New Zealand Music videos
For this week’s Local Eyes, Onehunga hip-hop titans SWIDT have returned with a new three-pack EP, 312 DAY, including new tracks ‘KELZ GARAGE’ ft. Lomez Brown, ‘COMBO’, and ‘SURVIVAL’. Standout reggae-infused Pasifika drink-up anthem ‘KELZ GARAGE’ sets the seasonal tone of the triple drop, opening the grainy, SFX loaded short film-style music video counterpart directed […]
This week’s Local Eyes is Joseph Vea “Find Me”, which explores his addiction to social media and constant scrolling through content. He often wonders what “the cost” is of spending so much time and energy on things that don’t contribute to his daily life. This is not something people spend much time thinking about. He […]
This week’s Local Eyes’ video is honouring the importance of all native languages, Moana & The Tribe ‘Tōku Reo’ features the stunning guest vocals of Inka Mbing, the singer from the Atayal tribe which is one of 16 indigenous tribes in Taiwan. Inka defied the taboo on women not singing traditional songs and had been punished – likeMāori – […]
This week’s local Eye’s is the second release from Sola Rosa‘s forthcoming LP ‘Chasing the Sun’. Hot on the heels of the soulful June release, Searching for Love, Sola Rosa follows up with the socially-conscious single For The Mighty Dollar, a collaboration with UK singer, songwriter, producer and musical chameleon, Kevin Mark Trail. The phenomenal new video is directed by renowned street […]
The most electrifying rap group in entertainment, SWIDT have returned with a mighty new single and music video, ‘WHO R U’. The colossal new cut harnesses the exhilarating energy of each member into a ferocious fireball of comeback passion, as they return on their first new track of 2020 with a vengeance. The new single […]
This week’s Local Eye’s video is Chika ‘Give It to Dem Bad’ which is taken from her first EP. The project is a unique blend of Rnb and Afrobeat and will be released in July. The project reflects the space of mind the singer was in before she says she “woke the f*** up” (her […]
Auckland’s Hans. has shared his latest A-side and B-side style double single “Empties” and “Borders”, following the release of his February EP, Tango Hue. The latest from the Korean-Kiwi rapper and musician are both delicate, melodic offerings, following the lush landscape of his expanding vocal range on Tango Hue EP. Singing over a subdued piano […]
This week’s Local Eyes video of the week is Scizzorhands ‘Need A Friend’ Featuring Kevin Posey. A Song about life and its struggles. Only one week prior to the New Zealand lockdown for Covid-19, Scizzorhands and Kevin Posey met with videographer Jack Whelan to record some footage for an upcoming video clip. Due to the Covid-19 […]
This week’s Local Eye’s is from Rwandan-Kiwi rapper Raiza Biza. ‘Stolen Youth’ is his follow up to his outstanding Black Hole Sun EP, which was a collaboration between REMI and Black Milk (with guest verses by Sampa The Great), as well as cuts alongside Melodownz and Illbaz for their High Beams project. This brand new track is the first release from his forthcoming solo album. Recently signed to Australian independent […]
With a national tour under their belt, this week’s Local Eye’s is Church & AP‘s brand new single ‘Roulette’, produced by their frequent collaborator Dera Meelan. “We’re not trying to play it safe. We aren’t jumping on a new trend from across the ditch, or sticking to what we know,” Church & AP. Church and AP met on the first day of high school in 2013 over […]