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 21 to 40 of 49
The Veils
Fragile World (Limited Edition LP) [ V2 / LP - released 19/Jun/2026 ] 140g ultra clear vinyl. Arriving just over a year after their last release, Fragile World marks a striking shift in tone and energy for the band. Recorded live to tape in New Zealand by Paddy Hill, with production by Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins, The... |
The Veils
Fragile World (LP) [ V2 / LP - released 19/Jun/2026 ] 140g black vinyl. Arriving just over a year after their last release, Fragile World marks a striking shift in tone and energy for the band. Recorded live to tape in New Zealand by Paddy Hill, with production by Tom Healy (Tiny Ruins, The Chills, Folk... |
Hun Lynch
Sycophant (LP) [ Noa Records/Drops / LP - released 12/Jun/2026 ] Sycophant is the first offering of recorded music from the polymathic Tāmaki artist Hun Lynch. Recorded almost entirely at her house on a bedroom setup, Hun wrote, played and produced almost every element on the album (with the exception of one drum... |
Stephen Cogle / Peter Stapleton
An Afternoon With Victor Dimisich (LP) [ Siltbreeze Records / LP - released 12/Jun/2026 ] Siltbreeze is proud to once again release a critical, unearthed treasure pertaining to the legendary Christchurch, NZ scene, PRE-Flying Nun. Much like the The Spies The Battle Of Bosworth Terrace LP (2013), this archival collection of tracks titled... |
Welcomer
Calendars (LP) [ Papaiti Records / LP - released 12/Jun/2026 ] Calendars is an album that immerses you in a world, in that familiar struggle of being in a blurry middle between failure and growth. Produced in collaboration with producer Jesse Austin-Stewart, this debut album brings a fresh lushness of sound and... |
Isaac Chambers
Let Me In (7") [ Dubmission / 7in - released 5/Jun/2026 ] Let Me In is a sweet drop of musical sunshine, a song of love and yearning distilled in the southern hemisphere and elevated by the dulcet tones of Dub Princess. The bones were first created by Isaac Chambers in 2015 as a rough sketch, and over... |
Jared Mattson & Ruban Nielson
Fear (LP) [ Jagjaguwar / LP - released 5/Jun/2026 ] FEAR - the joint album from Jared Mattson of The Mattson 2 and Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra - was recorded in June of 2024. All recording and mixing took place in Palm Springs. Mastered by Matt Coltonat Metropolis Studios in London. I... |
Who Shot Scott
Hairy (LP) [ Drops / LP - released 5/Jun/2026 ] |
Che Fu
Navigator (25th Anniversary Edition LP) [ Sony Music New Zealand / LP - released 22/May/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... |
Mainard Larkin
Rattlesnake Boy [ Lil' Chief Records / CD - released 22/May/2026 ] Lil' Chief Records is proud to present new signing, Mainard Larkin. Mainard previously had a run of streaming hits as hip hop act Randa, but recently he's made a surprising jump into alt-country and has created a loose concept album about a... |
Mainard Larkin
Rattlesnake Boy (LP) [ Lil' Chief Records / LP - released 22/May/2026 ] Lil' Chief Records is proud to present new signing, Mainard Larkin. Mainard previously had a run of streaming hits as hip hop act Randa, but recently he's made a surprising jump into alt-country and has created a loose concept album about a... |
Prins
Heaven Or Hell Ep (EP) [ Drops / LP - released 15/May/2026 ] PRINS is a New Zealand-born pop artist building a global presence with sleek hooks, sharp visuals, and a live show designed for scale. Blending high-energy pop with a darker, confident edge, her sound sits alongside artists like RAYE, Selena Gomez,... |
Aldous Harding
Train On The Island [ Flying Nun / CD - released 8/May/2026 ] Aldous Harding's fifth studio album was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded the New Zealander's previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer... |
Aldous Harding
Train On The Island (Red Vinyl LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 8/May/2026 ] Aldous Harding's fifth studio album was co-produced by long-time collaborator John Parish (PJ Harvey, Dry Cleaning) at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales, where the pair recorded the New Zealander's previous bodies of work, Party (2017), Designer... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Based On A True Story - 21st Anniversary Edition (Limited Edition LP) [ The Drop / 2 LP - released 8/May/2026 ] The Drop presents Based On A True Story - 21st Anniversary Edition. Honouring Chris (Mu) Faiumu, aka Dj Fitchie. Manuia Lou Malaga. Mystic soul supernova, 'Based On A True Story' aka BOATS is the debut studio album from Fat Freddy's Drop... |
Menzies
Holding My Cold Hand, Even Though Yours Is Warm (LP) [ Menzies / LP - released 8/May/2026 ] With an extremely limited vinyl run, Te Whanganui-a-Tara's crooked alt-rock Menzies arrive with their debut album Holding My Cold Hand, Even Though Yours Is Warm. Likened to Black Country New Road, MJ Lenderman and The Mutton Birds, Menzies offer... |
Shapeshifter
Soulstice (LP) [ Truetone / LP - released 8/May/2026 ] To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Soulstice and upcoming tour, Shapeshifter have actioned a limited repress of the album on gatefold black vinyl. Soulstice was born at a ramshackle Kiwi bach on the Kaikōura foreshore. That warmth, ease and... |
Vera Ellen
Heaven Knows What Time [ Flying Nun / CD - released 1/May/2026 ] Three years on from her last full-length project, Ideal Home Noise; which was awarded the prestigious Taite Music Prize for 2023, Vera Ellen has found herself in a whirlwind of unconventionality - learning to embrace the chaos that comes with being a... |
Vera Ellen
Heaven Knows What Time (Smoky Blue Marble Vinyl LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 1/May/2026 ] Three years on from her last full-length project, Ideal Home Noise; which was awarded the prestigious Taite Music Prize for 2023, Vera Ellen has found herself in a whirlwind of unconventionality - learning to embrace the chaos that comes with being a... |
Nadia Reid
Nadia Reid With The NZ Trio (RSD 2026 LP) [ Slowtime / LP - released 18/Apr/2026 ] This album comprises of a number of tracks recorded live at Old St Paul's in Wellington, New Zealand with NZ Trio, a chamber music trio based in NZ. Nadia sang an incredible array of her catalogue, including a song that has been released this year... |
