Zen Mantra
Zen Mantra (LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 8/Apr/2016 ] Dreamy, psychedelic pop songs seems to be Zen Mantra's (Sam Perry) signature. And this, his self-titled second album, is filled with shimmering psychedelic lo-fi rock, and reverb drenched guitar melodies. Following on from his 2013 debut album... |
Liam Finn
The Nihilist (LP) [ LP - released 6/Nov/2015 ] 180 gram vinyl with download code and CD |
Alae
Henry Street (LP) [ Alae / LP - released 2/Nov/2018 ] Three years in the making, Henry St is a collection of sophisticated alt pop tracks which ooze musical prowess and signal an emotional maturity beyond this Auckland four-piece band's years. Gathering together both old songs and new, the 12 track... |
Alastair Galbraith
Morse (LP) [ Digital Regress / LP - released 27/Sep/2019 ] A central figure of the New Zealand underground since his days in The Rip over three decades ago, Alastair Galbraith has worked alongside scores of Kiwi legends as a multi-instrumentalist and solo artist. Galbraith plays almost everything on... |
Alastair Galbraith
Seconds Mark III (LP) [ A Colourful Storm / LP - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Seconds Mark III is the third iteration of a unique work within the remarkable, ever-sprawling discography of Alastair Galbraith: poet-dilettante, improvisor extraordinaire and one of the most important figures of New Zealand's storied DIY... |
Aldous Harding
Aldous Harding (LP) [ Flying Nun / LP - released 11/Apr/2014 ] Aldous Harding has been wowing and amazing audiences around New Zealand for the last few years. This self titled album is her debut album release through Lyttelton Records and is a very special album that will no doubt become a true classic. |
Alien Weaponry
Tū (LP) [ Napalm / LP - released 1/Jun/2018 ] The debut album from local three-piece thrash metal group Alien Weaponry. Formed by brothers Lewis and Henry de Jong in 2010, their songwriting is complex, developed and highly political. Lewis and Henry are of Ngati Pikiāo and Ngati Raukawa... |
Antagonist A.D.
Through Fire All Things Are Renewed (LP) [ Greyscale Records / LP - released 15/Jul/2022 ] Clear with green, blue, and red splatter vinyl.Antagonist A.D. are a justice-minded hardcore band. Formed in Auckland in 2005 the group's brutal, metallic sound features lyrics about issues such as veganism and women's rights. They've built up a... |
Anthonie Tonnon
Leave Love Out Of This (LP) [ Slow Time Records / LP - released 16/Jul/2021 ] Anthonie Tonnon produced Leave Love Out Of This with long-time collaborator, and The Beths' guitarist and producer, Jonathan Pearce. Tonnon wrote the bulk of the songs during an extensive period of touring after the release of Successor - a period... |
A.U.R.A
Secret Intelligent Light (Limited Edition LP) [ Cosmic Dreamer / LP - released 8/Mar/2019 ] A.U.R.A is the solo project of New Zealand born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Albert Mikołaj. "A.U.R.A is the subtle body that surrounds something, which conceptually is how I feel about my music," Mikołaj explains. At age 19, Albert took... |
Avalanche City
We Are For The Wild Places (LP) [ LP - released 13/Nov/2015 ] Hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, Avalanche City is the musical moniker of Dave Baxter, whose debut single Love, Love, Love was propelled into radio mainstay back in 2011. While he spent two years travelling the world off the back of the breakout... |
Axemen
Big Cheap Motel (LP) [ Siltbreeze / LP - released 1/Feb/2009 ] Originally released as a cassette in 1984; documents the band's assault on a free concert sponsored by the Big M milk conglomerate. Limited to 500. |
Axemen
Derry Legend [ Luxury Products LP / LP - released 28/Mar/2014 ] An album simmering with background chaos worthy of prime-era Buttholes or Royal Trux. The real surprise is how Derry Legend clears room for pop chops, making it possible to see the Axemen's relation to bands like the Clean and the Gordons... |
Bachelorette
Bachelorette (LP) [ Drag City / LP - released 7/Jun/2011 ] Limited edition vinyl issue of the third album by New Zealand's Bachelorette. Calling your project Bachelorette will inevitably lead to comparisons with Bjork. While not necessarily a bad thing, it can also result in all kinds of misleading... |
Ben Woods
Dispeller (LP) [ Melted Icecream / LP - released 15/Jul/2022 ] On Dispeller, Woods' intimate experiments in rock paint a vivid portrait. Here, the New Zealand artist leans comfortably into intuition and abstraction. Expansive arrangements are anchored by heavy-lidded prose, while carrying the air of the portside... |
Bill Lake & The Right Mistake
As Is Where Is (LP) [ Melrose Records LP / LP - released 24/Oct/2017 ] Many years ago in Wellington I saw Bill on his postie round and asked if I could borrow a Robert Johnson album. We had a go at writing together and 'Can't Get Back' came from that first session. 40 years later and it's not very different. We make... |
The Black Seeds
Fabric (2LP) [ Proville / 2 LP - released 8/Sep/2017 ] While firmly based in the island grooves that inspired the birth of the band nearly two decades ago, New Zealand's The Black Seeds create a sound that casts a wide net, layering funk, soul, Afrobeat, and other eclectic elements over their dub/reggae... |
The Black Seeds
Into The Dojo (LP) [ The Black Seeds / LP - released 22/Jul/2016 ] 'Into the Dojo' is the third studio album from the band The Black Seed, originally released in 2006; it is now available on Vinyl for the very first time. The album's 1 tracks reveal a band both fully confident in their own sound and possessing... |
The Black Seeds
Keep On Pushing (20 Year Anniversary Limited Edition Red Vinyl LP) [ The Black Seeds / LP - released 5/Nov/2021 ] Twenty years on, The Black Seeds mark the anniversary of their platinum debut album with a limited red coloured vinyl release. Keep On Pushing's bold themes of love, optimism and solidarity has resonated with fans across the world, shaping them as... |
Black Smoke Trigger
Set It Off (EP) [ Black Smoke Trigger / LP - released 13/Dec/2019 ] Set It Off is the debut release from Napier hard rock band Black Smoke Trigger. Recorded over a period of two months with the legendary producer Michael Wagener (Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Skid Row, Alice Cooper etc) in Nashville USA, they have... |