Sweet As Kiwi Show

the spotlight falls on some SweetAs new releases: Rowdy's Rose - Dive Bar (https://youtu.be/lEA7dODOo7w) Lily Linscott - All I Ask Aubrie Mitchell - Where She Goes Steph Casey - 10,000 Hail Marys DarkWater - In Spite of PLUS, Sir Dave Dobbyn is celebrating his 70th at the iconic COROGLEN Tavern ...and, The Dogs Tale turns 40 - with a 4k remaster!

Aotearoa-based multidisciplinary artist Diamond Langi brings Island R&B, Pacific identity, film and heartfelt storytelling together in a deeply personal new release. Sometimes the most loving thing we can do is let someone go—not with anger or bitterness, but with peace in our hearts and the courage to genuinely wish them well. That is the message at the heart of Diamond Langi’s powerful new single ‘Wish You Well’. Of Tongan, Cape Verdean and Portuguese heritage, Diamond is an Aotearoa-based artist, actor, director and writer whose creative work brings together music, film, fashion and visual storytelling. A former Miss Universe New Zealand and Miss Face of Beauty International, Diamond has worked internationally across fashion and entertainment in New York, London, Paris, Milan, Sydney and Aotearoa New Zealand. She is also the founder of The Diamond Langi Institute, where she mentors women, men and young people in confidence, public speaking, modelling, personal development, wellbeing and self-expression.

NEW music is out Friday October 9 from Rowdy's Rose - Dive Bars. Rowdy’s Rose is Husband & Wife, International Award-Winning, Modern Country Duo from Waikato. Independent singer/songwriters and International recording artists, Triple USA Music Award Winners and in 2026 their music was submitted for GRAMMY consideration in 3 categories. We caught up with Blair & Rosie to chat about the new song, the upcoming album and what's happening in the world of Rowdy's Rose. https://player.vimeo.com/video/1233307389?h=9f9c81a0d2

Pōneke singer-songwriter Julia Belle enters a new chapter with ‘Aurora’, an atmospheric indie-pop single that explores longing, nostalgia and the fantasies we create around the people we can’t let go of. The first taste of Julia’s upcoming sophomore EP, ‘Aurora’ marks a natural evolution from the folk-pop foundations of her debut EP Dreamland, expanding her sound into something more cinematic, layered and emotionally restless while retaining the intimate, confessional songwriting at the heart of her work. The song began with a strange night spent listening to Pink Floyd with an old flame. When Julia mentioned the aurora, he told her it didn’t exist in this part of the world - before putting on The Dark Side of the Moon. That surreal moment became the starting point for a song about memory, escapism and the strange ways we romanticise people and moments long after they’re gone. As references to Pink Floyd weave through the track, ‘Aurora’ captures the feeling of being caught between reality and the version of someone that exists in your head - knowing something has ended, while still finding yourself returning to it.

SweetAs music news and new releases this week: FLAX - Barricades