New Zealand New Releases
New Zealand New Releases
Below is a list of all New Zealand titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 1 to 20 of 65
Bilderine
Split Seconds (LP) [ Grapefruit Records / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] Split Seconds arrived in 1984 under the combined name of "Bilderine" to more confidently explore the post-punk and poetic art rock possibilities of its predecessor. Fourteen tracks, all brilliant. Grapefruit Records is proud to partner with... |
Bilders
Neverlasting (LP) [ Grapefruit Records / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] Neverlasting is a mix of psychic adventures, hard psychedelia and commentary with a bite. Bilders have always sung outliers with a heap of empathy-exploitation of migrants, unmitigated killing and the state of our depleted planet. This album... |
Bill Direen & The Hat
The Flavour Of The Meat (LP) [ Grapefruit Records / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] Bill Direen and Hamish Kilgour go back to the early days of NZ's Flying Nun label and even earlier, when the members of bands like The Clean and Vacuum would skulk to each other's shows in small bars or run-down church halls in the suburbs of... |
Builders
Beatin Hearts (LP) [ Grapefruit Records / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] 'Beatin' Hearts', originally released in the 80's, is an absolutely unique brand of psychedelic rock from the classic New Zealand band, the Builders. |
David Long
Undance [ Rattle Records / CD - released 6/Nov/2026 ] Undance is an album of songs informed by-while also resisting-the traditional conventions of pop song form. David describes them as 'handmade songs'. Lyrics and textures overlap a diverse array of acoustic string instruments (banjo, nylon-string... |
Eye
Black Ships (LP) [ Carbon Records / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] As Stapleton's illness progressed over his last years, instead of lamenting what doors had closed to him, Stapleton with the truest, highest understanding of what free improvisation suggests, asked himself what doors remained open and walked through... |
Eye
Prophecy (LP) [ Carbon Records / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] Prophecy finds Eye in form familiar to those who've had the good fortune to hear their 2016 album Other Sky, but even more compacted and condensed, a band simmered and reduced to their pure essence. And then the volume increases. Prophecy is a... |
Gareth Thomas
Bits (LP) [ Gareth Thomas Tunes / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] Bits is the new album from Gareth Thomas, founding member of Goodshirt and Fazerdaze. It's an eclectic record about heartbreak, grief and getting older, written with humour, tenderness and a rediscovered creative spark. As we grow older, the... |
Molly Payton
Eternity (LP) [ Drops / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] The story of Molly Payton's eternity starts with a cafe's record player. Spending her days at work listening to the greats, wondering exactly how timeless songs are built, Payton set her mind to hard work. She spent more time reading and writing away... |
Roy Montgomery
Island Of Lost Souls (LP) [ Grapefruit Records / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] Island of Lost Souls follows his acclaimed 2018 LP Suffuse - a novel departure in which he consigned all vocal duties to ambient/experimental peers Liz Harris (of Grouper), Julianna Barwick, Purple Pilgrims, Haley Fohr (of Circuit des Yeux), Katie... |
Roy Montgomery
R: Tropic Of Anodyne (LP) [ Grapefruit Records / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] R: Tropic of Anodyne highlights Montgomery's baritone lamentations on every track. It sets the blueprint for all of R M H Q while displaying Montgomery's talent for brevity. His self-reflective lyrics remain personal, even answering the Rolling... |
Roy Montgomery
Rhymes Of Chance (LP) [ Grapefruit Records / LP - released 6/Nov/2026 ] Roy Montgomery, a pioneer of the NZ underground, believes there is always new sonic terrain to investigate. His latest series of albums for Grapefruit marks forty years of rigorous exploration in which he's managed to navigate disparate genres,... |
TEEKS
Lovers Comet [ Sony Music / CD - released 30/Oct/2026 ] Following his #1 Platinum debut album Something to Feel in 2021, Lovers Comet sees TEEKS enter a new creative orbit. Born from a period of profound personal and creative evolution, the 12-track collection features lead single My Boy and the... |
TEEKS
Lovers Comet (LP) [ Sony Music / LP - released 30/Oct/2026 ] Following his #1 Platinum debut album Something to Feel in 2021, Lovers Comet sees TEEKS enter a new creative orbit. Born from a period of profound personal and creative evolution, the 12-track collection features lead single My Boy and the... |
Timothy Blackman
Between The Islands (LP) [ Home Alone / LP - released 30/Oct/2026 ] Home Alone Music is proud to announce their fiftieth release will be a new LP by label founder Timothy Blackman. The album, Between the Islands, is Blackman's first release in seven years (since 'Brightest Days' in 2019) and will come out on October... |
4 Corners
The Foundations (LP) [ Drops / LP - released 23/Oct/2026 ] To celebrate 20 years since the release of 'The Foundations', 4 Corners are proud to present the album's 20th Anniversary Edition, released via Holiday Records as a special 2LP pressing featuring three bonus tracks. The expanded edition includes... |
Che Fu
Navigator (LP) [ Sony Music NZ / LP - released 16/Oct/2026 ] Released in September 2001, Navigator features the top 20 hits 'Fade Away' (#2), 'Random' (#19) and 'Misty Frequencies' (#10). The album debuted at number one in the New Zealand charts, spending 3 weeks in the top spot and 27 weeks in the Top... |
Joe Kaptein
Live at The Upside Down Lounge Vol.1 (LP) [ Holiday Records / LP - released 16/Oct/2026 ] Music First and Jandal Records are delighted to present "Live at The Upside Down Lounge Vol.1" by Joe Kaptein, one of the hottest talents in the NZ Jazz scene. Recorded live at Goblin in the heart of Ponsonby on 26 May, the album features Hank... |
J.S. BACH
Bach Restor'd Restoration Baroque Ensemble [ Rattle Records / CD - released 16/Oct/2026 ] Did Johann Sebastian Bach write another orchestral overture suite? This recording of Bach's French Overture BWV 831 is Restoration's own reconstruction of a string orchestra version in the original key of C minor. Bach published this magnificent... |
Em
Phases (LP) [ Em / LP - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Phases is a deeply personal work that documents Em's journey through loss and self-reflection. The album merges the sounds of indie, pop, and folk, blending mesmerising guitar patterns, moody synths, and rich vocal layers with Em's signature... |
