The first thing you notice listening to a Jon Bellion song is the attention to detail. Every second, every sound, and every note is considered and carries purpose. It’s a craft he’s perfected over the course of four mixtapes between 2011 and 2014 and a debut studio album, 2016’s ‘The Human Condition’, picking up a legion of incredibly passionate and devoted fans along the way.
Noah Cyrus is in the midst of writing and recording music for her upcoming debut album ‘NC-17’ - an album which will be her first ever musical offering into the world. With ‘Make Me (Cry)’, the song’s first single, seeing her performing on The Ellen Show and at a Coachella party over the past weekend - 2017 is set to be a big year for Noah.
We spoke to Noah about her songwriting process, being 17, and her musical family…
Physical’s debut single ‘Islands’ has swiftly become one of our favourite singles of the year thus far - a heartfelt lush track about a modern day relationship gone wrong.
With their debut album ‘Ride It Out’ on the way, we’re so excited to hear more from this up-and-coming NZ duo.
Check out their answers to our Meet/Greet interview below…
Karen Fukuhara made her debut film appearance in last year’s ‘Suicide Squad’ - not bad for for the young 25-year-old actress. She’s been involved in the world of film for a while though - and was previously a journalist, even interviewing the likes of Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightly.
We spoke to Karen Fukuhara while she was in New Zealand for Armageddon Expo, about asian representation in pop culture, working on ‘Suicide Squad’, and her acting career…
While in New Zealand last year supporting Coldplay on their World Tour, Lianne La Havas also performed a little show of her own - playing an intimate and wonderful sold-out show at The Tuning Fork, off the back of her sophomore album, ‘Blood’.
We spoke to Lianne while she was here about songwriting, relationships, and the definition of ‘urban’ music…
Whilst in New Zealand to play Laneway Festival 2017 earlier this year, we conducted a Animal Spirit Tarot reading with Julia Jacklin - so we could both learn more about her personality. Check out the results below…
With her debut EP ‘Night Thinker’ set for release this Friday, and having played her first ever international show in New Zealand last week, Amy Shark is having a busy month - of what we expect to be a very busy year. It follows on from her single ‘Adore’ coming in second on triple j’s Hottest 100 - only beaten by Flume’s ‘Never Be Like You’.
We conducted an Animal Spirit Tarot reading with Amy while she was in New Zealand last week - check out the results below…
One might assume that being just 20-years-of-age, electronic producer Sam Gellaitry is a novice. But the native of Scotland’s Stirling has been honing his craft since the age of 12, and has just released his third EP, 'Escapism III', the final chapter of the Escapism trilogy. The XL Recordings signee’s five latest tracks take his sound into the realm of the cinematic and even the epic, while retaining the influence of world music and what The Guardian called an “exuberant globetrotting aesthetic” that became a staple of his sound following the first two instalments.
“Ever since Kehlani released her first mix tape in 2014, Cloud 19, acclaim for the Oakland-born, R&B singer and songwriter has been unwavering. Her second mixtape released in 2015, You Should Be Here, was universally praised upon release and she was swiftly signed by Atlantic Records. Later that year she embarked on her first headline tour, selling out shows across North America and Europe. In early 2017, she released her debut album, SweetSexySavage, and is lighting fires all over the globe with her new singles CRZY and Distraction.
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Thanks to Instax NZ, we’ve got one Instax Share SP-2 and one double-pack of Instax Mini Film [20 sheets total] to give away. Find out how to win below…