My brother @tomgrut is nominated for an AMA for the Ed’s Sun film!!! So so well deserved. What you do is magic. Thank you for your dedication to art, the process, and your fellow artists. Love you bro. And love to @corduroy.mccoy , Liv Tennet, @pearlwilliamson_ and the rest of the crew for your incredible mahi. Everyone go watch the film ❤️🔥
Ed’s Sun live & loud from the biggest stage of my career so far. What a way to end 2025. Thank you @rhythmandvines & thank you to my brothers @cee.j.lee@heyitsmodre@benjaminmackk@jacobbrown.music@rageousrex@tomgrut & everyone who came through to see us play 🫂🌞
Sincerely grateful for everyone who’s supported my music this year - every message every stream every ticket every hand shake every smile. Thank you so much. Happy new year ❤️
Photos by the incredible @tomgrut 🙂↕️
@rhythmandvines ❤️ main stage baby! On some nerdy shit I’m excited to hear the album on that massive soundsystem. Full band too. I can already hear those subs on Forward Thinking……… thank you and love you - see you then! 🌞
From Florida to Johannesburg to Auckland, Aidan Fine is redefining alt hip ho by fusing psychedelic textures, guitar driven melodies, and experimental soundscapes into something entirely his own.
His debut album Ed’s Sun is “equal parts spiritual, strange, and deeply personal,” pulling from 100+ demos and years of self production. With standout tracks like “Undercover” and “Summertime Nausea,” Aidan’s sound hits where emotion meets innovation.
We had the pleasure of showcasing Aidan Fine as our next @onestowatch artist.
Shot by @tomgrut
🔗 Click the link in bio for more!
ED’S SUN SHORT FILM OUT NOW!! A dreamscape taking you through Ed’s Suniverse in full, stepping through the different chapters of the album. Thank you @tomgrut for so beautifully visually telling the story of the album - go watch right now!!!
Film credits:
Director/Editor/VFX - @tomgrut
Concept/Creative - @tomgrut , Aidan Fine, @vibes_mccoy
Art Director - @pearlwilliamson_
Sun/Movement Coach - @livtennet
Gaffer - @jiao_henry
LX Assist - Jessica Tsang
Assistant - @vibes_mccoy
Make Up - @34glam
BTS - @helenawhitfield_
Made with support from @nzonairmusic
#newmusic #shortfilm #indieartist #mustlisten #visualalbum #cinematography #filmandmusic #musicfilm
Last night!! What a night .. thank you so much to everyone who came out! This show was put together with a lot of love & a lot of special people I’m very lucky to have in my corner. I could say a lot about all of these incredible creatives but I’ll let their work speak for them. Thank you team!!!! Can’t wait to do it again ❤️🔥
Gonna try to come up with titles for everyone’s work but it won’t do justice to just how much work everyone did beyond these descriptions.
@tomgrut creative director
@heyitsmodre musical director
@rewind.fields support act
@benjaminmackk guitar & overall saint (Ben built and rigged a fkn swing), guitar tech duties
@cee.j.lee guitar & also the same person as @rewind.fields@heyitsmodre bass, tracks, MD
@adam_tobeck drums
@lija.t keys / synths
@soundsliketyler sound
@nattyturner & @zachary.n.w.smith_ lights
@myapritchard sun
_literally_me._ hand tree props
@publiclibrarypr my fit (styled by @tomgrut !)
@poco.moto thank you for door & merch help! Mia , Alexander @oliviawalton10@tomgrut thank you for all your help on the night - organising your own show is no joke & it really is a team effort so I appreciate you for real! @cee.j.lee thank you for the idea to put a swing on the stage & @benjaminmackk for building it 🙇♂️🙇♂️
Thank you Mason & @whammybarauckland you guys rock so hard
Photos: @tomgrut 📸
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DROP026
AIDAN FINE - ED’S SUN
🎵 Track: Undercover
Blending alternative hip-hop, psychedelic, and experimental sounds into a dynamic and genre-defying experience, Aidan Fine is unapologetically pushing artistic boundaries. Florida-born, Johannesburg-raised and now based in Auckland, New Zealand, Fine creates music that feels both deeply personal and universally relatable - a sonic insight into his exploration of self, struggle, and transformation.
Limited edition of 150 copies | Hand-numbered | Heavyweight orange marbled vinyl
Pre-order via link in bio. Album drops THIS 26 September 2025.
@aidanfine
BONUS: comment how many SUNS are in this post & if you get it right I’ll send you a signed test pressing ………. (if there’s more than one I’ll pick one randomly but ngl I don’t think anyone’s gonna get it ……🌞). See you at the show on Friday! ❤️
