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Bic Runga \u2013\u00a0Red Sunset<\/p>\nStay up to date with New Zealand music releases with Rolling Stone AU\/NZ\u2019s weekly roundup.<\/p>\n
Check out the best new music from Aotearoa acts released between February 9th-15th below!<\/p>\n
Earth Tongue \u2013\u00a0Dungeon Vision<\/p>\n
Tracked live to tape, Earth Tongue\u2019s third album Dungeon Vision pulses with human energy, fuzz guitars, bone-battering drums, and hauntingly tuneful vocals. They worked alongside garage king Ty Segall to record and mix the album in just ten days at Altamira Sound in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Katchafire (Ft. Ali Campbell) \u2013 \u201cSeriously\u201d<\/p>\n
The first single from Katchafire\u2019s forthcoming album\u00a0Revival 2.0 Guest Edition\u00a0(due out November 27th), \u201cSeriously\u201d features UB40\u2019s Ali Campbell, who says it was a \u201creal privilege\u201d to collaborate with the iconic New Zealand group. A new single will drop every month leading up to the album\u2019s release, including Australia\u2019s Emily Warramara and Hawaii\u2019s Mike Love, among others.<\/p>\n
Alayna \u2013 Set Her Free<\/p>\n
With her second album, alayna is inviting listeners on a transformative journey through the multifaceted nature of love \u2013 self-love, love in womanhood, and love in romantic partnership. Written over a year and a half, Set Her Free emerged through waves of creation \u2013 from a writing camp in Bali, to a writing trip in Los Angeles, before being woven together alongside executive producer Ben Malone in Aotearoa.<\/p>\n
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Bic Runga \u2013\u00a0Red Sunset<\/p>\n
Recorded in Paris during the winter of 2025,\u00a0Red Sunset is Bic Runga\u2019s first album of original songs since 2011\u2019s Belle. Co-produced by Runga and Kody Nielson, the record captures a reflective, quietly expansive chapter in the career of one of Aotearoa\u2019s most enduring songwriters.<\/p>\n
Six60 \u2013\u00a0Right Here Right Now<\/p>\n
Right Here Right Now sees Six60 reconnect with the raw, roots-driven energy that first put them on the map \u2013 while carrying the confidence and clarity earned through years at the top. Recorded entirely live in just three days, with every final track captured in a single take, the album is Six60 at their most immediate and unfiltered.<\/p>\n
Vera Ellen \u2013\u00a0\u201cGayfever\u201d<\/p>\n
The lead single off her forthcoming album\u00a0Heaven Knows What Time\u00a0(due out May 1st), \u201cGayfever\u201d is an anthem of joy, dedicated to a person so infatuating they were deserving of their own singalong. The record follows a period of unconventionality, during which Vera Ellen learned to embrace the chaos that comes with being a self-sustained artist in today\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n
Caitlin \u2013 \u201cYou\u2019re Only Good to Calm Me Down\u201d<\/p>\n
Following the reflective thread of earlier releases \u201cWash\u201d and \u201cOutline\u201d, Caitlin\u2019s new single \u201cYou\u2019re Only Good to Calm Me Down\u201d explores the moments when comfort comes at the cost of growth. Self-produced with the help of Will McGillivray, the song\u2019s themes run throughout her forthcoming EP\u00a0Guardrails\u00a0(due out April 10th).<\/p>\n
Missrosevalentina \u2013 \u201cThe Spectator\u201d<\/p>\n
Missrosevalentina\u2019s \u201cThe Spectator\u201d fits in a unique space of bass-heavy electropop, whilst emulating New Zealand\u2019s classic rock sound and pointed-tongue-in-cheek lyricism. It is the lead to her upcoming gothic pop EP\u00a0Bite (due out March 12th).<\/p>\n
Minnie Robberds \u2013 \u201cDirt\u201d<\/p>\n
The third and final taste of Minnie Robberds\u2019 upcoming debut EP Goodnight Dogs (due out later this year), \u201cDirt\u201d was written in an afternoon punctuated by really needing to stand up to get rid of pins and needles, boiling the jug, and letting the tea go cold. The song is about questions that, if asked, would only lead to more questions, and a glance backwards that lingered too long. Like Caitlin, Robberds recorded the song with Will McGillivray, and later had it mastered by Greg Obis.<\/p>\n
Theia \u2013 \u201cHoly War II\u201d<\/p>\n
Theia has collaborated with Sweetshop Entertainment, the producers of the newly released feature film M\u0100RAMA, alongside songwriter Karl Steven, to create a new audio recording and music video titled \u201cHoly War II\u201d. Reimagined from her original song \u201cHoly War\u201d, the new single has been recorded specifically for the film.<\/p>\n
Greta Van Den Brink \u2013 \u201cMr Ego\u201d<\/p>\n
Off her forthcoming album\u00a0This Wasn\u2019t Planned (due out in May), Greta Van Der Brink\u2019s \u201cMr Ego\u201d is a sharp, emotionally charged track that cuts through performative masculinity and emotional avoidance. It pairs biting lyricism with her signature confessional storytelling and cinematic sound.<\/p>\n
Aro \u2013 \u201cMundane\u201d<\/p>\n
Released alongside an evocative music video, \u201cMundane\u201d explores the cycles of everyday life \u2013 the repetitive rhythms people get stuck in, and the deep yearning to break free. Beautifully following Aro\u2019s last release, \u201cPuna Ora\u201d, the new single is about believing deeply in the kaupapa, yet finding ourselves caught in behaviours that hold us back from truly growing.<\/p>\n
Fables \u2013 \u201cEyes Closed\u201d<\/p>\n
The third taste of Fables\u2019 forthcoming album\u00a0Change is a Slow-Moving Beast (due out later this year), \u201cEyes Closed\u201d unfolds as a delicate indie-folk dreamscape, moving at a sedate, unhurried pace. Ending with a swelling rush of synthesisers followed by a spare acoustic coda, it\u2019s a pretty song that conceals darker emotional currents beneath its glossy surface.<\/p>\n
Frankie Venter \u2013\u00a0A Big Deal to Me<\/p>\n
Frankie Venter\u2019s debut EP,\u00a0A Big Deal to Me, marks a defining moment in the early stages of her career. Crafted across 2025, it was created alongside frequent collaborator Rory Noble, founder of her label Five AM. The EP reflects Venter\u2019s genre-blending approach, moving fluidly between pop and alternative influences while maintaining a cohesive narrative throughout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stay up to date with New Zealand music releases with Rolling Stone AU\/NZ\u2019s weekly roundup. Check out the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":286207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[159301,147655,117386,117387,3680,18787,159302,117390,159303,159304,159305,159306,159307,159308,111,3686,43,139,69,68191,56676,159309],"class_list":{"0":"post-286206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-zealand","8":"tag-alayna","9":"tag-aro","10":"tag-best-new-zealand-music","11":"tag-best-new-zealand-music-of-the-week","12":"tag-bic-runga","13":"tag-caitlin","14":"tag-earth-tongue","15":"tag-fables","16":"tag-frankie-venter","17":"tag-greta-van-den-brink","18":"tag-katchafire","19":"tag-katchafire-ft-ali-campbell","20":"tag-minnie-robberds","21":"tag-missrosevalentina","22":"tag-new-zealand","23":"tag-new-zealand-music","24":"tag-news","25":"tag-newzealand","26":"tag-nz","27":"tag-six60","28":"tag-theia","29":"tag-vera-ellen"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/286207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=286206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=286206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}