Nelson-raised, Tāmaki Makaurau-based alt-pop trio PAPERCITY have today shared their high-energy, reflective and deep new single ‘Bored’.

In the wake of his debut album, Driftwood, Casual Healing (AKA Nikau Te Huki) has recorded the soulful roots reggae waiata, Water the Good Seed featuring the mystical Hongi Slicker (AKA Troy Kingi)

Delivering a sarcastic yet playful commentary on New Zealand’s drinking culture, ‘Daywrecker’ shines a light on the challenging habits many of us fall into whilst being stuck in, or surrounded by, our problematic national past-time.

With both feet in the two-tone movement of the 1980s, and the ska of such icons as The Clash, The Ruts, and Stiff Little Fingers, ‘Always’ is a breakup song, but one of acceptance rather than melancholy: about picking yourself up and moving on with life.

Writing a musical is a huge undertaking, which is why QueenB will be sharing one single at a time, numbered for clarity, allowing listeners to piece together the entire narrative like a puzzle

A new chapter begins today for rising indie-pop artist Bridges with the release of a new song; the euphoric and liberating, ‘Lungs’, which is the first single from her upcoming EP.

The Phoenix Foundation refuse to take a hint and return yet again with the release of Whistling In The Darkness a jaunty psyche-folk jamboree that asks if the “chaos in the streets tonight” is perhaps a sales event for some fancy sneakers or more likely; genocide.

“Sometimes life sweeps right through you, burning everything away, and it’s hard and painful, and then you walk out the other side, different. Better? I don’t know. I think that’s what I was trying to understand”.