Invercargill rockers Theorem return with new single Bridges. The band has been on hiatus for a decade, and now we get more, yay! Consisting of John Ward on guitar and vocals, Josh Hillman on bass and vocals, and Dan Harrison on drums, these Smokefree RockQuest alumni from the deep South of Aotearoa have crafted a…

And Hawkes Bay’s finest returns with new single Learn To Crawl. A song guitarist Charlie Wallace says is about uncovering the true nature of people you believed were other than they turned out to be, this diverges somewhat from their previous numbers in that it’s a more restrained tempo, with a more temperate mix. The…

Pōneke’s Maxine Macaulay is the force behind creative indie act Goodnight My Darling. This up and coming act is making waves across the country, and garnering some serious attention. New single Ruby is a good example of why. We have a soft tempo number here, driven by understated acoustic guitars complemented by a somewhat funky…

Tāmaki Makaurau based muso and producer Hugh Piesse is Alec. This act is bringing us a new album named Endless Pasture, out on 16th June 2024, with the promo single Another Party blazing the trail for the release. And yep – blaze brightly it does. I’ll refer to the act by the band name, so…

Riccardo and the Just One Fix boys are back with Thorns, the third single from EP Submit Or Death. This track is as hard, nasty and right in your face as any JOF song you care to think of, but it’s also an example of how good these guys are as performers and writers. While…

Oooooh now, Miranda‘s a naughty one! I just got my first listen to the new single from Country artist Miranda Easten, and it’s brought a smile to my dial for the saucy lyrics and quality of the recording. I know Miranda has worked with my buddy and countryman Greg Haver previously. I’ve not got the…

Dunedin power quartet Robots In Love bring us their new single Unbreakable. Oh and don’t these guys rattle Jacko’s cage in all the right ways! With a thunderous orchestration combining Gothic Rock at its most in-your-face with the melodic sensitivities of the likes of Evanescence, the band tells us what they intend to do with…

Rockabillies! Wahoo! Boom! Boom! DeLuxe, led by mesmerising frontman DD DeLuxe, brings us a high powered shotgun blast of a song telling us about his lifelong Type 1 Diabetes condition. With that classic Rockabilly sound, uncompromising rock n roll blended with jazz, a touch of country, and a whole lot of attitude, this is what…

Crystal Starr brings us her NZ Music Month single Standing Still. Led by her acoustic guitar, Crystal has delivered a very powerful, multi-layered song for us here, and it’s very much worthy of your attention. Delivering is something Taranaki appears to be doing routinely at the moment. I’m very much a beneficiary of this as…

Released tomorrow, Friday 10th May, we get Lady Who?, from New Plymouth-based folk trio Turkey The Bird. This is simply divine. Firstly, the Taranaki region seems to have a great music scene going on. They are punching well above their population size in the number of class bands coming out of the region. Turkey The…