A member of New Zealand’s legendary Muttonbirds, now-London based Alan Gregg brings us his newest project, Polite Company. From its upcoming May release album, the first cab off the rank is the outrageously catchy single Circulation. A crystal clear tenor mildly akin to Mike Batt (if you’re old enough to know, you’ll know) gently delivers…

Banana Mundo is back with Intercultural Appreciation Day. This track is literally dripping with sublimely blended culturally iconic instruments and tones, and is an homage to that famed multi-cultural festival in their base, New Plymouth, over there in sunny Taranaki. We have a reggae base, with some fabulous salsa brass. There’s some wood and steel…

Another from the ‘Naki! That region is pumping out the artists in genre after genre, and Lauren Nottingham, AKA Frau Knotz, joins the roll of honour. Her new single Odyssey I, from her forthcoming debut EP Nextraterrestrial (due in August ’24), is out on Wednesday 24th April, and I get to tell you all about…

Based in South Auckland, Filipino-Kiwi hip-hop artist Ray Leslie comes to us with a dreamy number called The Fridge All Stocked. Putting me in mind of a time when I was sitting in a fale (pronounced fal-ey to those unfamiliar with the South Pacific) on the south coast of Upolu at a magical place called…

And the man from Taranaki with the Welshiest name outside of Llanelli (and before you ask, yes I can say that Welsh place name too; the long one), Evan Rhys, is back with an uplifting anthem called It’s Not Your Fault. Release date is 12th April, so diarise. We’re treated to some intricate guitar layering,…

Ms. Mia is the brainchild of Manila-born Mia Caintic. The lady now resides in Tāmaki Makaurau and is certainly making waves in the industry. Following successful releases in 2023, Ms. Mia brings us her first 2024 release Going For The Kill, to prelude her upcoming E.P. Living In The Shadows, due later this year. Going…

And TheSlacks are back! New album Information Ape is out on 3rd May and I will be listening! The promo single for the release is the gorgeous, whimsical Crystal Mountain High. Lemme tell you about the song… The band brings us a blend of folk, rock and country that cracks a mile wide smile through…

This is my first trip along the waterfront with the good ship Seafarer Fables, and it’s quite a laid back, enjoyable jam by the name of Stanislaw Lem. Seafarer Fables is the project of Kiwi Kelvin Bannan, now based in Melbourne Rock City. This is his first single following a hiatus, and I have to…

Every time this four piece from Hawkes Bay crosses my path on this site they blow my mind. Latest single K.M.T.L. joins that list of BST tracks to have done this. Where did these guys come from??? This new single has a power and energy to it that raises the bar for this form of…

Family Band is definitely not your average, run-of-the-mill three-piece combo. These guys and lady were flat-mates who put together the band in 2023, and have been building up a pretty decent live rep up and around Tāmaki. They like to challenge the listener with a repetitiveness of sound that definitely does that. With a beginning…