The Chills
Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs (LP) [ Fire Records / LP - due 28/Feb/2025 ] 'Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs' is a Martin Phillipps passion project. A dedicated reimagining of his earlier unreleased songs that became his artistic farewell, a lasting legacy, and a reminder of his huge, underappreciated talent. The... |
The D4
Out Of My Head (LP) [ Warner / LP - due 7/Feb/2025 ] Louder, wilder, and more combustible than ever, NZ's finest punk n' rollers, The D4 are celebrating the FIRST EVER VINYL pressing of sophomore album Out Of My Head. The D4 was assembled by vocalist/guitarists Dion Lunadon and Jimmy Christmas who... |
Reb Fountain
How Love Bends (LP) [ Fountain Records / Flying Nun / LP - due 7/Mar/2025 ] Love is a first kiss, a late night call, an ache of longing that can break your heart or a long drive with the top down to anywhere but here. Love can equally be contained, repressed and longed for as much as it can save, nurture and embolden. Love... |
Reb Fountain
How Love Bends (Special Edition LP & 7") [ Fountain Records / Flying Nun / LP - due 7/Mar/2025 ] 180 gram vinyl LP with bonus 7" (featuring 'How Bizarre' & 'The Gambler'), packaged in a gatefold sleeve. Love is a first kiss, a late night call, an ache of longing that can break your heart or a long drive with the top down to anywhere but here.... |
The Adults
Haja (LP) [ Warner Music NZ / LP - released 20/Jul/2018 ] 2011 saw the first collaborative project from Shihad's Jon Toogood under the moniker The Adults. He and Tiki Taane produced the self-titled, Top 5 critically acclaimed album, which also received a nod for Album of the Year at the NZ Music Awards in... |
Albi & The Wolves
Light After Dark (LP) [ Triple A Records / LP - released 1/Dec/2023 ] On their new album, Light After Dark, three-piece Aotearoa indie folk stars Albi & The Wolves add horns, strings and drums for a bigger sound. Chris Dent (the proud albino front man Albi), Pascal Roggen and Micheal Young are still at the centre here... |
Aldous Harding
Warm Chris (LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 25/Mar/2022 ] An artist of rare calibre, Aldous Harding does more than sing; she conjures a singular intensity. The artist has announced details of Warm Chris a new studio album, the follow-up to 2019's acclaimed Designer. For Warm Chris, the Aotearoa New... |
Ballon D'Essai
"Woot!" is the Word (Limited Blue Vinyl LP w/ Comic & Sticker) [ Leather Jacket Records / Flying Nun / LP - released 1/Mar/2024 ] Leather Jacket Records, in association with Flying Nun Records are proud to present Ballon D'Essai' - "Woot!" is the Word; the band's classic hits remastered and back on vinyl for the first time in 40 years. Teenage Music and Comix from the early... |
The Bend
We Disappear (LP & 10") [ Armchair Records / 2 LP - released 4/Jun/2021 ] After thirty 'odd' years, The Bend (Fane Flaws, Tony Backhouse and Peter Dasent- all ex-Crocodiles) present We Disappear, an album of songs written from selected poems by legendary NZ poet Sam Hunt. This strange project began in 1987 with iconic... |
The Beths
Auckland, New Zealand, 2020 (Double Gatefold LP) [ Carpark / 2 LP - released 1/Oct/2021 ] NZ Exclusive, 180g Translucent Light Blue Vinyl. In March 2020, everything seemed on track for another huge year for The Beths. Home after an 18-month northern hemisphere tour, they had just finished recording sophomore album Jump Rope Gazers and... |
The Beths
Expert In A Dying Field (Aotearoa / Australia Exclusive Limited Edition Deluxe Double Blue/Green Marbled LP) [ Carpark Records / 2 LP - released 15/Sep/2023 ] In September 2022, The Beths released their third studio album, Expert In A Dying Field, following two award-winning albums, Future Me Hates Me and Jump Rope Gazers, and their live album, Auckland, New Zealand, 2020. One year later, the band release... |
The Beths
Expert In A Dying Field (Deluxe LP) [ Ivy League Records / LP - released 16/Sep/2022 ] On The Beths' third studio album, Expert In A Dying Field, Elizabeth Stokes' songwriting places her somewhere between being a novelist and a documentarian. The songs are autobiographical, but they're also character sketches of relationships and, more... |
The Black Seeds
Love & Fire (LP) [ The Black Seeds / LP - released 17/Jun/2022 ] Yellow vinyl, custom dye cut outer jacket with full printed inner sleeve includes download code. |
Bruce Russell & Luke Wood
Visceral Realists (LP) [ VHF / LP - released 7/Jun/2019 ] Debut LP by the New Zealand duo of Bruce Russell (Dead C, Handful of Dust, etc) and Luke Wood. Visceral Realists is a high-concept commentary on the state of vinyl, analogue recording, music culture, art, etc. A 45-rpm bullet of short bursts of... |
The Chills
Kaleidoscope World (Limited Edition Double Blue Vinyl LP) [ Fire / 2 LP - released 17/Nov/2023 ] The Chills reissue their celebrated early singles compilation, this 24-track expanded version of Kaleidoscope World gathers together tracks from the 'Dunedin Double' compilation, live recordings, Doledrums' single and the band's seminal 'Pink Frost'.... |
The Chills
Scatterbrain (LP) [ Fire / LP - released 1/May/2021 ] New studio album from the Dunedin songsmiths helmed by the enigmatic Martin Phillipps with artwork by Trees' David Costa. Dunedin's finest, The Chills release their seventh studio album 'Scatterbrain', a glorious self-examination of Martin... |
Cimeron
46 Years (LP) [ Zodiac / LP - released 30/Jul/2023 ] Rising from the embers of Auckland band Hot Ash, Cimeron started work on their debut album at Stebbing Recording Studios in 1977 with Rob Aickin and Ian Morris on production duties. Due to circumstances outside of the band's control, production was... |
Corben Simpson
Corben Simpson 3 (LP) [ Frenzy / LP - released 11/Oct/2024 ] A collection compiled from tracks recorded before and during the infamous 'Get Up With The Sun'sessions during 1973, where Corben dragged his sofa into the studio. The session's producer Alan Galbraith recalled: "at times I would be sitting in the... |
Crowded House
Dreamers Are Waiting (Limited Edition Blue/Black Coloured LP) [ EMI Music Australia / LP - released 4/Jun/2021 ] 'Dreamers Are Waiting' is the first album in more than 10 years from this iconic band led by Neil Finn. Crowded House's timeless songs continue to resonate for new audiences and long-term listeners alike. Players on the album are Neil Finn,... |
Crowded House
Gravity Stairs (Blue Vinyl LP) [ BMG / ADA / LP - released 31/May/2024 ] Crowded House's eighth studio album. It's the act of climbing those figurative "gravity stairs," inspired by a heavy stone staircase near where Neil Finn vacations that he likens to his mindset as a creator. "It's a metaphor for getting a little... |
The D4
6Twenty One (LP) [ Warner NZ / LP - released 28/Oct/2022 ] Kiwi rock band the D4 are celebrating the 21st anniversary of their critically acclaimed debut record, 6TWENTY. To mark the occasion there will be a limited run of 180g vinyl, a new-take on the album cover, and extensive liner notes written by Dion... |
Dallas Tamaira
Levels (LP) [ Sony Music NZ / LP - released 3/Nov/2023 ] Kaikōura artist Dallas Tamaira (aka Joe Dukie) is known for his soulful sounds the world over, after rising to acclaim as lead vocalist for the iconic group Fat Freddy's Drop. Twenty years on, The Drop are seen as one of the most successful New... |
Dam Native
Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted (Limited Edition Marble Vinyl LP) [ Sony Music Nz / LP - released 20/Sep/2024 ] Dam Native's seminal 1997 album 'Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted', widely considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums to come out of Aotearoa, is finally being reissued on vinyl after many years of it being unavailable. Limited red and... |
Darcy Clay
Jesus I Was Evil (Limited Edition Red Vinyl LP) [ Sony Music / LP - released 12/Nov/2021 ] Available on limited edition translucent red vinyl. Branded as a musical genius by his peers, Darcy Clay's flame flared briefly, but left a lasting impression on New Zealand music. He was one of the most cutting edge musicians to emerge from the... |
David Kilgour
A Feather In The Engine (LP) [ Merge / LP - released 9/Aug/2024 ] Merge Records reissues David Kilgour's A Feather in the Engine, remastered and pressed on vinyl for the very first time. Originally released in 2002, A Feather in the Engine followed two full-band efforts-1997's David Kilgour & the Heavy Eights and... |
Delaney Davidson
Out Of My Head (LP) [ Rough Diamond / Southbound / LP - released 22/Mar/2024 ] Delaney Davidson's 10th solo studio album is co-produced by Mark Perkins (Merk) - Merk brings his own luscious synth atmospheres to Davidson songs, giving a cinematic and deluxe feel to the album. Guest appearances from Marlon Williams (Drive Me... |
Devilskin
Be Like The River (Limited Edition LP) [ Devilskin / LP - released 26/May/2023 ] Devilskin re-issue their chart topping album Be Like The River in a Limited LP release, featuring a 4 page colour booklet and translucent clear vinyl. Be Like The River features the hits 'Mountains', 'Pray', 'Voices' and 'Believe In Me', as well... |
Dick Move
Wet (Limited Edition Translucent Red LP) [ 1:12 Records / LP - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Wet is the second album from party punk agitators Dick Move through Auckland label 1:12 Records - a welcome addition to their blink-and-you-miss-it punk anthems. The five-piece band were formed in Tāmaki Makaurau in 2019 and have since become an... |
Dudley Benson
Zealandia (LP) [ Golden Retriever Records / 2 LP - released 10/Aug/2018 ] Composer and performer Dudley Benson's long-awaited third album Zealandia is a love record to a drowned continent. An album that explores our identity through twelve meticulously arranged pop songs, Benson's most accomplished work yet was eight years... |
Earth Tongue
Floating Being (LP) [ Stolen Body / LP - released 20/Sep/2019 ] Sometimes music is supposed to feel weird and indescribable. It's the moments of clarity within the dense, sonic mess that often feels the most satisfying. That's the space that Earth Tongue occupy. At times, their songs are shrill and... |
Earth Tongue
Great Haunting (Green & Black Splatter Vinyl LP) [ In The Red / LP - released 14/Jun/2024 ] Earth Tongue is a heavy psych rock two-piece from Wellington, New Zealand. Guitarist Gussie Larkin is a master of the fuzz-smothered riff, and along with Ezra Simons' off-kilter drumming, they've been sending punters into transcendental states since... |
Erny Belle
Not Your Cupid (Black Vinyl Gatefold LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 10/Nov/2023 ] Auckland-based Erny Belle is a sweet enigma adorned by dark dreams, wild wonder, and spellbinding song. The musical veil of Ngāpuhi singer-songwriter Aimee Renata emerged onto the scene with a billowing aura of mystery but swiftly enamoured audiences... |
Erny Belle
Not Your Cupid (Red Vinyl Gatefold LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 10/Nov/2023 ] Auckland-based Erny Belle is a sweet enigma adorned by dark dreams, wild wonder, and spellbinding song. The musical veil of Ngāpuhi singer-songwriter Aimee Renata emerged onto the scene with a billowing aura of mystery but swiftly enamoured audiences... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Based On a True Story [ The Drop / Rhythmethod New Zealand / CD - released 2/May/2005 ] The debut studio album from one of Aotearoa's most loved and respected groups. The legendary brotherhood of midnight marauders & purveyors of hi-tek soul, deliver an album which is steeped in dub, reggae & dancefloor electronica. Fat Freddy's... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Based on a True Story (LP) [ The Drop / 2 LP - released 28/Sep/2012 ] The debut album from Fat Freddy's Drop was originally issued on the band's own Drop label in its native New Zealand, where the disc promptly shipped gold and gained notoriety as the first indie album ever to hit number one on that country's pop... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Blackbird [ The Drop CD / CD - released 21/Jun/2013 ] Blackbird is the third full-length release from the New Zealand band and will see Fat Freddy's Drop exceed half-a-million album sales worldwide, the result of playing over 800 shows in their career to date, clocking up 412 appearances in Europe, 27... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Live At The Matterhorn [ The Drop / Rhythmethod New Zealand / CD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] Originally released in 2001, this excellent recording from FFD is now re-issued at last! Delivering presence that swings between crafted songs and improvisation... |
Fat Freddy's Drop
Slo Mo (LP) [ The Drop / 2 LP - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Fat Freddy's Drop hit the ground running with new studio album SLO MO, a bass-heavy blast of redemption and resolution. Described by Fitchie as 'afro rhythmic soul music, an exploration of Black music from Polynesia', this heady mix creates the... |
Fazerdaze
Soft Power (Silver Vinyl LP) [ Buttrfly Records / Virgin / LP - released 15/Nov/2024 ] New Zealand artist and producer Fazerdaze (Amelia Murray) explores the complexities of womanhood on her transformational sophomore album, Soft Power. Across 11 self-dubbed "bedroom stadium" tracks, Amelia melds dreamy synths and electronic beats... |
The Finn Brothers
Finn (Gatefold LP) [ Needle Mythology / 2 LP - released 29/Jul/2022 ] Needle Mythology reissue a special expanded album edition of Finn, the album released by New Zealand's most celebrated musical siblings Tim and Neil Finn to acclaim both from critics and long-time fans who had followed the pair's work since their... |