Rolling Stone AU/NZ is celebrating the 2026 Taite Music Prize with special In My Room sessions from the Auckland Live Best Independent Debut nominees.
First up is @bub.band , a genre-blending band from TÄmaki Makaurau led by Priya Sami.
Bubās debut album, āCanāt Evenā, enjoyed a stellar run last year, with several singles spending time in the SRN Top 10 and alternative charts; standout track āNew Amsterdamā made it into the APRA Silver Scrolls Top 20.
Watch Bubās gorgeous and intimate In My Room session at the link in bio!
I wanted to thank IMNZ for this Taite nomination and to thank everyone who put in their time and talent to help me make this album real and release it!
Itās a struggle mate, first it feels super self-indulgent to ask anyone to play your sad sack songs and then itās like asking for favours left, right and centre to record them and put on shows and promote and see if people care!
I am so so so grateful to these wonderful people for helping me make āCanāt Evenā
Iām really proud of it and couldnāt have done it without you!
Thank you!
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Yay! Weāre coming to Kerikeri, our first Northland show in a while - see you at @turnercentrekk on Sat 28 Mar! Tickets are on sale now.
Double yay, for the Aotearoa dates youāll be seeing either @bub.band or @dateline3.0 !
Top 20 for the 2025 Silver Scrolls, Bub bring that doo-wop punk energy you didn't know you needed to TÄmaki Makaurau.
See them this Saturday at the T & M Alleyway Show! And support the music on bandcamp:
Tickets from @undertheradarnz link in bio.
