{"id":2061570,"date":"2025-10-01T08:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2061570"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:15:14","slug":"best-new-zealand-music-of-the-week-september-22nd-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/best-new-zealand-music-of-the-week-september-22nd-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"Best New Zealand Music of the Week: September 22nd-28th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Stay up to date with New Zealand music releases with <em>Rolling Stone AU\/NZ<\/em>\u2019s\u00a0weekly roundup.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the best new music from Aotearoa acts released between September 22nd-28th below!<\/p>\n<h3>Casual Healing \u2013\u00a0<em>WAI<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>WAI<\/em> is the third EP from Casual Healing\u2019s, born Nikau Te Huki, series of four EPs inspired by Te Taiao, the natural world. Each one embodies an element, <em>WAI<\/em>\u00a0being water, with\u00a0<em>AHI<\/em>\u00a0(fire) and\u00a0<em>HAU<\/em> (wind) already out.\u00a0<em>WAI<\/em> is a six-track journey, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/casual-healing-new-single-moving-together-83450\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">featuring \u201cMoving Together\u201d<\/a>, of soul, gospel, and meditation bursting with inspiring emotion. Singing to the very essence of our humanity, Casual Healing has turned holy water into sound. Completing the cycle, the final EP <em>ONE<\/em> (earth) is due for release in December.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/49mBrrzzbPEetJFzs5G4BS?utm_source=generator\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<h3>D.C. Maxwell \u2013 \u201cGolden Light\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cGolden Light\u201d is an anthem for love in a collapsing world. D.C. Maxwell turns the traditional love song on its head, focusing on the anxiety and fear that comes with loving someone deeply in a world that feels on its last legs. Featuring backing vocals from Hatchie and piano\/glockenspiel from Stefan Blair, the Bonnie Knight-produced song has been released alongside a DIY music video, recorded illegally on a rooftop in Preston.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DC Maxwell - Golden Light (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CyQhWRj6Xec?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>1Drop Nation \u2013 \u201cNothings Wrong\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Over the past year, the \u014ctautahi six-piece have been dropping singles from their upcoming album <em>THE WAY WE LOVE<\/em>, out November, and \u201cNothings Wrong\u201d is the latest taste. Written by members Kanei Johnson and Paerau Hempop, the reggae banger delivers an uplifting message, reminding people not to sweat the small stuff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/1fHtTElhZUSV7lJtjLGDq5?utm_source=generator\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/strong><\/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<h3>Lou\u2019ana \u2013 \u201cHeartbeat\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Lou\u2019ana\u2019s \u201cHeartbeat\u201d is taking fans one step closer to her full-length album <em>DISCO WITCH<\/em>, due for release next month. The track follows the journey of a woman surrendering to the night and to her confidence, dropping into the heartbeat of the song and into the healing grooves of music.\u00a0Lou\u2019ana wrote the song several years ago with a team of songwriters from Aotearoa, before then crafting it with producer Nathan Judd.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6O0QokzJ8xlvzQsI5L6pxy?utm_source=generator\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<h3>Hemi Hemingway \u2013 \u201cWings of Desire\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>The second release from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/hemi-hemingway-to-be-without-you-song-you-need-to-know-77094\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hemi Hemingway<\/a> this year, \u201cWings of Desire\u201d finds him at his most assured. Equal parts swagger and vulnerability, the song channels his signature mix of heartfelt lyricism and cinematic scope. The song is accompanied by a playful video, directed by Adam Joseph Browne, that blends melancholy with absurdity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hemi Hemingway - Wings of Desire (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RGasHqeEQ94?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>Harper Finn \u2013 \u201cSatellite\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Both intimate and expansive, Harper Finn\u2019s \u201cSatellite\u201d captures the longing of distant love. Over drifting melodies and steady rhythms, Harper paints the picture of a connection that remains luminous even when physically apart. The track is the latest look at his debut album <em>Silo Park<\/em>, out next month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harper Finn - Satellite (Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hevm025Xhqs?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>Nathan Haines \u2013 \u201cJust Holdin\u2019 On (Instrumental)\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>The musician\/composer\/producer\u2019s single \u201cJust Holdin\u2019 On (Instrumental)\u201d has been lifted from the upcoming <em>NOTES (DELUXE EDITION)<\/em>,\u00a0an expanded re-release of his 2024 album. Stripping away the vocals of the original, the instrumental version puts the composition\u2019s architecture in sharp focus. Haines\u2019 saxophone and flute melodies step to the fore, with long-line phrases and subtle harmonics that underline the tune\u2019s mood of quiet momentum.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/3qFI0lkkNyh0zkChQXiWB5?utm_source=generator\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/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 New Zealand music releases with Rolling Stone AU\/NZ\u2019s\u00a0weekly roundup. 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