RNZ Music

The four members of Auckland band Daffodils met at high school and bonded over a shared love of The Cure and Joy Division. They play us tracks from their latest EP Stay the Night and cover Billy… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand singer Mel Parsons plays tracks from her brand new album Slow Burn in our Christchurch studio. It's the fifth album from Mel, who's excited to be touring the country again after two years… Read more Video, Audio

This week we introduce you to Tamaki songwriter and producer Huia who just won Best Female Artist at the Waiata Music Awards, and her waiata Tukua Te Kuata. Read more Audio

Indie quartet The Beths released their third album Expert In A Dying Field this week. The band join mega-fan Jesse Mulligan to have a chat and play some new tracks. Read more Video, Audio

The Ngati Porou composer Tuini Ngāwai (1910-1965) is not well-known outside the Maori world, even though many of the 300-plus songs she composed are still sung all over Aotearoa-New Zealand. The… Read more Video, Audio

NZ LIve - Bret McKenzie Read more Video, Audio

This week we are introduced to Poneke musician Elliott Dawson and his new single Bald Spot. Read more Video, Audio

Kiwi rock band Fur Patrol is currently touring Aotearoa to celebrate the 21st anniversary of their landmark debut album PET. Julia Deans and the band play some old favourites from PET - and a special… Read more Video, Audio

Today for NZ APRA Silver Scroll finalist Georgia Lines is in the Auckland studio to play some tracks from her latest EP, Human, which has been released today. Read more Audio

Philadelphia musician Tierra Whack performed on Thursday night to an appreciative crowd in Tāmaki Makaurau. Tony Stamp was there. Read more

For our NZ Live segment today we are joined by award-winning alt country singer/songwriter Jenny Mitchell.  Read more Audio