New Zealand songs | Indie Shuffle

Sounds like: Roy Orbison, Chris Isaak, Elvis Presley

male vocalist 60s pop 1960s New Zealand country folk

He's the young Kiwi with the golden voice who's taking over the American folk and country scene. Hailing from Christchurch before moving to Melbourne ...

Yumi Zouma

Depths (Pt. 1)

Sounds like: Postiljonen, Superhumanoids, TOPS

synth-pop dream pop superhumanoids New Zealand tops

On Saturday night, I braved Texas’ unseasonably cold weather for a chance to see New Zealand’s Yumi Zouma for the first time. While the quintet of Kiw...

Wallace

Black Lake

Sounds like: Kimbra, Hiatus Kaiyote, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott

Electronic female vocalist R&B soul electronic R&B

“Black Lake” is a sonorous slice of soulful R&B from Sydney-based artist, Wallace. The track opens with an unassuming instrumental hook, but it qu...

Lorde

Homemade Dynamite (Remix Ft. Khalid, SZA & Post Malone)

Sounds like: Lana Del Rey, Halsey, Charli XCX

female vocalist indie pop remixes R&B pop

New Zealand prodigy Lorde has gifted us the first official remix from her latest album Melodrama. The slinky pop gem "Homemade Dynamite" is Lorde's ch...

BADCORPORATION

Dig That

rap male rapper New Zealand melodownz Louie Knuxx

MELODOWNZ

The Anthem (intro) (Ft. Bailey Wiley)

Sounds like: Noah Slee, Bailey Wiley, Saba, J Cole, Denzel Curry

female vocalist male rapper soulful mellow hip-hop soulful hip-hop

When it comes to hip-hop I am picky as allll hell. After hearing Noah Slee's track "Lips", which featured fellow Kiwi Melodownz, I had did a little s...

LEISURE

Control Myself

Sounds like: Sex On Toast, Hush Moss, The Preatures

male vocalist funk soulful 80s funky

Contrary to what this track states, New Zealand band LEISURE has shown that they have everything very much under control, with their soulful, 80's tin...

Louie Knuxx

Dear God, That Don't Exist

Sounds like: Fortunes, Appleby, Spooky Black

hip-hop rap male rapper beats Australia

I was first introduced to the New Zealand born rapper Louie Knuxx' when he teamed up with countrymen Fortunes on their track "Communion," which I post...

The Naked And Famous

Higher

Sounds like: Broods, CHVRCHES, M83

Electronic female vocalist dance pop indietronica

New Zealand indie-electronic act The Naked And Famous return three years on from their last release with euphoric new single "Higher." Dripping with ...

Pacific Heights

Airborne (Ft. Deanne Krieg)

Sounds like: Groeni, CHVRCHES, Pablo Nouvelle, Szjerdene, Alina Baraz, Lapalux, Joy

Electronic female vocalist electro-pop ambient experimental

Pacific Heights is the solo project of Wellington-based songwriter and producer Devin Abrams. A former founding member of New Zealand's Shapeshifter, ...

Fortunes

Justin Bieber

Sounds like: The Weeknd, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Gallant, Drake, Frank Ocean, Majid Jordan

R&B male vocalist electronic R&B Australia the weeknd

Melbourne-based New Zealand born Fortunes have just dropped the first single off their upcoming EP, which is pretty much an ode to R&B. I feel li...

Brockaflower

Conversations

Sounds like: Fat Freddy's Drop, Electric Wire Hustle, Wallace

female vocalist soul future beats soulful electro soul

When you listen to the music of Wellington band Brockaflower, you hear elements of electronic soul, brassy big band funk, future beats and hip-hop all...

Groeni

Hedre

Sounds like: Jarryd James, Bonobo, I'lls

Electronic ambient male vocalist ambient electronic chill electronic

I stumbled upon this ridiculously great track by New Zealand's Groeni the other day, and immediately fell in love with it. Alexander Green is the crea...

Silicon

Cellphone

Sounds like: Toro y Moi, Thundercat, Connan Mockasin

neo-soul psychedelic psychedelic pop toro y moi electronic soul

Groovy, crunchy bass line and ethereal vocals; in writing, it sounds like a Flying Lotus track -- but that couldn't be further from the truth. After h...

Sorceress

Dose

Sounds like: Fat Freddy's Drop, Andreya Triana

female vocalist R&B soul funk neo-soul

Hailed as one of the most respected soul electronica acts in New Zealand, it’s no wonder that the Kiwi group Sorceress is making big waves in the Nort...

Caribou

Back Home (The Upbeats Bootleg) (Ft. Voices)

Sounds like: Pedestrian, Maribou State, Andy C

remixes caribou maribou state drum and bass New Zealand

I assume most Indie Shuffle listeners will be familiar with Caribou, the indie electronica one-man-band turned world touring four-piece, with hugely p...

K+Lab & The Mic Smith

The Mothership

Sounds like: Opiuo, Gramatik, Mr Scruff

beats funk glitch glitch-hop gramatik

Six years ago, Kiwi funk enthusiast Caleb Cowie starting producing glitch-hop beats and remixing popular tracks, releasing them under various local la...

Watercolours

Kyoto Train (Jyeah Remix)

Sounds like: The xx, St. Vincent, M83, Daughter

Electronic female vocalist remixes electronic remixes dream pop

I was recently introduced to the music of New Zealand act Watercolours, and I've been listening to it all morning.The moniker of Aucklander Chelsea Ja...

Shapeshifter

Twin Galaxies

Sounds like: London Elektricity, Bcee, High Contrast

Electronic male vocalist electro funk electro soul drum and bass

If you're a Kiwi and you haven't heard of Shapeshifter, then you must be living under a rock. If you're not a Kiwi and you haven't heard of Shapeshift...