New Zealand Music News — Sunreturn

AMAMELIA SHARES JOYFUL NEW SINGLE 'C'EST CHIC'

AMAMELIA SHARES JOYFUL NEW SINGLE 'C'EST CHIC'

Today, Amamelia shares the final glimpse into her forthcoming album Bananamelia! - out this Thursday 3 November via Sunreturn.

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DBLDBL & IMUGI 이무기 JOIN FORCES TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'LEMON DROP'

DBLDBL & IMUGI 이무기 JOIN FORCES TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE 'LEMON DROP'

Dbldbl & Imugi 이무기 // Photo: Mason Fairey. Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland-based musician Dbldbl (AKA Liam Dargaville) has teamed up with duo Imugi 이무기 (Yery Cho & Carl Ruwhiu) to release a new track 'Lemon Drop', a spicy earworm bringing together the tangiest word-plays and the crispest of beats.  "Liam sent through a bangin track and we put all our taste buds into it," says Imugi 이무기's Yery Cho. "We've been big fans n friends of Dbldbl for some time and have always been lucky to collab on different tracks throughout our admiration/friendship."Dargaville continues "I tend to overlace and laden my verses with either pop culture or food based references as an attempt...

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AMAMELIA SHARES HER NEW SINGLE + MUSIC VIDEO 'COLOURBOX'

AMAMELIA SHARES HER NEW SINGLE + MUSIC VIDEO 'COLOURBOX'

Today, Amamelia shares a brand new single 'Colourbox', accompanied by a dreamy music video by Simon Ward. This is the second single to drop from her highly anticipated upcoming album Bananamelia! - out November 3 via Sunreturn. 

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AMAMELIA ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'BANANAMELIA!' + DROPS FIRST SINGLE 'GAP SELECTION'

AMAMELIA ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'BANANAMELIA!' + DROPS FIRST SINGLE 'GAP SELECTION'

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...

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