Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews

Rising Aotearoa artist Arahi, has today released the outstanding new single Her Love’s Gonna Tear Me Apart; the first from the upcoming EP Revelator, out October 30. Recorded at Roundhead Studios, the single was mixed by Steven Marr, and mastered at KOG Studio by Chris Chetland. Today’s single gives a nod at what’s to come with Arahi explaining: “It’s a fitting introduction to an EP with many face...

Auckland band No Cigar release their fourth single, 'Say No More', lifted off their forthcoming album ‘Bienvenido’ out Fri 23 Sept. Since the band’s inception in 2019 , the boys have grown a fiercely loyal fanbase while dodging lockdowns, playing sold out shows at Auckland’s Galatos, Tuning Fork, Whammy and Sweat Shop. They have already surpassed over 2 million streams on Spotify alone with over 5...

Christchurch six-piece 1 Drop Nation know what the world needs now, and that’s their feel-good funky tune + video ‘Groove Show’. To visually bring the ‘Groove Show’ to life, 1 Drop Nation teamed up with award-winning director Isaac Bell and his crew - including actor/dancer Phil Brown, who is seen throughout the video ‘singing’ and dancing in Christchurch’s stunning Isaac Theatre Royal. A seemingl...

Wellington’s Wallace has released her highly-anticipated debut album AND OTHER COLOURS, as well as her poetically nostalgic latest single ‘Ae Fond Kiss’. The 13-track album features an impressive and eclectic mix of producers and musicians from around the world, including PlaceFace, Lewis Moody, Dennis Neuer, Axel Reinemer, Feiertag, Turbo Chook, Danny Barwick, Godriguez and Yelderbert.

The lead single off their EP Halftime Oranges is a fun, vibrant, and energetic song which makes it impossible to stay in your seat. Ozone presents a sound reminiscent of a jazz big band, with soul and disco influences lurking underneath. Ozone is an extended metaphor for shedding the parts of life that are holding you back and thriving in your newfound freedom. This song is about coming through a...

Following hot on the heels of Carousel - the first single from their forthcoming album Old Dreams - Anxiety Club will release follow-up single Lonely Dancing on 29 July 2022. Carousel - which has landed on numerous playlists (including Spotify editorial playlist Alt Here ) and radio rotations in it’s first few weeks of release - was a hazy slice of melancholic dream pop. This new song however, is...

Christchurch based production duo The Response break their silence with left-field new single Circles Within Circles. After releasing a number of singles in the last few years and winning awards for their production work on other projects, The Response have a new album in the works, their first full length since 2019’s Escaping This Cold Rotation . Their brand new single Circles Within Circles is...

Jac Dillinger and his band “Blu Velvt Reverie” are from Ngāmotu/New Plymouth. Hot Mama is the first single from their forthcoming debut album due out later this year. This single and the album were recorded over several months by Chris Foreman at Ngāmotu’s SwampShack studios in 2021. Singer songwriter and guitarist Jac Dillinger revives an old school sound for the new era. With organic bluesy guit...

Coast Arcade is an emerging Indie Pop Rock band from Tāmaki Makaurau, New Zealand. They describe their sound as Indie Pop Rock with subtle punk and surf twists. This combination of genres crafts their energetic and fun summer sound. Formed in high school in early 2021, Coast Arcade are already regulars in the NZ music scene. The band plays to a strong following at many of Auckland's all-ages venue...

Ngāmotu/New Plymouth artist Sonic Delusion releases the new single "Fingertips" today. “Fingertips” is a song about that feeling when you come home from a tour and when you’re finally experiencing playing in front of crowds again. Being a touring musician can be one of the most rewarding lifestyles there is but sometimes you just really miss home and when you’re not on the road you really miss tou...

While sitting down at home with the acoustic guitar, and a fresh cuppa coffee I was feeling inspired to write a new song. After putting pencil to paper and scribbling some ideas, I came up with a vision for the tune, which happened to be a representation of what was going on in my life at the time. When I really thought about it, I had so much to be grateful but there were a few external things su...

Social Union, comprised of Vanilla Martin (Ngāti Uenuku and Ngadju (south-west Western Australia)) and Luke Penrose, draw influence from their respective music backgrounds. Vanilla, a graduate of the internationally recognised Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with an extensive performance history and a love of both contemporary and classic jazz. Luke, having played in punk and...

WALK INTO THE SUN is the title track from the explosive new debut album from Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara-based band SKRAM. These high energy entertainers have been road testing tracks for the album since summer, and they haven’t disappointed in capturing their live performance magic. WALK INTO THE SUN is a collection of pure warmth for the winter months and high energy happiness for summer. Wit...

Amamelia is the musical project of Amelia Berry (she/her), a musician and songwriter currently based in Tāmaki Makaurau. Amamelia's music combines breaks normally found in Jungle & Drum & Bass with a sugary synthetic pop sensibility. Since Amamelia's last release she won the Favourite Solo Act at the Student Radio Network Awards, was profiled by Ableton , and was commissioned to remix trac...

Former guitarist in platinum-selling band Fur Patrol Paris-based, Aotearoa artist Steve Wells has released ‘Steal the Sun’ a love song to his wife, which he finished writing the morning of their wedding. Following on from ‘Makeshift Heart’, released earlier this month, ‘Steal the Sun’ is the second single from Steve’s upcoming album SONGS FOR SUMMER RAIN (17 June)

Wellington indie act Ingrid and the Ministers have released their punk-filled new single ‘Boofhead’. Packed with the chaotic punk energy of driving guitars, infectious rhythms, and scattered with ear-candy vocal hooks, Ingrid delivers a captivating vocal performance which exudes anger and frustration. There’s lots more to come from this brilliant Wellington act, with future music “perhaps more blu...

Miles Calder is an indie-folk songwriter from Pōneke / Wellington. The former frontman of The Rumours, Miles released his debut solo album Autopilot Life in 2021, a self-reflective delve dressed in a psychedelic folk-rock palette that evoked late-era Beatles as much as contemporaries like Kevin Morby and Father John Misty. Newly working with Sam Flynn Scott (The Phoenix Foundation) as a producer,...

Sophie Scott-Maunder (she/her), Jonathan Shirley (he/him), and Laura Robinson (she/her) make up Soft Plastics, an indie rock trio based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, NZ). Their music takes influence from 90s shoegaze, and 2010's alt-rock. Offering a masterclass in converting fuzz, noise and reverb into nostalgic garage pop hooks. Today Soft Plastics share their new single Day Job,...

Ngāmotu/New Plymouth musician Dave Pope has combined forces with renowned producer and engineer Sam Johnson (Rhythm Ace Studios) to create the latest music from THIS LITTLE BADGE’s box of tricks.  An up-beat little number, with an in-your-face guitar riff, a lively (and quite danceable set of verses), and a surprising ‘broken down’ solo section. All that, alongside a set of lyrics that hint a...

Touted as ‘one to watch’, Christchurch pop artist Michèle Ducray makes a bold statement today with her new single, the feminine-pop driven anthem ‘ Manifesto ’. ‘ Manifesto ’ is an edgy, suspenseful pop banger with a euphoric EDM beat that pays homage to the ‘true crime’ genre.  The empowering and powerful track was co-written and co-produced by one of New Zealand’s leading musicians and prod...

EM is the exciting music project by Aotearoa audio engineer/producer, Emily Wheatcroft-Snape. Her latest single ‘Undergrowth’ is an indie-pop gem, and the first from an upcoming EP. Its hypnotic guitar strums and warm, dreamy vocals, sound like the song has soaked up ‘rays’ from a hazy summers day. Written and recorded at her home studio - Emily then developed ‘Undergrowth’ while spending a week a...

Based in the depths of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, Dutch-Kiwi indie-rock band Odds & Ends pride themselves in the fusion of multiple melodies and harmonies at the high-energy level of their live performance. All this is achieved while the four friends stay completely human, down to earth, and are one of the friendliest bands you will meet in today’s scene. Odds & Ends are frothing to bring...

Indie riff rock darling Wiri Donna delivers with new single + music video ‘No Follow Through’ - Out on March 25th and announces upcoming debut EP ‘Being Alone’ set for release in May 2022. It’s been two years since Wiri Donna’s first release - a double single featuring ‘Manuka Money’ and ‘Wandering Willies’. Wiri Donna began as a sensitive indie folk act that was rooted in a time of finding her fe...

Tarn PK is a Wellington, New Zealand based artist, producer and songwriter. Having released two EP’s, ‘Fantasy’ (2019) and ‘Monarch’ (2021), and a single ‘Daylight’ (2020) Tarn is looking to explore new sonic worlds and develop a more distinct style, setting him apart from the surrounding landscape. Hear Tarn talk about his new single Street Noise.

Lunavela, aka Auckland singer / songwriter, and former Collapsing Cities frontman, Steve Mathieson, is releasing the Third single from his upcoming album, Imposter Syndrome on 25th February. The new single, People that you know, was a co-write with Steve’s former Collapsing Cities fellow songwriter James Brennan.