{"id":1978322,"date":"2025-08-25T07:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T07:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1978322"},"modified":"2025-08-25T07:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T07:27:18","slug":"best-new-zealand-music-of-the-week-august-18th-24th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-new-zealand-music-of-the-week-august-18th-24th\/","title":{"rendered":"Best New Zealand Music of the Week: August 18th-24th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Stay up to date with all the New Zealand music releases from last week with\u00a0<i>Rolling Stone AU\/NZ\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0weekly roundup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Catch up on previous coverage on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/tom-scott-anitya-album-announce-82382\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Scott<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/pickle-darling-congratulation-champion-single-82194\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pickle Darling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Then check out the best new music from Aotearoa acts released last week below!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><b>Balu Brigada \u2013 \u201cPolitix\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Balu Brigada have released their new single \u201cPolitix\u201d, the final track before their debut album <i>Portal<\/i> arrives on August 29. The song is accompanied by a black-and-white performance video and blends psychedelic-pop with guitars, bass, and punchy drums.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Balu Brigada - Politix (Official Visualiser)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zom7SKcO490?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Don McGlashan \u2013 <i>Take it to the Bridge<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Don McGlashan releases his debut solo live album <i>Take it to the Bridge<\/i>, captured across 23 shows with special guest Anita Clark. The album distills decades of songwriting into intimate performances, featuring solo work alongside songs from Blam Blam Blam, The Mutton Birds, and The Front Lawn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Take It To The Bridge\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6vYDahk59KiSb7OExUZxo3?si=m9wnpzsDR22Ya8Faa6mGEQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Janine \u2013 <i>Pain and Paradise<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">LA-based NZ R&amp;B artist Janine has released her new album <i>Pain and Paradise<\/i>.\u00a0\u201cOf all the projects I\u2019ve ever made, this one reaches deeper into my heart than ever before\u2026 the most challenging and the most beautiful,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Pain and Paradise\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6ksW47wezzWZiHcQbSYTAJ?si=UKqMHNU4ShGZt7icwjl2zQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>alayna \u2013 \u201cBut it\u2019s Lonely\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Auckland artist alayna has released her new single and video \u201cBut it\u2019s Lonely\u201d, ahead of her upcoming album and a performance at Going Global next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI wrote this in LA. I nearly cancelled the session as I was feeling jetlagged and run down, but I\u2019m so glad I didn\u2019t. It ended up being one of the favourite songs I\u2019ve ever written. I feel that I\u2019ve tried to write a version of this song for a very long time, and this time I was finally able to nail it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"alayna - But It&#039;s Lonely (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nDh3G2m2ePE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>f.dedpuppy \u2013 \u201cBury Me in Chrome\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">f.dedpuppy, the solo project of Imugi\u2019s Yery Cho, debuts with \u201cBury Me in Chrome\u201d, a raw, genre-blending single co-produced with icey.zyl.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Bury Me in Chrome\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"400\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6UreV2aPxDjkZyxkxus7Kl?si=c9f3e11b2b8b4a08&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>IVY \u2013 \u201cTall Grass\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dunedin rockers IVY share new single \u201cTall Grass\u201d, a dark yet beautiful ode to their hometown. \u201cIt\u2019s inspired by the likes of \u2018Skins\u2019, it\u2019s an abstract portrayal of raw, gritty themes set against a familiar, everyday backdrop.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Tall Grass\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"400\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1foWrR5Di60PN5J8W5qcCQ?si=d028ec08a89e4741&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Paige \u2013 \u201cno hoping\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Aotearoa pop artist Paige shares new single \u201cno hoping\u201d, a stripped-back, intimate track from her upcoming EP <i>Paigespace<\/i>. \u201cI wrote <i>no hoping<\/i> in a complete state of grief + vulnerability\u2026 I think the songs you have to reach into your soul for are usually the best ones,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: no hoping\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"400\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1QMwRNHCp4BhdJO3Shm3ee?si=e5b6edf0bcda4781&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><b>Kora\u00a0 \u2013 <i>Fifth Season<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Aotearoa band Kora returns with <i>Fifth Season<\/i>, a bass-heavy, genre-blending album that fuses dub, rock, funk, and kaupapa M\u0101ori storytelling, out now with a nationwide tour this Spring.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Fifth Season\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1eZ5In6AmAeAoXGqOdqOkW?si=Hpq3pcFPRf6ITMZdu_7khw&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stay up to date with all the New Zealand music releases from last week with\u00a0Rolling Stone AU\/NZ\u2019s\u00a0weekly roundup. 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