S.P.O.C.K photo gallery by ©Krichan Wihlborg

Few artists in Aotearoa combine vulnerability, poetic storytelling and raw musical force quite like Reb Fountain. The award-winning singer-songwriter has built a distinctive sound somewhere between noir folk, indie rock, blues and country, driven by her haunting voice and magnetic live presence. Her self-titled 2020 album won the prestigious Taite Music Prize, cementing Fountain’s place among New Zealand’s most compelling …

Photos by Peter Bernsmann. Mortes at M’era Luna Festival in Hildesheim on 8 August. Peters’s gallery page.

Auckland, get ready for a bigger night. Following huge demand for tickets, Olivia Dean’s Auckland stop on her The Art of Loving Tour has been upgraded from Spark Arena to the newly transformed Western Springs Bowl on 17 October. The move to the iconic open-air venue gives fans the chance to experience one of Britain’s most exciting soul-pop artists in …

Princess Chelsea is about to turn one of Auckland’s most atmospheric new music spaces into something altogether more surreal. On Friday 25 September, the acclaimed Aotearoa artist brings 7 Seconds In Heaven to Kāhui St David’s – a one-night-only performance created with master shadow puppeteer Tom Tuke. Born Chelsea Nikkel, Princess Chelsea has spent more than a decade building a …

Photos by Peter Bernsmann. M’era Luna Festival in Hildesheim on 7-9 August. Peters’s gallery page.

Conan Gray has made a career out of turning teenage heartbreak, loneliness and nostalgia into huge, cinematic pop songs. What started with bedroom videos and confessional YouTube vlogs has grown into one of modern pop’s most compelling success stories – without losing the intimate connection that got him there. Gray first made waves online with covers, vlogs and early original …