Auckland’s soul-electronic collective LEISURE share new single Missing You, a track that captures the bittersweet feeling of being close to someone physically, yet feeling emotionally distant. It reflects on the quiet ache that comes when a loved one is going through personal struggles, causing the relationship to shift and feel unfamiliar.
First Reserve has wasted no time in 2025. The Te-Whanganui-A-Tara based solo recording project of Ryan Connaghan (he/they) has become a staple of the city’s music scene in little over a year. Last One marks a new era for the songwriter, and is the first release from their upcoming, as of yet unannounced debut project.
Dynamic Taranaki 5-piece Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie reveal a musically softer side with 1988, a warm-hearted, radio-friendly country-pop gem, and their first release in 2025.
Kirsten Morrell, lead singer and songwriter of Goldenhorse, releases a new single Buddah (forget you) taken from her forthcoming album Morrellium set for release late 2025.
New Zealand progressive bluegrass band You, Me, Everybody returns with Heart of Stone — a stirring new single that speaks to resilience, reflection, and the strength to begin again. The track blends emotive lyricism with the band’s signature acoustic sound, offering a powerful listening experience that feels both intimate and cinematic.
Ōtautahi’s fine purveyor of shoegaze-meets-dream pop, T. G. Shand, returns with her first single of the year, The Deadpan Break.
International alternative rock band Yumi Zouma have delivered their most addictive track yet with their newest single, “Blister,” released via Nettwerk.
After conjuring a major moment with SWIPE RIGHT (featured in The Rolling Stone (AUS/NZ) best music picks of the week), Ukrainian-born, NZ-based VÏKAE returns with DEATH EATER — the second searing chapter in her upcoming body of work, DOOMSDAY COLLECTIVE, due November 2025.
Just months since the release of their Marlon Williams produced album High Horse, Christchurch’s own Adam Hattaway & The Haunters are back with a new single and video, Tommy Sees Ghosts, accompanied by b-side Roadside Incident.
Crying Ivy hail from Auckland, NZ. The 4 piece heavy psych drifters Crying Ivy’s first single Fission sees the band exploring droning, skull-fracturing sludge driven forward by mechanical riffs and grinding instrumentation. Matching the hulking energy of their thunderous live shows, Fission is a celebration of heaving melodies that complement the raging shredding.