Meri kirihimete, everybody - open every day but Xmas and New Years Day, please note shorter hours… X

Final show on RNZ Nine To Noon today at the earlier time of 10.30am today - picking faves from the year (actually a very good year for albums when you look back at it...) What's your #1 for the year?!

Deeply saddened to hear the news of the passing of Gordons/ Bailter Space drum supremo Brent McLachlan - lovely man, brilliant engineer/ producer, powerhouse, wildly original drummer - deepest condolences to his friends, whanau and loved ones X

Bit of an end of year wrap for 'the year that was' in 2025 - thanks to everyone who has been part of the extended Slow Boat Crew this year - we appreciate each and every one of you!! Happy and safe Xmas and New YEAR - WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!!! slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/s...

HEADS UP!! THURSDAY this week (11 December!) we will be doing our last US import order pre-Xmas, so give us a shout (email on [email protected] or call 04 385 1330) if you are requiring something a bit special this Christmas Wishing you a happy festive season and New Year! X THE BOAT CREW X

Slow Boat (in association with Southbound in Akld) is thrilled to host a pre-release listening party for the new "Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party" album from Paramore vocalist Hayley Williams - RSVP either on this FB event page or by email; [email protected], as numbers will be limited.

RIP the brilliant Danny Thompson - bassist for John Martyn, Nick Drake, Talk Talk, Kate Bush, Pentangle, Tim Buckley and so many other faves (what a CV!) - a beautiful, subtle, melodic player... www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRLj...

On RNZ Nine To Noon after 11 today with new releases from Suede, Cruelly, and a shameful admission...

The marvelous @pickledarling.bsky.social playing live instore at 5pm to launch the brand new “Battlebots” album - see you here - free!! Live music! Lollies!! X

Happy release day @thebeths.bsky.social - thanks to everyone who came down to the store last night for a preview, gonna play a couple of tracks on RNZ Nine To Noon after 11 today...

Kicking off our first listen to the new @thebeths.bsky.social album "Straight Line Was A Lie" in TWO MINUTES!!! www.facebook.com/events/11917...

It's Rāhina Monday afternoon, and it's time for the Audioculture Quiz! This week's questions are by Jeremy Taylor. How did you get on? @slowboatmusic.bsky.social #AudioCultureQuiz www.audioculture.co.nz/articles/aud...

On RNZ Nine To Noon after 11 today with new music, including the fascinating and immersive 4 disc Nick Drake "The Making Of Five Leaves Left" box set...

Slow Boat will be open Friday 11am - 4pm Mānawatia a Matariki!! X

@beefaerie.bsky.social - swear at David Seymour, get a follow from me... ;-)

The only way Pet Sounds could have been any more perfect to me is if this gem of a song, gifted to Glen Campbell, had replaced Sloop John B. RIP Brian Wilson, a brilliant, visionary musician, producer and songwriter for whom the term 'genius' seems barely adequate... www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYqT...

We have some tote bags to give away with purchase of the new The Cure "Mixes Of A Lost World" - get IN!!!

RIP the brilliant Sly Stone - so many great songs, great, inspirational and influential bandleader X

Amazed to receive this delightful letter from Eric in the US who we sold a GORGEOUS NZ copy of Alice Cooper “Killer” to online - still such a delight to receive physical mail - thanks, Eric!! 🖤👍🎵

How Did I Get Hear? #17 - 'friend of Slow Boat', Mutton Birds bassist, and Polite Company mastermind Alan Gregg describes his love for Ed Cake's wonderful and mysterious "Downtown Puff"...

Thrilled to announce that we'll be hosting our favourite local homeboys, The Phoenix Foundation for an instore celebration of the first vinyl release of their 2005 album “Pegasus” at 5pm on the 17th May; capacity limited, and the band will also stick around to sign LPs after a short set!! X

Marlon Williams' documentary "Nga Ao E Rua - Two Worlds", charting the recording and release of his most recent album "Te Whare Tiwekaweka" hits screens TOMORROW - we have a handful of double movie passes from Madman Entertainment to give to first 4 people through the door to ask nicely for them!

Slow Boat closed tomorrow morning in observance of ANZAC Day, open 1-5pm - "we will remember them" X

On RNZ Nine To Noon after 11am today, with wonderful new music from Marlon Williams, Bon Iver and tomorrow's Record Store Day instore performer Fazerdaze!!!

Hey all - have just posted videos of our @recordstoreday.bsky.social 2025 stocks - take a virtual flick on IG; www.instagram.com/slowboatreco... or FB... www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

2 days til our fave day of the year - @recordstoreday.bsky.social! Open from 9am, good stocks of lots of titles (will post video later today), Fazerdaze playing instore at 3.30pm, Warm Regards 2pm - PSYCHED!!! 🖤🎵👍

Ron Sexsmith is well worth a follow here - fun, funny/ pun, punny... ;-)

Record Store Day THIS SATURDAY 12 April - love it when A0 goes up inside the door!! Doors 9am, Warm Regards instore 2pm, Fazerdaze 3.30pm-PSYCHED!! PS will post video when all RSD titles are in, afraid we have no idea what time the queueing will start… (last year it was 3am!) SEE YOU ON SATURDAY!!!

Slow Boat is thrilled to announce we will be hosting exclusive Record Store Day (12 April from 9am) instore performances from a solo Fazerdaze and Wellington’s own Warm Regards, featuring Cassette's Tom Watson. Unfeasibly stoked about this, can't wait for you all to join all the fun, from 9am... ❤️👍🔥

FB event here for our @recordstoreday.bsky.social 2025 event - please follow so we can keep you abreast with developments for THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR!!!

New merch lines - new tee colours, hoodies(!!), totes and TRUCKER CAPS!!!! slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/m...

On RNZ Nine To Noon after 11 with sparkling new music from @rebfountain.bsky.social @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social and Cindy Lee...

On RNZ Nine To Noon after 11 today, new music from Perfume Genius (with Aldous Harding!) and Sabrina Carpenter, plus tributes to a couple of all timers we lost this week... 😉

Macca's 10 greatest vocal performances - thoughts?! faroutmagazine.co.uk/paul-mccartn...

Marvellous ex-Sneaky Feeling Matthew Bannister shares his love for Fairport Convention's 1969 opus "What We Did On Our Holidays" - he and his band play Wellington's MOON Bar March 1... slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/h...

RIP, The Jam's drummer Rick Buckler 🥲 www.bbc.com/news/article...

A wee PSA about @recordstoreday.bsky.social 2025... www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

We have a handful of double passes to the"Becoming Led Zeppelin" biopic (courtesy of Madman Entertainment NZ), out 7 Feb - simply like the post, leave a comment telling us your fave Zep track, and we'll pick some winners and let you know - simple as that! www.madman.co.nz/becoming-led...

Back on RNZ Nine To Noon with new releases and reissues from 11am...!!!

Two fellas worth a follow!!

RIP the great Garth Hudson, the last remaining member of The Band - grateful to have seen him perform at the Opera House a few years back...

Happy birthday to late, great Smiths bassist Andy Rourke - a giant of the four strings...

Nadia Reid’s fourth album, “Enter Now Brightness” is out on the 7th February - please give us a call/ email to reserve a copy!!!

Absolutely ENORMOUS post Xmas vinyl restock under way, and filling the racks now - The Marias, Osees, The Smiths, The Cure, A Tribe Called Quest, Cyndi Lauper, Fat Freddys Drop, Green Day, Eminem, Kim Gordon, Linkin Park, Michael Jackson, Moana & The Tribe, Primal Scream, Radiohead, Nina Simone...

"How did I get hear?", episode 15 up now, Simon Sweetman on Todd Rundgren's glorious magnum opus "Something/ Anything" slowboatrecords.co.nz/blogs/blog/h...

On RNZ Nine to Noon at the earlier time of 10.30 this morning, picking favourites from the year that has been - happy Xmas, everybody!!! X

HAPPY XMAS - ALL Y'ALL - Slow Boat will be open every day but Xmas Day and New Year's Day, and on reduced hours for the next couple of weeks... thank you all for your support through the year!!! X

PSA; Slow Boat will close at 5pm tonight - we are having our team Xmas party (which will involve going to see the new Hugh Grant movie and drinks + snacks). Hope everyone is doing great, and remember; we have vouchers and tee shirts and vinyl and posters - things that will SPREAD FESTIVE CHEER!! X

Blasting your eardrums with the snotty suburban punk rock of Brisbane, 1987, with a terrific deluxe reissue of The Saints' "(I'm) Stranded", plus new music from Nia Archives Father John Misty and Michael Kiwanuka on RNZ Nine To Noon after 11 today - happy Friday!!

On RNZ Nine To Noon after 11 today with sparkling new releases from Kim Deal, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Fazerdaze and Peter Perrett!!!