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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 5h

Dbldbl gives props to Chlöe Swarbrick and Ché-Fu in their sizzling new single 'Hotcakes' (@sunreturn.bsky.social) — plus beaut handcrafted animated vid by Ross Ozarka, made with support from NZ On Air 🥞

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Watch Dbldbl's Animated Video For New Single 'Hotcakes'

Tāmaki Makaurau rap innovator shares their first single in two years.

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 6h

After some much deserved down time Dbldbl is back to serve us up Hotcakes, a brand new single that comes with a side of music video made by the award winning papercraft animator Ross Ozarka with assistance from NZ on Air Music. 📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8RZ... 🔊 dbldbl.bandcamp.com

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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Minister of Tourism Louise Upston on where the $40m came from to entice large overseas acts to Aotearoa. My #cartoon today #NZpol #NZMusic #NZArts

Cartoon. Title: “The Impresario” Two frames. 1st frame shows Louise Upston saying, “I can’t pull money for local performers, concerts and festivals out of thin air!” 2nd frame has her continuing, “and I didn’t pull money for big overseas acts out of thin air” Image shows Upton with her hands out, wearing a suit and bow tie, with money rushing from behind her, saying, “I had the $40 mill coming out the wazoo!”

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I've ended up watching the 6PM news for the last couple of weeks. Is there a specific reason why there is hardly any music/arts news? Has there ever been a period in NZ history where there was a dedicated segment of the 6PM bulletin to music/arts?

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Cindy’s The Way I Do is #9 in the Official Top 20 Aotearoa Albums chart! Get your copy from @bandcamp.com asap cindypopgroup.bandcamp.com/album/the-wa...

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Nick from Big Sigh just released his debut solo album - make sure you give it a spin!

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The tag team musical match up we've all been waiting for — Alphabethead and Grecco Romank's tour starts this week in Whanganui & Pōneke, with all-killer special guests! Get Porridge Watson tickets via UTR 💥

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Alphabethead & Grecco Romank Touring Together This Spring

Playing in Tāmaki Makaurau, Whanganui, Kirikiriroa (no Grecco) and Pōneke.

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Rocketing to number five on the Official Top 20 Aotearoa Albums chart, Cindy are touring their debut album The Way I Do (1:12 Records / @sunreturn.bsky.social) — letting rip at Rosemarys in Taupō and Last Place in Kirikiriroa this week! Get tickets NOW via UTR.

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Track By Track: Cindy's Debut Album 'The Way I Do'

Tāmaki Makaurau garage punks are touring nationwide.

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dive into our Release Radar — Aotearoa highlights from deepState, JessB, Daffodils, Achtung!, Paddy Fred and the new South Pacific Dance Organisation compilation ☔️

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Release Radar: deepState, JessB, Daffodils, Achtung!, Paddy Fred, South Pacific Dance Organisation

New and recent sonic gems from Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Cindy are official in the charts!

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today listeners will transcend the dance floor with the release of deepState’s third album Rain 🌧️ The record is a deeply personal evolution of deepState’s sound, built for both solitary late-night listening and the collective release of dancing in the club. 🔗 deepstate-music.bandcamp.com

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Alphabethead's new vid for 'Misanthrope' (@sunreturn.bsky.social) is a mutagenic jolt of energy — animated by Dr D Foothead & made with support from NZ On Air. Catch Alphabethead on tour this spring! Get tickets via UTR.

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Watch Alphabethead's Animated Video For 'Misanthrope'

Playing in Tāmaki Makaurau, Whanganui, Kirikiriroa and Pōneke this spring

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Cronenberg meets claymation in Dr D Foothead's new music video for Alphabethead's Misanthrope! Made with support from NZoA Music, watch as this undulating subject is fed aural and visual stimulation and marvel at its mutation / evolution in real-time! 📹 youtu.be/I1-HOESXO08?...

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Power Nap @chriscudby.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

New 95bFM Freak The Sheep episode up ~ vinyl only special! Click thru to listen 👉 95bfm.com/bcast/freak-...

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Cindy shared the lowdown on every tune on their excellent debut album The Way I Do — out today via 1:12 Records and @sunreturn.bsky.social 🙌 Don't miss the explosive group's nationwide launch tour, starting TONIGHT at Tāmaki's Whammy Bar! Get tickets via UTR.

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Track By Track: Cindy's Debut Album 'The Way I Do'

Tāmaki Makaurau garage punks are touring nationwide.

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

sidequesting this Oct/Nov 🧙‍♂️

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

CINDY have released their long awaited debut album ‘The Way I Do,’ out in collaboration between 1:12 Records and Sunreturn. The Way I Do presents Cindy at their finest. Refined, whetted and locked in, distilling a decade's worth of shows into 11 tracks of uniquely NZ garage punk and alternative rock

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Outside of the panel at Going Global, have any political parties publicly responded to the NZ Music Manifesto?

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Mondo Amelia @amamelia.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Great Sounds Great going to be the last time I play live anywhere for probably a good minute so I'd love to see a few familiar faces there 🤙

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Surrender to the majesty of Cindy's new single 'A Knife' — from their debut album The Way I Do, out next week via @sunreturn.bsky.social 🔪 Don't miss Cindy touring Aotearoa NZ "in our Daihatsu Hijet (660 cc) 3 Cyl." this spring! Get tickets NOW via UTR.

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Listen to Cindy's New Single 'A Knife'

Tāmaki Makaurau garage punks are touring nationwide this spring.

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ahead of next week's release of their debut album Cindy share their final single 'A Knife.' Inspired by The Cranberries & Deftones, the track seethes & smoulders. Guitar tones menacingly wobble while Gloria Florence’s vocal appears like an apparition before the song transforms into a riotous din

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Power Nap @chriscudby.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Slop World 🌎

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

If I win lotto I won't tell anyone, but there will be signs...

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Two of Aotearoa's most mind-mashing acts, Alphabethead & Grecco Romank have announced a spring mini-tour! Alphabethead is also on the supremely stonking bill for Nightmare On Drews Halloween party in Whanganui — get tickets for selected dates via UTR 🔥

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Alphabethead & Grecco Romank Touring Together This Spring

Playing in Tāmaki Makaurau, Whanganui, Kirikiriroa (no Grecco) and Pōneke.

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

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Power Nap @chriscudby.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

No Doggy! Picnic Lunch party poppin off

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Gareth Shute @garethshute.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Last chance to see Thee Golden Geese and/or do some colouring in. Plus discover new Sunreturn band - No Doggy!

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Only one more sleep until the big gig!

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Pre-order a tee too. Design by @umami.bsky.social cindypopgroup.bandcamp.com/merch/daihat...

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Tāmaki's dynamite garage punks Cindy have announced a nationwide release tour for their upcoming debut album The Way I Do + unveiled a stylie new tee design 🙌 The Way I Do is out on 4th September via 1:12 Records and @sunreturn.bsky.social! Get tickets NOW via UTR.

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Cindy Announce 'The Way I Do' Debut Album Release Tour + New Tee

Tāmaki garage punks are touring nationwide this spring.

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Having just blasted Raglan while supporting the Hard-Ons, Cindy announces that this September and October they will jump into the Daihatsu Hijet Cargo and hit the road throughout Aotearoa in celebration of their debut album, The Way I Do. Tickets are available now from @undertheradarnz.bsky.social

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Manawatū People's Radio @mpr.nz · 31/07/2026

This week @objectivereality.bsky.social is racing to finish up the last of his picks from NewTracks July! Kiwi tunes from Ray Leslie, Junny, Welcomer, Sheep, Dog, and Wolf, and Lisa Crawley! Listen here: tinyurl.com/featured-tra... and get more at mpr.nz/show/feature...!

Promo images for this week's featured tracks: Ray Leslie "DND", Junny "Line 19", Sheep, Dog, and Wolf "Big Hands", Welcomer "Crescents", and Lisa Crawley "Hurry Up And Wait"

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hats off to whoever is the first nz band to get a photo or perform next to Horotiu 🎩

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Massive thanks to @tonylstamp.bsky.social for having me on Music 101 for Song Crush. I bought in new-ish tracks from Radie Peat & @stef-animal.bsky.social! Got to talk about seeing XYZZY & @simonmward.bsky.social in May. Can't wait for the vinyl release & shows! www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Last, the LP ’Bananamelia!’ by @amamelia.bsky.social, the production of which was digitally archived last year. natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/b...

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UnderTheRadar @undertheradarnz.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Aotearoa electronic artist deepState's new single 'Games' (@sunreturn.bsky.social) is brought to visual life by @simonmward.bsky.social's glowing animated figures in motion — made with support from NZ On Air.

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Watch deepState's Video For New Single 'Games'

Tāmaki Makaurau electronic artist's forthcoming new album Rain is out this September.

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disasteradio / eyeliner @disasteradio.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

new stunning music video by @simonmward.bsky.social for Deepstate out today! with a new album out in September on @sunreturn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=d98Q...

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Simon Ward @simonmward.com · 28/07/2026

New music video for deepState. Anyone else go to a dance party under St Pauls on Symonds St in the late 90s??? I was trying to channel a feeling. Out on @sunreturn.bsky.social ... keep an eye out for the new album! & watch the whole video here www.youtube.com/watch?v=d98Q...

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

deepState is back with Games, a new track drawing inspiration from the timeless energy of House and EDM that will make listeners transcend the dance floor. Visuals created by the legend Simon Ward with help from NZoA. 📹 youtu.be/d98QNmz8_1M 🔊 music.drm.co.nz/games 🔗 deepstate-music.bandcamp.com

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Mr. Completely @brokensymmetry.art · 24/07/2026

Outrageously good Māori bass transmissions from the future

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Sunreturn @sunreturn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Download & colour in the poster for No Doggy!'s album launch ahead of the big gig on August 8 with Thee Golden Geese! 🎨 Illustration by the award winning Sophie Watson: linktr.ee/sunreturn

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