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Ghost Wave Gives Us a Jangly Heads Up with “Here She Comes”
Auckland, New Zealand psych rockers Ghost Wave have been quiet for a minute but they've turned it up a few notches with their new single "Here She Comes." That...
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PREMIERE: Mt Eden — “Sierra Leone”
New Zealand dubstep duo Mt Eden traverses shadowy sonic territory in the moody, tender track “Sierra Leone.” But don’t worry, much like the dark and psychedelic video...
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Popstrangers — “What Else Could They Do”
Popstrangers, a New Zealand garage rock trio, goes on an underwater adventure in “What Else Could They Do.” The hooky and haunting grungy track is drenched in guitar...
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Ghost Wave Crashes Into Your Mind
Name: Ghost Wave
Where They're From: Auckland, New Zealand
When They Started: 2010
Sounds Like: Jangle pop for brainy surfers
Most Similar: The Allah-Las,...
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Five Mile Town — “Kids And Their Chemicals”
It’s the revenge of the nerds! Five Mile Town, an indie folk band from New Zealand, warns us about “Kids and Their Chemicals.” Lofty bluegrass chords fuse with soulful...
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The Dunedin Sound Lives On In Die! Die! Die!
The mid-sized city of Dunedin is like New Zealand’s Seattle. Or Seattle is America’s Dunedin, depending on your perspective. The city became internationally known in the...
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Popstrangers — “Heaven”
New Zealand’s Popstrangers carries on amongst the clouds in “Heaven” from their LP Antipodes. Just in case you don’t make it there, the indie rock outfit transports us...
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MayaVanya & P Money — “Turn Me Out” f/ Kaleena Zanders
New Zealanders MayaVanya and P Money issue an afrobeat-infused charge on behalf of all the single ladies. “Turn Me Out” boasts brash lyrics sung by Kaleena Zanders, a...
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Five Mile Town — “Saturated”
Five Mile Town, an indie folk band from New Zealand, goes where the wild things are in “Saturated.” The beauty of pastoral imagery is emphasized as the trio keeps it...
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Zowie’s New Single: “My Calculator”
Music fans tired of overly calculated pop songs need not fear. Zowie's numerically oriented new single "My Calculator" has all the edgy verve and quirky charm that made...
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Ladi6 — “Like Water”
Ladi6, a certified gold r&b diva from New Zealand, loves hard and strong. “Like Water,” a single from her album The Liberation Of… describes the power of her affection...
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NZ’s Popstrangers Are Just Friends You Haven’t Met Yet
Yet another representative of the diversity in New Zealand's burgeoning music scene, Popstrangers are definitely worth getting to know. A far cry from the bright synth...
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Zowie’s “Broken Machine” Up For Video of the Year!
Kiwi Best New Band finalist Zowie is up for some major recognition tonight at the New Zealand Music Awards. She's up for a Tui, as they are called, for the beguiling...
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MTV Iggy Show Airs 3rd Episode With Zowie and Yuna!
The third episode of our global music showcase MTV Iggy Show features not one, but two of our Best New Band finalists. This time we're giving some shine to Malaysian...
MTV Iggy Show
The MTV Iggy Show – Episode 3
Our third weekly round-up of the most exciting new music from around the world features a brash young Kiwi popstar, a soulful Malaysian singer/songwriter with a voice...
The MTV Iggy Show — Episode 3
Our third weekly round-up of the most exciting new music from around the world features a brash young Kiwi popstar, a soulful Malaysian singer/songwriter with a voice...
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All Eyes on New Zealand
New Zealand, whose popular music scene didn't take root until well after the British Invasion hit its shores in the mid-'60s, has made up for a late start in joining the...
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New Zealand’s First-Class Crossovers
When you make the far-flung continent of Australia look somewhat centrally located, you've got a serious case of geographic isolation going on. But New Zealand, whose...
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Zowie Reveals Smashing New Video
Zowie is one of those people who takes the aggressive approach. We learned this about the New Zealand future pop diva when she came out with her "Love Demolition" video...
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Zowie — “Smash It”
If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then Zowie deserves her own universe. The dancepop droid from New Zealand offers “Smash It,” her fourth single. The...