwriter. Her career so far has seen her collaborating with the likes of Angel Olsen, Josh Homme and Courtney Barnett, as well as appearing in David Lynch's latest season of Twin Peaks and Pepe The Frog's documentary, Feels Good Man. There is...

Don McGlashan has finally announced new dates for his tour of Aotearoa, which was previously postponed. 

Ben Woods has shared his short film; Dispeller - which premiered via The FADER earlier this week - ahead of his forthcoming record of the same name which arrives this Friday the 15th of July via Melted Ice Cream (NZ). The short, directed by filmmaker Martin Sagadin (Aldous Harding, Tiny Ruins, Marlon Williams), features Woods performing three songs from the record with a circulating cast of artists from Aotearoa at The Sitting Room, which is where the album was made. The footage is blended with homemade demos and chopped homemade footage from his hometown in Ōtautahi.  "Part of making this record for me was experimenting with and understanding space. With recording,...

The nominees have been revealed for the first annual 2022 Panhead Rolling Stone New Zealand Awards, including Aldous Harding and Reb Fountain.