New Zealand Music News — Aotearoa | New Zealand

Tūrangi-based electro-punk aficionado, and SRN Awards finalist for Te Tohu Kaipuoro Toa (Favourite Solo Act), Skymning, has returned with a new song, 'Isolation' - the promised follow up to 'Exit', released last month. This time they have teamed up with Welcomer, who produced the track. The track feels like the duo's moody, goth rock take on trip-hop, with angular, riff-heavy guitars cycling over very Boards Of Canada-esque drums and spindly drones. Skymning takes a new direction with the lead vocals; layers shape shift from monotony to chaos, encapsulating the acceptance and frustrations of seclusion.  'Isolation' is out now via Bankrupt Records - co-run by Skymning and Reuben Samuel Winter, the heavily missed and legendary force...

Fazed On A Pony // Photo thanks to dunedinsound.com Ōtepoti/Tāmaki Makaurau-based alt country rockers, Fazed On A Pony, have shared a new song - 'Fanfare' - the second single to surface from their upcoming debut album it'll all work out (released soon via trace / untrace). The song begins in a crackly, cosy space - vocalist/guitarist Peter McCall's songwriting chops really shine amongst the dusty hues of the first verse. 'It'll all work out it' is sung over a hopeful, yet melancholic guitar fuzz, before the band kicks in and clasps the track in a radiant beam of light. It is one of those songs that sticks to...

The Spectre Collective // Photo by Sophie Scott-Maunder Te Whanganui-A-Tara/Wellington supergroup, The Spectre Collective, are bringing their psych-rock kosmische mastery up to the big 09 to play a show on the 21st October (the eve of The Others Way Festival) at Whammy Bar.  The self-proclaimed "hectic brat pack" is made up of Will Agnew (Mothers Dearest), Lochie Noble (Mirror Ritual), Jonathan Shirley (Soft Plastics, Goya), Oliver Devlin (Hans Pucket), Rachel Andie (Soaked Oats, Wiri Donna) and Riley Dick (Mirror Ritual). Pulling out all the stops to put on an epic show, they will be joining forces with LEAO and Ounce, and have announced a...

ABG // Photo Credit: Skye Furneaux ABG, (AKA the elaborate electronic alias of Josh Finegan, Recitals, SODA BOYZ) has dropped a brand new collection of music today titled Bar Is Low, compiling "four heaters which have been collecting dust in the vaults.". This is their latest music to drop since their recent output, 'Party Pie', released as part of Big Fresh Collective's fantastic annual compilation, FOOTMAHI.  The tracks dance around a diverse sonic compass, featuring the drummer's hard hitting and intricate beatscapes which propel the glossy synth overlays, field recordings and masterfully chopped samples from tracks by Lenny Kravitz and Faith Evans.  bar is low by ABG You can...