Māori Producer MOKOTRON Gets Personal on ‘WAEREA’
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The artist explores their Indigenous identity via electronic music in their immense new album
total tommy’s Debut Album Is a Winning Combo of Hooks and Heavy Guitars
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsSordid tales of love, lust, hedonism, and heartache on scuzzy bedroom-pop full-length
Jujulipps Bolts Through Hip-Hop, Punk and Alternative Rock on Dizzying EP
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsAuckland's rising star displays her impressive range on the genre-hopping 'SUPERSTAR'
Kendrick Lamar Caps His Huge Year With a Victory Lap on ‘GNX’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsHe embraces his dual identities of spiritualist and block thumper
Kim Deal Waited Decades to Release a Solo Album. ‘Nobody Loves You More’ Is Worth It
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsBreeders frontwoman and former Pixie got help from a lot of old friends on the album, but somehow it feels more like a self-portrait than her earlier work
Father John Misty Dances With Death on ‘Mahashmashana’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsSinger-songwriter's latest returns to the sweeping, Seventies-steeped orchestral pop rock that’s always suited him
Rita Mae Looks to the Nineties on Authentic New EP ‘Kiss the Sky’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe Auckland-based singer-songwriter revisits the grunge era on an EP that plays as authentic rather than pastiche
Fazerdaze Steps Into Her Power on Long-Awaited Second Album
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsThe Aotearoa artist broadens her lush sonic palette on 'Soft Power', the follow-up to her acclaimed 2017 debut LP 'Morningside'
Fat Freddy’s Drop Take Us on a Smooth, Soulful Ride on ‘SLO MO’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsBlissed-out, dub-infused jams from the Wellington group take listeners direct to the front row of one of their legendary live shows
King Stingray Surf to Victory on ‘For the Dreams’
Posted in: Music Album ReviewsNortheast Arnhem Land indie rockers maintain their winning streak on a second album that celebrates life, home, friends and good times
