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Martyn Pepperell is a freelance music journalist, radio broadcaster and DJ from Wellington.

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Villette

Seven songs long, “Drip Crimson” sees New Zealand songwriter, producer, DJ, vocalist, and rapper Villette collaborating with fellow New Zealand producer Troy Samuela, and Chicago-based beatmaker Kev, in the process crafting a melody-led, RnB and soul informed dreamscape of sound and intimacy.

Villette

Seven songs long, “Drip Crimson” sees New Zealand songwriter, producer, DJ, vocalist, and rapper Villette collaborating with fellow New Zealand producer Troy Samuela, and Chicago-based beatmaker Kev, in the process crafting a melody-led, RnB and soul informed dreamscape of sound and intimacy.

Hatchie

Brisbane dream pop talent Hatchie gave us one of the most addictive choruses of the last year, but “Try” as a whole is a great take on radio-friendly shoegaze.

Hatchie

Brisbane dream pop talent Hatchie gave us one of the most addictive choruses of the last year, but “Try” as a whole is a great take on radio-friendly shoegaze.

Golden Vessel

Somehow it’s hard to imagine a year-end list for Australia without this Brisbane-based producer and just like he appeared here in 2016 with OK Badlands.

Somehow it’s hard to imagine a year-end list for Australia without this Brisbane-based producer and just like he appeared here in 2016 with OK Badlands.

Stella Donnelly

Let her speak: “It is my attempt at making sense of society’s tendency to blame the victims of sexual assault and rape and make excuses for the perpetrators.

Stella Donnelly

Let her speak: “It is my attempt at making sense of society’s tendency to blame the victims of sexual assault and rape and make excuses for the perpetrators.

Kardajala Kirridarra

Representing the Malinja community from the Northern Territory…

Kardajala Kirridarra

Representing the Malinja community from the Northern Territory…

RVG

There’s been a couple of great debut albums last year in Australia, and Romy Vager Group’s “A Quality Of Mercy” is certainly at the top of the list.

RVG

There’s been a couple of great debut albums last year in Australia, and Romy Vager Group’s “A Quality Of Mercy” is certainly at the top of the list.

Genesis Owusu

Music rarely gets more intense than on Genesis Owusu’s “Sideways”.

Music rarely gets more intense than on Genesis Owusu’s “Sideways”.

Sampa the Great

Following the success of her last year’s EP, “Heroes, Act 2”, Sampa Tembo put out another mixtape, but this time for the iconic Big Dada label.

Sampa the Great

Following the success of her last year’s EP, “Heroes, Act 2”, Sampa Tembo put out another mixtape, but this time for the iconic Big Dada label.

Noah Slee

With Otherland, Berlin-based Tongan New Zealand singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and beatmaker Noah Slee and his producer Ben Esser crafted an intoxicating and vibrant soundworld underpinned by stories from Noah’s youth and the adventures followed.

Noah Slee

With Otherland, Berlin-based Tongan New Zealand singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and beatmaker Noah Slee and his producer Ben Esser crafted an intoxicating and vibrant soundworld underpinned by stories from Noah’s youth and the adventures followed.

Felix Lush

“I hope this lasts forever”, goes the mantra of Felix Lush’s first new song since his 2016 EP called “State of Mind“.

Felix Lush

“I hope this lasts forever”, goes the mantra of Felix Lush’s first new song since his 2016 EP called “State of Mind“.