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Amamelia (Photo by Frances Carter)  Today, Tāmaki Makaurau-based electronic-pop producer extraordinaire, Amamelia, has announced her long awaited sophomore LP - Bananamelia! - coming to us on November 3rd via Sunreturn. Alongside the announcement, she has unveiled the first single titled 'Gap Selection'; a slow groove incorporating a downtempo beat with raw analog sounds played on an old Jen SX-1000 synth.  "'Gap Selection' was built off of a sample from 'Marble Run' (Track 1 on Bananamelia!)." Amamelia, AKA Amelia Berry muses. "I wanted to take it down from the 160bgm jungle tempo to transform it into something like a mid 90s downtempo track a la...

Burning Daylight is the debut album by Tāmaki Makaurau-based musician Oliver Birch, entirely self written, produced and performed- an impressive feat considering the layers upon layers of intricacies involved.  Incorporating a range of influences such as Perfume Genius, David Bowie and Phoebe Bridgers, Oliver captures glimpses of these worlds within Burning Daylight's soundscape. The instrumentation incorporates layers of rich brass against more distorted guitars and keys, while his voice sits sweetly in between. It is an experimental pop album; some of these tracks take some unexpected twists that might prompt a more patient listen, but beneath the complex arrangements are very well written songs music upon "existential angst, the...

Komisch psych rock duo, Earth Tongue, have unveiled a new single 'Miraculous Death' paired with a music video that is equally as memorable as the name. 

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.