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Formed in 2023, British four-piece unpeople have wasted little time establishing themselves as one of the more intriguing new forces in alternative rock. Built around guitarists Jake Crawford and Luke Caley, bassist Em Lodge and drummer Richard Rayner, the band combine hefty riffs, huge choruses, four-part harmonies and uncompromisingly personal lyrics into a sound that can be as melodic as …

On a three-man crusade to set dance floors alight with their inimitable brand of razor-sharp funk and disco, Edinburgh’s High Fade captured the attention of a global audience with their music amassing over 30 million views and streams within six months of their first release and, in the process, gaining recognition from music heavyweights including Jack Black, Cypress Hill, Deep …

The Mary Wallopers don’t so much play Irish folk music as kick down the door and let it run riot. Hailing from Dundalk, the trio of brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy and their friend Sean McKenna have spent the past few years turning traditional songs, original material and old-school storytelling into something gloriously unruly: part folk revival, part punk racket, …

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 for a one-night-only performance that promises to blur the lines between concert, theatre and dreamscape. Born Chelsea Nikkel, Princess Chelsea has spent more than …

British soul-pop sensation Olivia Dean is bringing her acclaimed The Art of Loving Tour to Auckland on 17 October, with a spectacular new setting: Western Springs Bowl. The show will also mark the first concert at the newly refurbished venue, turning an already highly anticipated night into a landmark moment for Auckland’s live music scene. Dean has built her reputation …

Radio Free Alice have emerged from Melbourne’s fertile indie scene as one of Australia’s most compelling new post-punk bands. Formed in Sydney in 2020 by school friends Noah Learmonth and Jules Paradiso, the group took shape more fully after the pair moved to Melbourne in 2021 and joined forces with Michael Phillips and Lochie Dowd. Maayan Barnatan later completed the …