It’s been 80 days and a whole season of lockdown. We’re in Level 3 Step 1 heading towards Level 3 Step 2 or maybe even a Red Light … which is better than Level 3.2 … basically what we’re saying is that music is the biggest thing keeping our minds right and our spirits free. That and love for our people.

After our last lockdown playlist, we decided to bring friends and whānaunga into the mix and as a result we’ve got an even better and more diverse playlist for you.

Click below to go straight to the playlist on Spotify. Keep scrolling down for Bandcamp links to some of the songs. We’re just in time for Bandcamp Friday so get in there now, support the artists and get that album in your life permanently.

This Week’s Song Picks

NOTW CREW

Max: James Blake - I’m So Blessed You’re Mine

Leija: Mara TK - Te Kete Aronui

Koha: Egoless - Empire of Dirt

Beka: Nimco Happy - Isii Nafta; Bas - Spaceships + Rockets (with LION BABE, feat. Moe Moks, mOma+Guy)

Jonah: Burial - Dark Gethsemane

Scout: Cobrah - Good Puss

Michael: Amon Tobin - Stoney Street

WHĀNAUNGA

Peter McLennan: Kahil El’Zabar - How Can We Mend a Broken Heart

Haeata: SZA - Quicksand