New Zealand’s Shakes shared a new single this week, following the release of their Tambourine Girls EP last summer. Shakes “Strange Tides” is a tight, three and a half minute, psyche pop jam. Fun fact: “Strange Tides” was mastered by Brian Lucey (also produced The Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, The Shins). No word if the track will be […]
New Zealand’s Yumi Zouma will release their debut full length album Yoncalla on May 27. Yoncalla arrives after the quarter dropped a series of EP’s. Today Yumi Zouma shared another warm, synth-laden, dream pop track called “Short Truth”. Stream Yumi Zouma “Short Truth” and check out the ten track Yoncalla album list below. Update: Yumi Zouma’s full Yoncalla album is now streaming. You can listen […]
As May dawns on us, it’s time to start prepping those summer mixtapes and playlists. Your 2k15 version would be amiss without a new jam from Auckland, New Zealand’s Leisure. Leisure “Got It Bad” channels similar feelings as Chet Faker and Jungle, with low-key, psychedelic-inspired funk grooves. Looks like this is a one-off single from […]
I imagine you’re familiar with or have heard “Royals”, the single from New Zealand teen sensation Lorde. That track, along with fellow single “Tennis Court” below, have taken the intrawebz by storm. Lorde, Ella Yelich-O’Connor, is only sixteen. Yet she’s already dropped The Love Club EP this spring plus her debut LP Pure Heroine last week. Check out […]