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Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews

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New music and casual chats is what Making Tracks is all about, thanks to NZ On Air.

Every week The MOST 100.4 FM features the freshest tracks coming out of Aotearoa with Making Tracks. We top it off with an interview with the artist each Friday – a special treat to kick-start the weekend.

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Midwave Breaks - Souvenirs

March 16, 2023 22:55 - 11 minutes - 25.6 MB

Featuring former Supergroove drummer Paul Russell, and singer-guitarist Bruce Conlon, the pair also co-founded late-90s band Eight, and are no strangers to the stage, promising a captivating and dynamic show, accompanied by full visuals throughout. While the tracks may have been recorded in a farmhouse in rural New Zealand, most were mixed in the U.S by Grammy Award winning engineer Mark Needham, most notable for his work with The Killers (Mr Brightside), and Imagine Dragons.

Deva Mahal - Travel With Me

March 02, 2023 21:56 - 12 minutes - 28.8 MB

Deva Mahal releases TRAVEL WITH ME from her upcoming EP -  FUTURE CLASSIC: VOL 1 – CLASSIC which is confirmed for release on Friday March 10.  A deeply personal and timeless song for the ages, ‘Travel With Me’ is stripped bare and in its truest form, making for an incredibly raw, vulnerable and honest love song that pierces the listener to their core. “This song is about the accumulation of sleepless nights and empty encounters while travelling on the road as a musician,” says Deva. “The ...

Eden Ivory - Ecstacy

February 23, 2023 22:29 - 7 minutes - 16.2 MB

New Plymouth's freshest rock outfit Eden Ivory share their electrically-charged rock anthem, 'Ecstasy', with an official video depicting the best of live-band parties in all their beer-fuelled, headbanging glory. Featuring members Tyler Melody, Toban Sutton-Swete, Michael Shields and Jarad Melody, Eden Ivory formed in 2021 after Tyler penned their upcoming debut album Forever, For Anything, eventually recruiting his twin brother Jarad Melody on drums and recording the music video for their ...

Revulva - This Town

February 16, 2023 21:03 - 12 minutes - 27.8 MB

Popular Pōneke nine-piece band Revulva have released their new dark and punchy single ‘This Town’. A tale of avoiding your ex in public and the lack of romantic anonymity in a small town, Revulva’s sound is a mix of soul, funk, pop and jazz, but ‘This Town’ might surprise some fans with its spoken word for the lead vocal, dark harmony, and an exciting percussion solo section at the end - known to the band as the “break up” section, as opposed to the typical “break down” section. A supergrou...

Rashtop - Got It So Good

February 09, 2023 21:39 - 9 minutes - 21.9 MB

Rashtop is the new project of Christchurch artist Sam Dunlay (And$um). Blending elements of Breakbeat and Garage, Rashtop’s tracks have a distinctly unique flair. Rashtop is gearing up to release his debut album, ‘Insomniac’. Drawing inspiration from battles with insomnia, the album features an array of Breakbeat-influenced songs. Tailored for immersive headphone experiences, or dancefloor beats, ‘Insomniac’ sees Rashtop seeking to announce himself to the world.

Terrible Sons - Hold Your Light Up High

February 02, 2023 21:23 - 11 minutes - 26.4 MB

Ōtautahi/Christchurch husband-and-wife, Lauren and Matt Barus, as Terrible Sons share their new single and video ‘Hold Your Light High’. The release follows ‘Sunset Swimming,’ and 'Tomorrow Always Comes', the first new music since their much-lauded third EP,  Mass (2021). Matt says the track came about "reading Reginald Dwayne Bett’s book of poetry Felon and thinking of our broken prison system in New Zealand where Maori make up 52.7 percent of the prison population despite only making up 1...

Macho Macho - Blink

January 26, 2023 22:52 - 11 minutes - 25.3 MB

Te Whanganui-A-Tara's four-piece legends Macho Macho have today released their new single ‘Blink’. A danceable, groove-focused song that has already been celebrated by audiences nationwide, but has now been given a whole new lease of life with this studio recording. Produced, engineered and mixed by Toby Lloyd at Tiny Triumph Recordings, then mastered by Robin Schmidt, the band says it captures the essence of their live performance. “Toby’s efforts on the recording present the song as razo...

JAKE - What's Happening

January 22, 2023 20:44 - 7 minutes - 17.1 MB

Rising Kiwi singer, songwriter and rapper JAKE is rounding off a hugely successful year with the release of another killer single ‘What’s Happening’ – out now! ‘What’s Happening’ is a smooth and silky tune, which brims with the euphoria of summer. JAKE’s effortlessly cool vocal delivery sits atop a funk-filled beat, which draws you into the carefree lyrics.  “The song was inspired by my experience of young summer love in the city of Barcelona,” explains JAKE.

Betsy and the Reckless - Ghost

January 15, 2023 21:35 - 13 minutes - 30.2 MB

BETSY AND THE RECKLESS is a Taranaki Based, 4 piece band who’s style could be described as a RnB twist on kiwi roots. The original music creator, Betsy Raines, founded the band in 2020. Ghost is a modern Soul song about the modern dating issue of "ghosting". Defined by the urban dictionary; Ghosting is " When a person cuts off all communication with their friends or the person they're dating, with zero warning or notice before hand." This songs plays with the metaphor of ghost's and is gene...

Green Bathing - Fire in the Southern Wind

January 08, 2023 21:32 - 9 minutes - 20.8 MB

Ngāmotu/New Plymouth band Green Bathing released their debut single, Fire in the Southern Wind, on the same day as they play their biggest show to date  supporting King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard at the TSB Stadium in Ngāmotu. Fueled by soaring harmonies and thunderous beats.. the mountain lies dormant no longer.

Skram - Love Don't Keep Me Waitng

December 22, 2022 22:18 - 9 minutes - 20.6 MB

A radio-edit of the most popular track from their debut album WALK INTO THE SUN, LOVE DON’T KEEP ME WAITING is a colourful re-release of the emotionally resonant track by Wellington-based group SKRAM, which also features remixes by JAN, Auckland legend WAJA, and KREMIX. SKRAM consists of Henry Ashby, Felix Nesbitt, Lee Pryor, Tane Butler and Conall Ryan. With a combination of emphatic vocals, dynamic rhythms and memorable melodies, Skram brings crowd-pleasing energy to the stage and their m...

Corella - Skanking

December 16, 2022 07:37 - 8 minutes - 20.4 MB

From Tāmaki Makaurau. Just in time for summer, popular seven-piece roots-reggae band Corrella have today released their new single ‘Skankin’. Following on from their NZ Music Chart success (NZ Music Singles, Te Reo Māori Singles), ‘Skankin’ is another exciting feel-good modern roots reggae song from this talented up-and-coming band - and a must for every Aotearoa playlist! With two band members currently in Te Taua Moana, the Royal New Zealand Navy, and two being former Navy members - it ...

EM - Bonfire

December 08, 2022 21:31 - 10 minutes - 23.5 MB

Aotearoa indie-pop artist EM has today released her reflective EP UNDERGROWTH, as well as the emotional and introspective lead single ‘Bonfire’. Themes of personal growth coupled with meaningful songwriting weave throughout the intimately written 5-track EP. As an established audio engineer/producer, EM delves into new textures and moods to create an immersive experience; with sparse electric guitars featuring in songs such as ‘The Love And The Fight’ and dreamy vocals in tracks such as ‘Un...

Bird Machine - Space and Time

December 04, 2022 22:05 - 12 minutes - 28.6 MB

Talented Hamilton-based duo Bird Machine (Jenna and Luke Grbin) have dropped their much-anticipated self-titled debut EP and single ‘Time and Space’. A gently floating and rolling single. “‘Time and Space’ is about living in the wake of personal loss,” says Bird Machine.  Described as a collection of good and bad dreams, the 5-track EP is a dreamy mix of alt-rock, pop and folk - what’s become known as the Bird Machine sound.  “We’re super excited to be releasing our debut EP and feel the s...

Goodnight My Darling - Let Me Sit a While

November 24, 2022 20:41 - 10 minutes - 24 MB

Reinforcing her growing reputation as one of Pōneke’s most exciting new acts, Goodnight My Darling has today revealed her new single and debut self-titled album; a contemplative body of work, cleverly crafted to take the listener on a soul-stirring journey. To celebrate the release of the album, Goodnight My Darling is currently on tour. It kicked off in Auckland earlier this month and continues in Whanganui on Thursday, November 24; Hamilton on Friday, November 25; Levin on Saturday, Novem...

Deep Water Creek - Bucket Spider

November 10, 2022 20:43 - 9 minutes - 21.6 MB

Ōtautahi-based singer/songwriter Deep Water Creek (Matthew Smith) has released his beautiful new single ‘Bucket Spider’. Recorded and mixed by Josh Logan at Loho studios, ‘Bucket Spider’ is the first single to be released from a new album, set to drop in early 2023. Since recording and releasing 2021's NEWS FROM THE SOUTH album with Christchurch-based producer Thomas Isbister, Deep Water Creek has been hard at work in the studio recording his new, wonderfully dreamy record.

Golden Milky Skies - Francisco Geradini and the Leot's Revolution

November 03, 2022 20:51 - 10 minutes - 24 MB

Francisco Gerardini and the Leot's Revolution have released an EP on October 14th called Adultolesence. The first single from this release is a song called Golden Milk Skies. They are a two piece band who formed during the Lockdown of 2020. Based in Kirikiriroa our core band members are Francisco Gerardini & Kevin Ostertag. Very much a collaborative effort resulting in the EP.

Renee Millner - Cambodia

October 27, 2022 21:10 - 20 minutes - 46 MB

Today Ngāmotu (New Plymouth) singer songwriter Renee Millner releases her new EP - FLY ME BACK feature the new single Cambodia. FLY ME BACK is a stunning collection of songs filled with Renée’s distinctively smoky vocals and lyrics that reverberate, empower and mesmerise. It includes  motive singles ‘Not Ok’, ‘Out Their Windows’, and ‘Fly Me Back’, as well as “stirring soul-folk anthem of resilience” (Under the Radar) ‘So Much’.  It also features previously unreleased single ‘Cambodia’ - a...

Fin Rah Zel - Relax

October 20, 2022 22:02 - 9 minutes - 20.8 MB

Laid back Taranaki indie-soul band FIN RAH ZEL leave winter behind with sunny new single ‘Relax’, a charming, perfectly-formed tune that resonates with the sweetest melody and evokes a serene vibe of inner peace. Like a mood-boosting serotonin dose of warm sunshine, ‘Relax’ washes gently over you with its soothing radiance, immediately setting the vibe to unwind. An absolute ear-worm of a song, ‘Relax’ oozes all the meditative feels, a soulful reminder to slow down, allow yourself a breathe...

Summer Thieves - Tongue in Cheek

October 09, 2022 22:09 - 8 minutes - 19.8 MB

Currently in the midst of a hectic nationwide tour, selling out shows across the country, Dunedin’s finest - Summer Thieves - return with new music! The first taste of their upcoming new album, ‘Tongue & Cheek’ and the B-Side, ‘Pieces’, are out now. ‘Tongue & Cheek’ and ‘Pieces’ both feature on their forthcoming album, which is set to be announced in the coming months.  In the thick of their current tour, Summer Thieves take the stage in Wellington tonight at San Fran and then The Powderke...

Prins - Hazardous

September 29, 2022 21:10 - 10 minutes - 24.1 MB

PRINS has returned with a stunningly vulnerable new single ‘Hazardous’, the fourth track to be released off her highly-anticipated upcoming EP - LIFE IS BETTER NOW, out on September 30. With the production and mixing taking place in Quebec, Canada, and the mastering in Nashville, PRINS recorded the vocals at her home studio in Christchurch. A dreamy piece of pop perfection, ‘Hazardous’ is honest to its core; layered in mellow synths and stacked with emotive vocals, it tells a story of the f...

Tess Goodwin - Darkness Dances Around Us

September 22, 2022 22:35 - 8 minutes - 20.6 MB

Originally from New Plymouth, now Wellington-based, singer-songwriter Tess Goodwin is enjoying the unfolding of her debut album. This single Darkness Dances Around Us, captures an exciting moment of magnetism. Written by Tess at home using her voice and guitar, it reached its full potential through collaboration with Toby Lloyd of Tiny Triumph Recordings, Wellington.

Frau Knotz - Supernova

September 18, 2022 22:44 - 12 minutes - 28.2 MB

Taranaki-based artist Frau Knotz (Lauren Nottingham) has today released her catchy intergalactic electropop single ‘Supernova’. A song of empowerment and encouragement, ‘Supernova’ describes the journey we go on to reach that point of confidence in ourselves. “It encourages people to be fierce - overcome their insecurities to celebrate their strengths and share their gifts with the world,” says Frau Knotz. “I wrote ‘Supernova’ as though I was writing a letter to myself during a time in my l...

Arahi - Her Love's Gonna Tear Me Apart

September 08, 2022 21:54 - 10 minutes - 23.3 MB

Rising Aotearoa artist Arahi, has today released the outstanding new single Her Love’s Gonna Tear Me Apart; the first from the upcoming EP Revelator, out October 30. Recorded at Roundhead Studios, the single was mixed by Steven Marr, and mastered at KOG Studio by Chris Chetland. Today’s single gives a nod at what’s to come with Arahi explaining: “It’s a fitting introduction to an EP with many facets and a revelatory story arc across the four tunes."

No Cigar - Say No More

September 01, 2022 23:07 - 10 minutes - 23.1 MB

Auckland band No Cigar release their fourth single, 'Say No More', lifted off their forthcoming album ‘Bienvenido’ out Fri 23 Sept. Since the band’s inception in 2019 , the boys have grown a fiercely loyal fanbase while dodging lockdowns, playing sold out shows at Auckland’s Galatos, Tuning Fork, Whammy and Sweat Shop. They have already surpassed over 2 million streams on Spotify alone with over 54,000 monthly listeners, had singles chart in the New Zealand Hot Chart including their 2020 s...

1 Drop Nation - Groove Show

August 25, 2022 22:27 - 9 minutes - 22.5 MB

Christchurch six-piece 1 Drop Nation know what the world needs now, and that’s their feel-good funky tune + video ‘Groove Show’. To visually bring the ‘Groove Show’ to life, 1 Drop Nation teamed up with award-winning director Isaac Bell and his crew - including actor/dancer Phil Brown, who is seen throughout the video ‘singing’ and dancing in Christchurch’s stunning Isaac Theatre Royal. A seemingly simple concept, this video has been executed brilliantly - 

Ae Fond Kiss - Wallace

August 18, 2022 22:52 - 13 minutes - 30.2 MB

Wellington’s Wallace has released her highly-anticipated debut album AND OTHER COLOURS, as well as her poetically nostalgic latest single ‘Ae Fond Kiss’. The 13-track album features an impressive and eclectic mix of producers and musicians from around the world, including PlaceFace, Lewis Moody, Dennis Neuer, Axel Reinemer, Feiertag, Turbo Chook, Danny Barwick, Godriguez and Yelderbert.

Ozone - Corduroy

August 11, 2022 22:50 - 9 minutes - 22.4 MB

The lead single off their EP Halftime Oranges is a fun, vibrant, and energetic song which makes it impossible to stay in your seat. Ozone presents a sound reminiscent of a jazz big band, with soul and disco influences lurking underneath. Ozone is an extended metaphor for shedding the parts of life that are holding you back and thriving in your newfound freedom. This song is about coming through a breakup and feeling better than ever before. Ozone differs from conventional breakup songs by s...

Anxiety Club - Lonely Dancing

August 08, 2022 23:42 - 11 minutes - 25.4 MB

Following hot on the heels of Carousel - the first single from their forthcoming album Old Dreams - Anxiety Club will release follow-up single Lonely Dancing on 29 July 2022. Carousel - which has landed on numerous playlists (including Spotify editorial playlist Alt Here) and radio rotations in it’s first few weeks of release - was a hazy slice of melancholic dream pop. This new song however, is an entirely different beast.

The Response - Circles Within Circles

July 28, 2022 21:39 - 11 minutes - 25.9 MB

Christchurch based production duo The Response break their silence with left-field new single Circles Within Circles. After releasing a number of singles in the last few years and winning awards for their production work on other projects, The Response have a new album in the works, their first full length since 2019’s Escaping This Cold Rotation. Their brand new single Circles Within Circles is accompanied by a thought-provoking video also created by the duo leaning into digital abstractio...

Jac Dillinger and the Blu Velvt Reverie

July 21, 2022 21:52 - 14 minutes - 33.8 MB

Jac Dillinger and his band “Blu Velvt Reverie” are from Ngāmotu/New Plymouth. Hot Mama is the first single from their forthcoming debut album due out later this year. This single and the album were recorded over several months by Chris Foreman at Ngāmotu’s SwampShack studios in 2021. Singer songwriter and guitarist Jac Dillinger revives an old school sound for the new era. With organic bluesy guitar tones and dynamic vocal range, Jac Dillinger's mission sets out to revitalise honesty in st...

Coast Arcade - Tattoo

July 14, 2022 22:40 - 10 minutes - 24.4 MB

Coast Arcade is an emerging Indie Pop Rock band from Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand. They describe their sound as Indie Pop Rock with subtle punk and surf twists. This combination of genres crafts their energetic and fun summer sound. Formed in high school in early 2021, Coast Arcade are already regulars in the NZ music scene. The band plays to a strong following at many of Auckland's all-ages venues and have recently expanded their audience by playing at some of Auckland's most iconic live m...

Sonic Delusion - Fingertips

July 07, 2022 23:05 - 10 minutes - 24.5 MB

Ngāmotu/New Plymouth artist Sonic Delusion releases the new single "Fingertips" today. “Fingertips” is a song about that feeling when you come home from a tour and when you’re finally experiencing playing in front of crowds again. Being a touring musician can be one of the most rewarding lifestyles there is but sometimes you just really miss home and when you’re not on the road you really miss touring.

Fin Rah Zel - Human Nature

June 30, 2022 21:13 - 12 minutes - 28.2 MB

While sitting down at home with the acoustic guitar, and a fresh cuppa coffee I was feeling inspired to write a new song. After putting pencil to paper and scribbling some ideas, I came up with a vision for the tune, which happened to be a representation of what was going on in my life at the time. When I really thought about it, I had so much to be grateful but there were a few external things such as finances and work stresses which I let distract me, and lose focus on what was really im...

Fall Into Me - Social Uniion

June 22, 2022 22:55 - 11 minutes - 26.9 MB

Social Union, comprised of Vanilla Martin (Ngāti Uenuku and Ngadju (south-west Western Australia)) and Luke Penrose, draw influence from their respective music backgrounds. Vanilla, a graduate of the internationally recognised Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with an extensive performance history and a love of both contemporary and classic jazz. Luke, having played in punk and post-punk bands such as, ‘The Tacks, Master Blaster, Blamethrower, Zhukov, Hög, Club Stupid’ a...

SKRAM - Walk into the Sun

June 16, 2022 21:38 - 11 minutes - 25.8 MB

WALK INTO THE SUN is the title track from the explosive new debut album from Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara-based band SKRAM. These high energy entertainers have been road testing tracks for the album since summer, and they haven’t disappointed in capturing their live performance magic. WALK INTO THE SUN is a collection of pure warmth for the winter months and high energy happiness for summer. With a combination of emphatic vocals, dynamic rhythms and memorable melodies, their pop-reggae so...

Amamelia (ft. Junny) - Love is Usless

June 10, 2022 00:26 - 11 minutes - 26.9 MB

Amamelia is the musical project of Amelia Berry (she/her), a musician and songwriter currently based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Amamelia's music combines breaks normally found in Jungle & Drum & Bass with a sugary synthetic pop sensibility. Since Amamelia's last release she won the Favourite Solo Act at the Student Radio Network Awards, was profiled by Ableton, and was commissioned to remix tracks for Imugi and Summer Thieves. Today she shares a new song 'Love Is Useless feat. Junny', a standalon...

Steve Wells - Steal the Sun

June 02, 2022 23:53 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MB

Former guitarist in platinum-selling band Fur Patrol Paris-based, Aotearoa artist Steve Wells has released ‘Steal the Sun’ a love song to his wife, which he finished writing the morning of their wedding. Following on from ‘Makeshift Heart’, released earlier this month, ‘Steal the Sun’ is the second single from Steve’s upcoming album SONGS FOR SUMMER RAIN (17 June)

Ingrid and the Ministers - Boofhead

May 26, 2022 21:18 - 8 minutes - 20.1 MB

Wellington indie act Ingrid and the Ministers have released their punk-filled new single ‘Boofhead’. Packed with the chaotic punk energy of driving guitars, infectious rhythms, and scattered with ear-candy vocal hooks, Ingrid delivers a captivating vocal performance which exudes anger and frustration. There’s lots more to come from this brilliant Wellington act, with future music “perhaps more blues-infused than this one - but all tackling issues of power imbalance, masculinity, and the ho...

Miles Calder - Pushing and Pulling

May 19, 2022 21:29 - 10 minutes - 24.4 MB

Miles Calder is an indie-folk songwriter from Pōneke / Wellington. The former frontman of The Rumours, Miles released his debut solo album Autopilot Life in 2021, a self-reflective delve dressed in a psychedelic folk-rock palette that evoked late-era Beatles as much as contemporaries like Kevin Morby and Father John Misty. Newly working with Sam Flynn Scott (The Phoenix Foundation) as a producer, Calder and band propel their indie-folk and psychedelic sound with chilly synths and eerie, sof...

Soft Plastics - Day Job

May 12, 2022 22:03 - 11 minutes - 25.4 MB

Sophie Scott-Maunder (she/her), Jonathan Shirley (he/him), and Laura Robinson (she/her) make up Soft Plastics, an indie rock trio based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, NZ). Their music takes influence from 90s shoegaze, and 2010's alt-rock. Offering a masterclass in converting fuzz, noise and reverb into nostalgic garage pop hooks. Today Soft Plastics share their new single Day Job, along with a music video directed by Stella Reid.

This Little Badge - Think of a Number

May 08, 2022 21:54 - 9 minutes - 21.1 MB

Ngāmotu/New Plymouth musician Dave Pope has combined forces with renowned producer and engineer Sam Johnson (Rhythm Ace Studios) to create the latest music from THIS LITTLE BADGE’s box of tricks.  An up-beat little number, with an in-your-face guitar riff, a lively (and quite danceable set of verses), and a surprising ‘broken down’ solo section. All that, alongside a set of lyrics that hint at feeling helpless in the face of faceless modernity, and voila!, we have a single! This Little Bad...

Michèle Ducray - Manifesto

April 21, 2022 23:43 - 10 minutes - 23.5 MB

Touted as ‘one to watch’, Christchurch pop artist Michèle Ducray makes a bold statement today with her new single, the feminine-pop driven anthem ‘Manifesto’. ‘Manifesto’ is an edgy, suspenseful pop banger with a euphoric EDM beat that pays homage to the ‘true crime’ genre.  The empowering and powerful track was co-written and co-produced by one of New Zealand’s leading musicians and producers, Devin Abrams (Shapeshifter, Pacific Heights, Drax Project).

E.M. Undergrowth

April 13, 2022 21:13 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

EM is the exciting music project by Aotearoa audio engineer/producer, Emily Wheatcroft-Snape. Her latest single ‘Undergrowth’ is an indie-pop gem, and the first from an upcoming EP. Its hypnotic guitar strums and warm, dreamy vocals, sound like the song has soaked up ‘rays’ from a hazy summers day. Written and recorded at her home studio - Emily then developed ‘Undergrowth’ while spending a week at Muriwai beach.

Odds & Ends - Something Else

April 10, 2022 21:00 - 12 minutes - 28.5 MB

Based in the depths of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, Dutch-Kiwi indie-rock band Odds & Ends pride themselves in the fusion of multiple melodies and harmonies at the high-energy level of their live performance. All this is achieved while the four friends stay completely human, down to earth, and are one of the friendliest bands you will meet in today’s scene. Odds & Ends are frothing to bring you their latest single and an oversized release party at the Tuning Fork! This genre blender called So...

Wiri Donna - No Follow Through

March 31, 2022 22:34 - 10 minutes - 23.5 MB

Indie riff rock darling Wiri Donna delivers with new single + music video ‘No Follow Through’ - Out on March 25th and announces upcoming debut EP ‘Being Alone’ set for release in May 2022. It’s been two years since Wiri Donna’s first release - a double single featuring ‘Manuka Money’ and ‘Wandering Willies’. Wiri Donna began as a sensitive indie folk act that was rooted in a time of finding her feet. Now two years later after multiple tours and supporting heavy hitters such as The Beths, Mi...

Tarn PK - 'Street Noise'

March 24, 2022 21:01 - 10 minutes - 24.4 MB

Tarn PK is a Wellington, New Zealand based artist, producer and songwriter. Having released two EP’s, ‘Fantasy’ (2019) and ‘Monarch’ (2021), and a single ‘Daylight’ (2020) Tarn is looking to explore new sonic worlds and develop a more distinct style, setting him apart from the surrounding landscape. Hear Tarn talk about his new single Street Noise.

NZ ON AIR Making Tracks People That You Know by Lunavela 18-03-22

March 17, 2022 20:27 - 16 minutes - 38.8 MB

Lunavela, aka Auckland singer / songwriter, and former Collapsing Cities frontman, Steve Mathieson, is releasing the Third single from his upcoming album, Imposter Syndrome on 25th February. The new single, People that you know, was a co-write with Steve’s former Collapsing Cities fellow songwriter James Brennan.

NZ ON AIR Making Tracks EMBRACE by TRIP CHANGE 11-03-22

March 10, 2022 20:52 - 9 minutes - 21.3 MB

Trip Change are a fresh new band from Taranaki, New Zealand, who write and perform original music – full of organic rhythm and soul.  In early 2019, the two founding members of Trip Change began their collaboration and collection of songs started to form. Trip Change’s unique sound takes elements from soul, jazz, psychedelic, ska, reggae and rock music and embodies the search for new pockets of melody, the hunt for deep bass rhythms and arrangements which take the listener on an eclectic J...

NZ ON AIR Making Tracks "You're Hot" by Turkey the Bird 04-03-22

March 07, 2022 22:15 - 10 minutes - 23.1 MB

New Zealand's folk trio "Turkey The Bird" will remind you of the famous Margarita cocktail infused with a hint of "Simon & Garfunkel", 2 ounces of "Mumford and Sons", a splash of banjo and served on ice on a sunny day. Catchy folk songs with stunning rich melodies and effortless smooth lyrics. Songs that tell uplifting stories about love and life. We all have these moments where we struggle with making decisions, where we want to be like somebody else, or be somewhere where the grass looks ...