New Zealand Upcoming Releases
New Zealand Upcoming Releases
The following New Zealand titles are due for release / re-release in the near future.
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Mārama - Original Soundtrack (LP)
[ Impressed Recordings / LP - due 21/Aug/2026 ] A Haunting collision of taonga pūoro, orchestral dread and gothic atmosphere - a powerful sonic companion to one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most distinctive cinematic works. "The greatest horror is always colonisation" - The Spinoff Pressed on... |
Brandon De La Cruz
Blue Irises In Hologram (LP) [ Brandon De La Cruz / LP - due 21/Aug/2026 ] Blue Irises in Hologram is a new album by Kirikiriroa, Aotearoa-based folk artist Brandon De La Cruz. The album is comprised of eight songs born of a wide range of inspirational nexuses including a 10-day silent Vipassana retreat, an afternoon in... |
Greatsouth
Hellhole of the Pacific (LP) [ Drops / LP - due 21/Aug/2026 ] Hellhole of the Pacific (HOTP) is a concept EP and multimedia storytelling project that reclaims and reimagines Aotearoa's narratives through an urban Māori lens. It draws its name from the infamous label given to Kororāreka (Russell)in the 1830s-a... |
Jonathan Bree
Don't Call It Love [ Lil' Chief Records / CD - due 28/Aug/2026 ] The man behind the mask, Jonathan Bree, returns with his sixth studio album Don't Call It Love, out August 6. This seventeen-track double album is Bree's most ambitious project to date - an erotic, concept-driven epic that brings the sexual and... |
Jonathan Bree
Don't Call It Love (LP) [ Lil' Chief Records / 2 LP - due 28/Aug/2026 ] The man behind the mask, Jonathan Bree, returns with his sixth studio album Don't Call It Love, out August 6. This seventeen-track double album is Bree's most ambitious project to date - an erotic, concept-driven epic that brings the sexual and... |
Reb Fountain
Water For Gasoline [ Fountain Records / CD - due 28/Aug/2026 ] Water for Gasoline marks a significant creative departure for Reb Fountain. Written and recorded in Fountain's own garage studio this year, this new album captures the spontaneity and vulnerability of her creative process. Recorded live, most... |
Church & AP
Teeth (LP) [ Drops / LP - due 25/Sep/2026 ] When Auckland duo Church & AP released their debut radio single 'Ready Or Not' in 2018, the Aotearoa hip-hop scene was in the depths of a commercial lull. Buoyed by high-rotation plays on New Zealand's biggest hip-hop and RnB radio station Mai FM and... |
Louis Baker
Trouble [ Louis Baker / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] One of Aotearoa's most distinctive voices - singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Louis Baker announces his second album, Trouble. Across nine songs, Trouble unfolds as Louis Baker's most assured work to date. Taking shape during a time of... |
Jordan Rakei
A Safe Place To Be Wild [ Fontana / CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] A Safe Place To Be Wild is set to arrive after more than a decade of pushing the boundaries of soul, jazz and alternative R&B. Fearless, intimate and emotionally direct, the album finds Jordan embracing uninhibited self-expression and placing... |
Jordan Rakei
A Safe Place To Be Wild (Indie Exclusive Red Vinyl LP) [ Fontana / LP - due 30/Oct/2026 ] A Safe Place To Be Wild is set to arrive after more than a decade of pushing the boundaries of soul, jazz and alternative R&B. Fearless, intimate and emotionally direct, the album finds Jordan embracing uninhibited self-expression and placing... |
Jordan Rakei
A Safe Place To Be Wild (LP) [ Fontana / LP - due 30/Oct/2026 ] A Safe Place To Be Wild is set to arrive after more than a decade of pushing the boundaries of soul, jazz and alternative R&B. Fearless, intimate and emotionally direct, the album finds Jordan embracing uninhibited self-expression and placing... |
Human Instinct
Stoned Guitar [ Frenzy / CD - due 28/Nov/2026 ] Stoned Guitar (1970) is the defining statement from The Human Instinct and one of the cornerstone recordings of New Zealand psychedelic rock. Led by drummer‑vocalist Maurice Greer with blistering guitar work from Billy TK, the album pushes deep into... |
