Making Tracks with The MOST FM: Artist Interviews

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New music and casual chats is what Making Tracks is all about, thanks to NZ On Air. Every week The MOST 100.4 FM features the freshest tracks coming out of Aotearoa with Making Tracks. We top it off with an interview with the artist each Friday – a special treat to kick-start the weekend.

  1. Alayna - Tiny Spaces

    6D AGO

    Alayna - Tiny Spaces

    Alayna doesn’t mind sitting in the in-between. She doesn’t rush over silence in conversation, preferring to wait for the right words to make themselves clear before speaking. Watching her mind work in that quiet pause, it almost feels as though she’s hovering just above the rest of the world, taking it all in, processing, endlessly transforming. Alayna’s new album, Set Her Free (out February 13 via Nettwerk), could not have been written by anyone else for this reason: her singular observational skill. alayna was feeling burned out after the self-excavation that was making and releasing her first album, Self Portrait of a Woman Unravelling, back in 2023

    13 min
  2. Midwave Breaks - Waste of Time

    FEB 6

    Midwave Breaks - Waste of Time

    Tauranga band Midwave Breaks are bringing the noise for 2026 with their explosive new single ‘Waste Of Time’. Self-produced on a farm in the hills overlooking the Bay of Plenty, the track marks the first radio release from the band’s forthcoming full-length album, signalling an exciting new chapter for the Tauranga-based Rockers. Waste of Time is an Ironic commentary on the relentless pursuit of the creative process, regardless of commercial value or perceived success. The need to produce, perform, and to keep pursuing a new expression, is the deeper burden and at times addiction, of every creative artist, musician or otherwise. Sonically, the new single delivers a high-energy rock-radio rush, fusing catchy baritone guitar riffs, driving drum grooves, and hook-laden melodies into a punchy, up-tempo track that defies its name and is anything but, a waste of time.

    11 min
  3. Caleb Northwood - We'll Form

    JAN 29

    Caleb Northwood - We'll Form

    Caleb Northwood is a Singer Songwriter from Taranaki. His music explores the world through an introspective and quiet lens, blending a mix of subtle, flowing soundscapes and folk charm. With influences from artists such as Ben Howard and Julian Baker, Caleb's music will take you on a journey of reflection and contemplation.  We'll Form, his newest single, provides an introduction to a wider project that reflects on the experience of loss and hopefulness.

    11 min
  4. Little Fang - White Muslin Summer Dress

    JAN 26

    Little Fang - White Muslin Summer Dress

    We are longstanding Christchurch alt-rock band Little Fang. 'White Muslin Summer Dress' is our new summer single about supporting those you love through chaos and mental health struggles. WMSD showcases biting guitars and snarling vocals that weave through pounding bass and drums, with a powerful change to a heavier feel and crushing bass at 1m:56s. WMSD is a new summer single about supporting those you love through chaos and mental health struggles. WMSD showcases biting guitars and snarling vocals that weave through pounding bass and drums, with a powerful change to a heavier feel and crushing bass guitar at 1m:56s. Little Fang are a long-standing Christchurch alt-rock group who deal in guitar music which evokes an emotional response through inventive chord changes and overwhelming volume. Little Fang have had multiple songs on the SRNZ charts and radioscope alt airplay charts. A band who wants to bring you the best in big, complex guitar music which changes gear on a dime.

    16 min
  5. Glidermode - Dreamlike State

    JAN 15

    Glidermode - Dreamlike State

    NZ DJ Glidermode is a New Zealand-based musician and producer, whose real name is Justin Simpson. He is primarily known for producing and mixing drum & bass music, often in the liquid drum & bass style.

    11 min
  6. Ani Saafa - Alkaline

    JAN 15

    Ani Saafa - Alkaline

    “Alkaline” marks the band’s first single on the road to the release of the group’s debut album. Setting the tone for what’s to come, the band doubles down on the harsh riffs and beats that have become an integral part of their sound, whilst adding elements of experimentation through production choices and pulling from influences that live outside the “indie rock” circle. The track was written, produced, mixed, and mastered entirely by the band. Their hands-on approach to everything means everything you hear has been decided by them, and them alone. It also makes for a more unique, less polished, sound as the band work around the limitations of their equipment and lack thereof.

    12 min
  7. Hessian Horseman - Jack the Ripper

    JAN 14

    Hessian Horseman - Jack the Ripper

    Founding members Mike Anker and Jarod Brown also known as Vegas Brown have taken up the reins and after such a long hiatus have been in the studio and this week they release first single in 12 years, with more new music to be released in the near future.

    11 min
  8. Double Parked - Buttercup

    12/11/2025

    Double Parked - Buttercup

    Off the back of last month's cathartic single release ‘Necklace’, West Auckland post-surf rockers Double Parked have shared another new single, ‘Buttercup’. Drenched in distorting reverb, gritty guitar riffs, and heavy drums, ‘Buttercup’ jolts with anxious and urgent energy, meshing half-spoken, half-sung verses with a raucous, high-charged hook. “Light me up a cigarette, I can’t feel my face, suck it up, buttercup, am I even breathing?” Vocalist Tom cries. Co-written between the whole band, the track's melancholic songwriting embodies the feeling of being on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

    15 min
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New music and casual chats is what Making Tracks is all about, thanks to NZ On Air. Every week The MOST 100.4 FM features the freshest tracks coming out of Aotearoa with Making Tracks. We top it off with an interview with the artist each Friday – a special treat to kick-start the weekend.

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