Oceania
The sound of New Zealand
The Dunedin sound — jangling, lo-fi, recorded cheaply and deliberately — is one of the most influential regional scenes relative to its size anywhere.
148 artists in the catalog.
What New Zealand does that nowhere else does
Genres far more common here than across the rest of the catalog. The multiplier is how much more common, weighted by how many artists carry it.
Five records to start with
Not a canon — a way in. Each one links to what it is, who it's for and where to go next.
New Zealand artists worth walking into
Ordered by how much we can tell you, not just by how well-known they are.
Keith Urban
country music
Where to start →Kiri Te Kanawa
classical music · jazz
Where to start →Lorde
art pop · dream pop
Where to start →Bic Runga
pop music
Where to start →Brooke Fraser
contemporary Christian music · pop music
Where to start →The Naked and Famous
synth-pop
Where to start →Gin Wigmore
folk rock
Where to start →Tim Finn
pop music
Where to start →Kimbra
alternative rock · pop music
Where to start →Daniel Bedingfield
pop music
Where to start →Jordan Rakei
Where to start →Benee
alternative pop · soul
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