As a New Zealander, this site is naturally biased towards New Zealand artists. I’ve collated them all into one page.
New Zealand pop music didn’t start in earnest until later than the rest of the world. Despite flickers of brilliance like The Fourmyula’s 1969 hit ‘Nature’, New Zealand didn’t produce many noteworthy albums until the second half of the 1970s.
Artists I plan to cover include Anika Moa and a bunch of Flying Nun acts like David Kilgour, The Clean, and The Bats.
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Graeme Humphreys started his musical career in the Whangārei band…
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The Beths met at jazz school in Auckland, New Zealand.…
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Ed McWilliams and Geoff Maddock met in art class at…
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The Chills started on the legendary Flying Nun indie label…
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Breaking up Split Enz, Neil Finn retained drummer Paul Hester…
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In January 1994, Straitjacket Fits played their last gig at…
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Every country has a songwriter who’s very successful in their…
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I’ve already covered the Split Enz and Crowded House catalogues…
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Growing up in Auckland’s North Shore, Don McGlashan and Harry…
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Kimbra Johnson was earmarked for stardom early. Online videos show…
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Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor was born in Auckland, New Zealand,…
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Don McGlashan kicked around the arty end of the New…
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New Zealand indie band The Phoenix Foundation was formed by…
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Singer-songwriter Nadia Reid hails from Port Chalmers. It’s a port…
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New Zealand’s Bic Runga has only released four albums of…
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Formed by a group of Auckland students in 1972, Split…
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Dunedin has a small population and is located in the…
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Supergroove barely made an impact outside New Zealand, but they…
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Prominent popular music from New Zealand in the late 20th…
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New Zealand is presently enjoying a strong crop of female…
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Marlon Williams grew up in Lyttleton, New Zealand. He toured…
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A bunch of New Zealand acts where I don’t have…
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