Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews

Trip Change are a fresh new band from Taranaki, New Zealand, who write and perform original music – full of organic rhythm and soul.  In early 2019, the two founding members of Trip Change began their collaboration and collection of songs started to form. Trip Change’s unique sound takes elements from soul, jazz, psychedelic, ska, reggae and rock music and embodies the search for new pockets...

New Zealand's folk trio "Turkey The Bird" will remind you of the famous Margarita cocktail infused with a hint of "Simon & Garfunkel", 2 ounces of "Mumford and Sons", a splash of banjo and served on ice on a sunny day. Catchy folk songs with stunning rich melodies and effortless smooth lyrics. Songs that tell uplifting stories about love and life. We all have these moments where we struggle wi...

Josette is an Ōtautahi based singer songwriter who began her original music endeavours in 2021 after finishing a Bachelor of Music Arts at Ara. 2022 has already seen her release the well received debut single ‘One Shot’, and with many more projects on the horizon,this next chapter is looking to be full of compelling moments for Josette.

Aotearoa’s wildly successful Mild Orange have dropped 'Oh Yeah' – a gorgeously lush and introspective track that’ll delight the steadfast 'day ones' and no doubt, draw in a whole bunch of new fans. 'Oh Yeah' is a song "intentionally about nothing", says the band’s Josh Mehrtens (AKA Mehrt). "I wanted to write lyrics about nothing, which meant little to me at the time except just to purely feel goo...

There’s a groundswell building on the coast of Taranaki and it’s bringing with it indie rock singalongs that’ll make you wanna party. Turn up the volume, you’re in for a treat with three piece unconventional band OTTS' recently released 'Sunday Blue'. It's a whole vibe and we think you'll love it.

Initially formed as Wellington high school band, the Māori-led post-punk four-piece Vietnam first stepped into the music scene c.1981-85. Their self-titled debut EP on Jayrem Records in 1985 is often described as a “lost classic” of New Zealand music. Splitting up just as the EP was released, it would be more than 30 years before the band reunited and when their music would be rediscovered by US a...

Wellington six-piece TOI have carved out a reputation as one of the tightest live acts around, a point reinforced on the release of soulful, funk-based 'I Wanna Rock' (Live). This never-before-released track, and this week's Making Tracks feature, has become a crowd favourite amongst TOI's loyal fanbase. Recorded at the band's home turf, Meow, the track showcases TOI in their element – on stage pe...

Fool's Lagoon is an Auckland-based band with Taranaki guitarist Matt Everest. The five-piece band has launched onto the scene with debut single 'Bizarre' – and our first Making Tracks feature in 2022. This catchy, guitar-pop single is packed with hooks, bound to get added to your favourite playlist. It's tight and modern sound gives us a clear foresight of what’s to be expected from this group.

This week's Making Track featured artist Fin Rah Zel drops new single 'Power' – a song about finding peace within, no matter the external circumstances. "You have the power!"

Tāmaki Makurau’s (Auckland) Goodspace's new single 'Kicking Stones' blends genres by diving deep into hip-hop influences while still retaining a rock’n’roll edge. Written, recorded and produced by the group in their home studio in Auckland, the 4-piece band says the song is "kind of chill, but it has this underlying kind of spookiness to it."

Powder Chutes are coming out blazing with debut single 'Take It Or Leave It'. This week's Making Tracks feature is a statement of intent, and a joyful call to arms for anyone who likes pounding filthy rock, with a firm grounding in melodic sensibilities. Powder Chutes are Wanaka-based garage rock miscreants with an impressive work ethic and an unmistakable groove. The all under-16 band bring a fre...

Kiwi psych and surf-rock reggae-heads SOJØURN have dropped new summer gem 'More', which fuses glorious grooves with fantastically psychedelic production elements. This week's Making Tracks east-coast groovers have been earmarked by critics and fans as a band on the rise with lofty ambitions.

Fijian Kiwi artist SAINT LANE releases EP RAINBOWS END alongside new single 'VENOM'. This week's Making Tracks feature offers disco grooves with the audio space of contemporary pop bundled together in the "hip-hop spectrum", SAINT LANE explains. "I've always been an eclectic artist but I feel like 'VENOM' is my most interpolated track. I wanted to make a Daft Punk, Dua Lipa, and Migos hybrid, a co...

Like a blossom-scented spring morning comes Bellodonna's new offering 'Wide Awake' – a gentle, luscious and mood-adjusting track curiously contemplating life's questions. Freshly released and brightening up our airwaves, 'Wide Awake' offers dreamy vocals and ethereal synth and guitar to create a sonic atmosphere that allows this pop melody to float along blissfully.

Magnetic, guitar-pop Kiwi rockers Clap Clap Riot are back again with energetic new single, 'Mama'. This week's Making Tracks feature captures an iconic live energy through a solid, punchy rhythm section matched with unbridled guitar fuzz. The massive, stadium-worthy sing-along choruses deliver what Clap Clap Riot fans have come to know and love. 'Mama' is an emotive call to come home. “It looks at...

The Black Seeds are the sound of summer for many Kiwis. Their latest single, and this week’s NZ On Air Making Tracks feature, 'Let The Sunshine Through' is every bit the New Zealand summertime banger. The eight piece Wellington band, who for nearly 25 years, have crafted their own brand of South Pacific soul. Skill-fully blending deep grooves of reggae, funk, afrobeat and dub into an undeniably in...

Blue River Baby's latest track 'Green Cones' is a magical reggae dub track – a cheeky smokey daydream that floats us over the weight of others' expectations. The perfect sound, to kick back with, as we come into the warmer months.

Pretty Stooked stamp their name on the NZ indie pop-rock card with their debut release, 'My Line'. This week's Making Tracks feature embodies the over-reflective person, taking us down the rabbit hole of insecurity. Frontman Eddie Kiesanowski says the words we’ve all felt - "I’d wake up in the middle of the night and randomly start thinking about moments of my life and end up keeping myself awake...

The Broken is a five piece band from Aotearoa New Zealand that fuses 80s inspired electronica, slide guitar and laid back vocals to create a sound that is very different, yet familiar. THE BACK STORY Planets form from the debris and particles within the space they inhabit. As they combine, their new gravity grows, pulling more matter around them into this new orbit. The same can be said for The Br...

Taupō based duo False Heights have been writing infectious pop bops since they started jamming together in 2016. United by a mutual love for storytelling and their eclectic tastes in music, April Pirie (vocals/keys) and Ashley Pirie (drums/guitars/vocals) display an uncanny chemistry, co-creating an adventurous sound and delivering high energy performances. Their latest single, 'Heavy Metal Runawa...

Michael Llewellyn is a 'Rhaspy and Poetic' songwriter based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Influenced by The Velvet Underground, KEVIN MORBY, Leonard Cohen and the likes, Michael's vulnerable and smokey melodies pack a punch. His first single, and our Making Tracks feature of the week, 'Whangamatā' is bouncy and wild. A psychedelic induced road trip that will throw you beneath the summer skies of Aotearo...

La Coco is back, unveiling newest single 'Gone' – a romantically ethereal and heartbreaking ode to the space left behind after someone has gone. The song, featuring backing vocals by Freedom Setu and beats by Malachi Samuelu, makes its way to our weekly Making Tracks feature! "Letting go of something or someone is a hard thing to do, especially when it is who or what you love most", says the South...

Clap Clap Riot raises the bar with new single 'It’s Alright' – a short, firecracker of fuzz pop about "our ability to overthink things." This week's Making Tracks feature reinforces the band’s reputation for turning out rollicking classic guitar pop, with raw and energetic songwriting.

Speech Act Theory is an alternative, downtempo, electronica band that began late-2019 and have already made it to our NZ On Air Music Making Tracks feature. Live instruments fused with electronica music gives this Auckland band an edgy difference. Their new single 'Holding Out' is a banger!

Grown from solo project of New Plymouth frontman Jake McComb – son of O Juliet – three-piece Viices makes it to our weekly Making Tracks feature. Their latest single 'Breath' signals a new direction for the Wellington-based band. Much more rooted in rock and punk, rather their indie beginnings, 'Breath' deals with the frustration of imposter syndrome and difficulty of balancing creativity wit...