Mike Noga. Photo/Supplied
Shapeshifter will put a unique spin on their album launch next month - taking it to the top of Auckland Museum as part of the Volume: Making Music in Aotearoa exhibition.
Fans will hear tracks from the album Stars at the November 4 event, including new single Her and the previously released title track.
Spark and Spotify are sponsors and Spark customers can win tickets to the launch here.
Stars is the follow-up to the 2013 album Delta.
Volume: Making Music in Aotearoa is the first major exhibition on New Zealand music, spanning more than seven decades.
Shapeshifter will hit the road this summer alongside Ladi 6 and Sunshine Sound System, playing Petone Beach on December 27, Napier on December 29 (both shows with The Upbeats) and Riwaka on New Year's Eve (with Kora).
See www.shapeshiftersummer.live for show and ticket details.
The man behind what has been described as "an intricate, ambitious and absorbing concept album" is playing three New Zealand shows this week.
Mike Noga, ex-The Drones, is touring in support his third album King.
He'll be at Auckland's Whammy Bar on October 13 (with Vietnam War and i.e. crazy), Wellington's Caroline on the 14th (with So Laid Back Country China) and the Tauranga Historic Village Chapel on Saturday 15th (with MA Williamson and Justin Bradford).
Featuring Game of Thrones actor Noah Taylor as the Narrator, King tells the tale of one man's descent into madness, and the bloodshed that follows.
London-based Kiwis The Eversons will release the album Stuck in New Zealand on November 18.
The four-piece, whose sound is described as pschedelic indie rock, have been compared to Pulp and Blur.
They'll release the song Good At Making Enemies with two B-sides this Friday.
Revisit a classic
Before U2 became a laughing stock, and yes that was before many of you were born, they blew listeners away with a record named after a big yucca plant.
The 1987 album The Joshua Tree was and still is a powerful musical statement, soaring from angelic highs to deepest emotion.
Packed with strong singles, there isn't a dud track to be had, with each member of the band adding their own individual brilliance, particularly lead guitarist The Edge.
Consider also Adam Clayton's iconic rumbling bassline throughout With Or Without You or Bono's evocative, cinematic lyrics across the album.
Hard to believe The Joshua Tree is nearly 30 years old.
What happens when you come face to face with a heavy truck on a single-lane gravel track?