Kirikiriroa's Nicholas Joseph will celebrate the release of his debut album Sailing, out September 18 with a run of shows across the motu. Recorded live over a feverish three days at Bagnall Hill Studio in the Waipa countryside of Te Pahu, with Arden Tanner-Dempsey on drums and producer De Stevens on bass guitar, Sailing marks a raw, guitar-driven turn for an artist previously known for beat-driven, keyboard-based songwriting. Catch him live in Hamilton (18 September), Tauranga (19 September), Auckland (1 October), and Wellington (13 December).