NZ On Air Vera Ellen has just released her final single, 'Broadway Junction' - from her upcoming album, 'Ideal Home Noise,' out this Friday, March 31st. Written in New York on a cold, autumnal day, Ellen speaks of the single saying: “Returning home from the laundromat with a heavy sack of clothes on my back and about 100 layers of clothes, I started humming the melody and next thing I knew the entire song was before me. When a song comes in like that it always feels extra special. As for the subject matter — it's all there, ain't much to add."  If you're in New Zealand, make sure to che ..read more

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NZ On Air New Zealand ensemble, Tiny Ruins, have released a new single, 'Dogs Dreaming' - from their upcoming album, 'Ceremony'. The new album is to be released on April 28th with the band going on a New Zealand release tour. Check out the visualiser for 'Dogs Dreaming' below ..read more

NZ On Air New Zealand artist, Vera Ellen, has released a music video alongside her latest single, 'Lenny Says'.  Speaking about the single, Ellen said: "I wrote Lenny Says to make fun of myself at rock bottom. It was actually initially for my album Beat Yr Name (2018) but I felt it was too cheesy at the time. Now, I can see the humour in it. The two verses were genuinely written three years apart — though clearly the angst did not dwindle. It's a track for us whining broke losers with unattainable dreams; having a laugh and a moan at the same time." Check out 'Lenny Says' below ..read more

Lontalius Eddie Johnston - a.ka. Lontalius - has shared a music video for his new song, 'I Want I Want I Want'.  On the making of the music video, Johnston says “We wanted a video that could match the frustration and angst of the song, and the only idea that stuck was me running in front of a camera for a few hours. I love it, it’s simultaneously hopeless and hopeful and the sense of movement matches the song well. It’s also as simple as a music video can be, which is what I believe they should be.” Check out the video below ..read more

Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra have released their latest single, 'Meshuggah' - lifted from the upcoming album, 'V'.  The album's conception was split between Palm Springs and Hawaii. Frontman Ruban Nielson says: “In Hawaii, everything shifted off of me and my music. Suddenly, I was spending more time figuring out what others need and what my role is within my family. I also learned that things I thought were true of myself are bigger than I thought. My way of making mischief - that’s not just me - that’s my whole Polynesian side. I thought I was walking away from mus ..read more

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Lontalius Lontalius releases new single 'I Want, I Want, I Want' - produced by Jeff Kleinman. This marks his first release since last year's deluxe edition of the 2021 LP, 'Someone Will Be There For You'. On the song, Lontalius shares: “The song is an expression of frustration and angst towards pretty much everything in life, and the feeling that the person you’re dancing beside might solve everything. It’s not a rational feeling and I’m sure all that angst is just projection, but I think I needed to say it out loud. I usually express myself in a more downtempo energy but it felt right to le ..read more

Broods Broods have just dropped a new track, 'Fuck My Money' - and the band have also released a music video alongside the song. The band's Georgia Nott shares: “We were feeling extra existential and questioning everything. We’ve always made music for the love of it and to connect, never for our bank accounts. So one studio day, feeling a bit down on ourselves and frustrated with the music industry and how exploiting it can be so we just kinda said “fuck it, let’s dance” and got our feels out. I remember a conversation I had with an Uber driver around that time. She told me “money is a good ..read more