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Today’s special guest is indie-pop artist skinnyandsoft!

skinnyandsoft is the moniker of Lou Smith, a singer/songwriter from Taranaki, New Zealand. A self-taught musician, Lou’s mental health struggles led him to pursue music as an outlet and career. Blending influences of hip-hop, alternative rock, and indie-pop, Lou released his debut EP “Always Distracted Hopelessly Dreaming,” which accumulated over 100K streams. Following the release of the EP, Lou released singles “shit, this is different.” featuring Tyson Ritter, the frontman of the All American Rejects, and “say it out loud.” produced by grandma.

For this episode, we celebrate the upcoming release of his debut album ‘showhilla’.

Today’s special guest is Tom Chamberlain from indie-rock band PARK RD!

PARK RD have established themselves as one of NZ’s most exciting new bands, off the back of two EPs, a series of singles, and killer live shows. The past 12 months have seen the band perform at festivals such as SXSW Sydney, Rhythm & Vines, Soundsplash & Le Currents, and support The Band CAMINO, Milky Chance, Spacey Jane, and Summer Thieves. This episode, we celebrate the release of their debut album 'The Novel'.

Today’s special guest is dream indie-pop darling Lily Carron! A breath of fresh air, she is back with her evidently emboldened EP 'And The Clouds Came Undone'.

Fresh out of high school, the young songwriter released her first single ‘Evaporate The Rain’ in 2019, followed by her debut EP 'Messy Mind' in 2020. Exploring her own coming-of-age and that of those around her, she was described as an artist whose ‘material clips close to the bone for those of us growing up in the millenia’. And that proved to connect, amassing over 6 million streams and rave reviews.

'And The Clouds Came Undone' was born in those years of self-reflection and the whirlwind of emotion that ensued; moments of celebration, frustration, escapism, healing, losing hope and finding it all over again.

Content and present, Carron’s EP delves into this self-awareness with a new-found sunny confidence that is evident in her music. Lilly Carron has solidified her position as one of New Zealand’s up-and-coming ones to watch, her new EP officially the soundtrack to an endless summer.

Today’s special guests are Sam and Ben from Drax Project! They've had numerous headline shows including their Summer Run in NZ, and most recently they've been performing across Australia. They've opened for the likes of Ed Sheeran, Christina Aguilera, Lorde, & Camila Cabello. Plus they've racked up over half a billion streams online! This episode, we celebrate the release of their latest album 'Upside' and their upcoming NZ shows.

Today’s special guest is LEE MVTTHEWS - one of New Zealand’s top drum & bass acts with their music clocking over 50 million streams across platforms, and we celebrate the release of their new album 'Exit'!

They’ve appeared in the setlists of the likes of Andy C, Pendulum, Sub Focus, A.M.C, Friction, Netsky, Metrik, Koven, K-Motionz, & Hybrid Minds. They’re a firm favourite on the New Zealand festival circuit, having played every major festival including Rhythm & Vines, Electric Avenue, Northern Bass & Homegrown along with headlining shows up and down the country.

In addition to this, they have become a go-to support act for an array of international acts including Wilkinson, Kanine, Grafix and ShockOne. 

Today’s special guest is WHO SHOT SCOTT - an Iraqi born, NZ bred alternative hip-hop artist known for his signature filthy and frantic experimental sound.

Being name one of Rolling Stone’s top 8 NZ artists tipped to take over and previously opening for some of the biggest names in the industry including Snoop Dogg and Yung Gravy, WHO SHOT SCOTT has just released his latest project ‘BRAIN (SIDE A)’.