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Baynk Releases New Singlem Announces NZ Tour


Kiwi songwriter, producer and artist BAYNK has today released a new single ‘Water’ and announced his return to New Zealand for a four-date nationwide tour.

Listen to ‘Water’ on Spotify or Apple

The electronic music wunderkind will play Auckland’s iconic Powerstation on July10; Meow in Wellington on July 11; the Foundry in Christchurch on July 12 and the Dunedin Union Hall on July 13.

Tickets for all shows go on sale at 12.00pm Friday, April 12 from www.livenation.co.nz and baynk.me

The tour will follow BAYNK’s headline tour of the US and performances at the famed US festival Coachella, while serving as a warm-up for the Good Vibes Festival in Kuala Lumpur and this year’s Lollapalooza at Chicago’s historic Grant Park.

NZ-born, US-based BAYNK has taken the world by storm, clocking up tens of millions of streams on Spotify, playing packed shows and festivals around the globe and drawing critical acclaim for his effortlessly smooth and infectiously catchy cuts.

“A divine mixture of light and shade, the rough with the smooth” - CLASH

“Eternal summer vibes” - C-Heads Magazine

“Electronic adrenaline rush” – HillyDilly

And his new single ‘Water’ looks set to do the same.

A pristine electronic production cloaked in intricate layers of horns and percussion highlighting BAYNK's aptitude for crafting electrifying and innovative sounds, ‘Water’ is out now on Spotify or Apple

BAYNK has also simultaneously released a visualiser with the help of Tess Bijere, visuals for LANY and Jacob Banks, and co-director Spencer Graves, who has worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Lauv.

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‘Water’ comes in anticipation of his sophomore EP, SOMEONE’S EP II, which is set to be released May 15.

Born Jock Nowell-Usticke, BAYNK has seen a meteoric rise from sheer obscurity to the brink of breakout in just two years with releases amassing 82M+ plays on Spotify alone. Most recently, BAYNK received much critical acclaim for new EP singles ‘Off Limits’ with Australian pop sensation Glades and ‘Settle’ with UK artist and vocalist Sinéad Harnett.

BAYNK – NZ TOUR
July 10, Auckland - The Powerstation, Auckland, NZ
July 11, Wellington – Meow, Wellington, NZ
July 12, Christchurch - Foundry, Christchurch, NZ
July 13, Dunedin - Union Hall, Dunedin, NZ

Tickets for all shows go on sale at 12.00pm Friday, April 12 from www.livenation.co.nz and baynk.me

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