Bandcamp Waiving Revenue On Sales This Weekend

It's that time again when the wonderful Bandcamp team waive their fees for 24 hours, allowing artists to receive 100% of the profits from their music and merchandise sales. We encourage readers to support recent stand-out releases from Aotearoa POC artists and add Friday the 19th of June to your calendar while you're at it, when Bandcamp will be donating all of their sales income to NAACP Legal Defense Fund. For this weekend however, schedule your shopping spree between 7pm tonight and 7pm Saturday 6th June – scope out our by no means comprehensive selection of excellent recent local tunes to get you started, and explore the amazing sounds on offer via the links below...

To browse a full selection of New Zealand releases available on Bandcamp, head over HERE.

For an awesome rundown of significant recent local releases, check out the buyaotearoa wishlist HERE.

Alexa Casino - 'Keep Breathing'
The latest from Alexa Casino is about grief and "coping mechanisms in those times". All proceeds will be donated to the Black Lives Matter LGBTQ Freedom Fund.

Tooms - SMOOT
Post-punk duo Tooms were feeling a little backwards when they dropped 'Something In The Way' and their cover of The Mint Chicks' 'Welcome To Nowhere'. P.S. They're playing Wine Cellar tonight!

Raiza Biza - Grand Opening, Grand Closing
Hot off the press, Raiza Biza shares a new sound and approach in his new concept album Grand Opening, Grand Closing: "An audio description of the ups and downs of love, scene by scene."

Ryan Hendriks - Jazz Is Now
A mixtape from Tāmaki Makaurau's Ryan Hendriks that "pays homage to the art of Freestyle," featuring Scraps the Supplier, Sleeps, Lapis, Conniebeats, WHYFI and Nava.

Lilstiffy - Dependency
The Japan-based Aotearoa electronic enigma shares five pumpin' club cuts, and directs people to this Givealittle to help his friends return to New Zealand. 

Myele Manzanza - Manstandards
Pōneke's Myele Manzanza presents an album of reimagined jazz classics with modern hip-hop and afro beats.

Virtual Shadow Ensemble - KEEP YOUR DISTANCE!
From the Noa Records crew, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE! was created during the dark beginnings of lockdown. A revolutionary blend of spoken word, soul and electronic sounds.

Ryan Fisherman - Vibe
The Ōtautahi songsmith's debut album Vibe is an outstanding collection of folk, pop, and country.

Holly Afoa - Sister
A gorgeous debut EP of fresh Aotearoa neo-soul, with each track dedicated to a different woman in Afoa's life.

SoccerPractise - Te Pō
One of the most refreshing and exciting releases from 2019, we couldn't not include Te Pō on this list - check out the full visual album here.