In The Mids

Celebrating 25 years of making music as Sola Rosa, Andrew Spraggon - the force behind one of Aotearoa's most enduring and forward-thinking musical projects - returns with his eighth studio album, In the Mids.

In the Mids is a ten-track body of work featuring seven collaborations with vocalists from Aotearoa and Australia. The album marks a creative shift for Sola Rosa, reflecting a renewed joy in studio-based production and an evolving set of influences and sonic palette.

'This album started with my usual beat-making approach, but I was feeling a bit stuck in a live-band mindset', says Spraggon. 'Then I saw a short video from producer Decap saying, "just try and make a beat a day without judgment." I gave it a go, and it was liberating - the music started flowing in unexpected directions. The result is a record that's very much me as a producer, exploring new territory.'