New Zealand Music News — New Music

Tāmaki Makaurau post punk outfit, Soft Bait, have granted us one final glimpse into their debut self titled album (arriving October 28), today releasing a new single 'Plot Points' featuring vocal contributions by Louisa Nicklin.   

ifiwereme // Photo by Pearl Williamson. Here at Flying Nun, we love new music - and we're absolutely loving this new track, 'Skipping Stones' from Tāmaki Makaurau-based songwriter and sound artist, ifiwereme - AKA Costa Colachis Glass.  Self-described as a "landlocked sea shanty", 'Skipping Stones' exudes a mellow, jazz-leaning vibe, with Glass' vocal chops getting a work out, flipping between softly-spoken whispers to uncanny shreds, which duet with the sweet voice of San Fransisco-based singer Sue-Ling Kaiser.  The song is accompanied by an eclectic music video directed by Jules Muir and inspired by Arthur Russell’s ‘Terrace of Unintelligibility’ performance and film in 1985.  The single is the first...

Girl Friday. Photo by Kylie Shaffer. L.A based duo, and project of one of our very own Flying Nun favourites Vera Ellen, Girl Friday, have released a brand new single today - 'It Needs You', which is their first independent output on the back of three previous releases with Hardly Art Records.  'It Needs You' is a dreamier step away from their previous, more lively releases such as the noisy debut Androgynous Mary or their electrifying double single 'I’m Impossible/You’re Getting A Dog', but this new direction further cements them as songwriting extraordinaires. From the first sound of the drum beat, the song feels deeply rooted - it moves along heavily,...

Ōtepoti psych-rock quartet, Soaked Oats, have shared a new song with the world today - 'Something', the second single from their upcoming album Working Title which is out November 18th via Dot Dash.