Dónal Gunning Releases New EP 'Born To Perform' on May 17

Dónal Gunning is a singer songwriter from Ireland. He draws on rock, folk, indie and punk influences. Now based in Wellington, New Zealand his debut solo single 'Homesick' released in October 2023.

Rock band Powder Chutes donates a Gibson Les Paul to Mount Aspiring College

In November 2023 Powder Chutes beat off some stiff competition to be named winners of the first AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand (AJHBNZ) ‘Thrash More’ contest, a nationwide music competition celebrating young homegrown talent aged 13 to 25.

Claemus Release Five Track EP 'Mercurial'

New Zealand prog maestros Claemus bring a more structured and deliberate side to the fray with 'Mercurial'.

Indie-pop artist Luna Shadows reveals ethereal new single 'nudes', with emotive video

Critically acclaimed US-NZ artist Luna Shadows has today unveiled her expressive new indie-pop ballad 'nudes', from her upcoming LP 'bathwater' (out June 21). Also out today is the visually stunning, self-directed accompanying video.

New Zealand's Premiere Rock Act Ekko Park Release New EP and Announce Launch Show

New Zealand's finest rock exports, Ekko Park have released 'Phase Her', the final song from their new EP 'Let's Talk About Last Night... The End Of The World' - out today.

Emerging R&B Songwriter Aunty Rae Returns with New Single, 'Stop Calling Me'

Born and raised in Auckland, Aunty Rae is an emerging R&B songwriter of Samoan and Croatian descent.

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DARTZ
DARTZ is the band from Wellington, New Zealand. Formed in 2019, DARTZ ignited into being after singer Danz talked his way into an opening slot for Aussie rockers The Chats before realising he might need a band (and songs). Quickly assembling in a Wellington flat, the rabble-rousing quartet started to fire out their unique brand of snappy and intelligent party punk tunes, with influences rooted in the boozy anthemic Kiwi pub rock of yesteryear as well as modern punk freneticism and landlord-induced anxieties.

Three years on, the DARTZ boys have carved out their own lane in Aotearoa's music scene, with a diehard nationwide fanbase enamoured by their high-energy and rark-heavy live set, forceful singalong choruses, and razor-sharp lyrics which tackle everything from challenging colonisers to a fistfight in 1 Outs Captain Cook, to a drug safety PSA for festival-goers in Bathsalts, to ridiculing the moneymania of megachurch pastors in Pray for Prey.

Described as New Zealand's "politically aware class clowns with a reputation for bringing the party wherever they appear" in a recent New Zealand Herald article naming them one of the country's 10 future music stars to watch, DARTZ are Crispy on guitar, Clark on bass, Rollyz on drums and Danz on the shouts.
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