Its Friday so its time for five brand new tracks to get their first spin on the hour every hour from 9am. We’ll keep playing these tracks on New Zealand Net Radio, home of streaming radio ad free 24/7 throughout New Zealand.
Mark Ronson – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart featuring Miley Cyrus
Stop the presses on single of the year – this one will be big.
Cheat Codes x Kim Petras – Feeling Of Falling
Amila – Somebody Like You
We always get very nervous when the Herald starts beating the drum of “New Zealand’s newest rising pop star” but this young woman sure has talent, and a great story.
Alessia Cara – Out Of Love
NME in its review of her new album the pains of growing said “On the evidence of this impressive and winningly authentic second album, Cara is increasingly unforgettable.” This song is just one outstanding track from this talent.
Jeff Tweedy – I Know What It’s Like
The Wilco frontman returns with solo album Warm.
This album doesn’t seem exactly new – a bit like Rita Ora’s recent album, in the streaming age albums seem more like roundup compilations of recent singles. Some of these have been around a while – “I Miss You” featuring Julia Michaels has been around since October last year for example. That said, the classically trained musicians have kept producing consistently great pop. With 22 collaborators in tow we’ll enjoy some familiar and new tracks this week. “Baby” with Marina & The Diamonds and “Mama” with Ellie Goulding are particular standouts among the new material.
GRAACE – SOS
Anne-Marie – Perfect to Me
Billie Eilish – come out and play
Norah Jones – Wintertime
Rita Ora’s new album has been greeted with universal acclaim. Six years in the making (due to legal disputes with her label) a lot of the album feels familiar. This is a function of the streaming age, with singles being dropped over time. We’ve been listening to the late Avicii with Rita on “Lonely Together” and “For You” from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack for a fair while now but there are plenty of new treats here. NME described it accurately as “a confident pop gem that stands tall on its own”. We look forward to it this week.
Hozier – Movement
Mumford & Sons – Beloved
Lennon Stella – Fortress
Rita Ora – Velvet Rope
Lastlings – Deja Vu
NOURI – Where Do We Go From Here
Jonas Blue, Jessie Reyez, Juan Magan – Wherever You Go
dodie – If I’m Being Honest
Leisure – Feeling Free
Tom Odell – If You Wanna Love Somebody
Only a couple of years after the smash hit album Evolve comes Imagine Dragons’ fourth album, 12 tracks of solid pop rock, written to conquer the charts. Although the singles don’t seem quite as strong as the last album this is still a great listening experience, if you enjoy melodic thumping rock.
Tarn PK – Talk To You
Galantis – Emoji
Kings – Carry You
Ellie Goulding & Diplo – Close To Me
H.E.R. – Carried Away