Sola Rosa Releases New Single ‘What You Need’
Over more than two decades, Andrew Spraggon has honed a vibrant collision of electronic, R&B, funk, and soul, guided by hip-hop’s sense of rhythm and texture and infused with dance music’s energy. Sola Rosa’s sound is both timeless and forward-thinking, earning him a loyal global following and top-tier collaborators including Tall Black Guy, Hermitude, and DJ Vadim, while amassing over 65 million streams across DSPs.
Since winning Best Electronic Release for his debut Solarized at the 2001 New Zealand Music Awards, Spraggon has built a career defined by creativity and collaboration. He’s performed at major festivals including Secret Garden Party (UK), Green Man (UK), Shambala (UK), Kendall Calling (UK), Nostock (UK), Womad (NZ), and Big Day Out (NZ), taking his sound from New Zealand to stages across New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Berlin.
In 2025, Sola Rosa continued his evolution with Jupiter, a shimmering single featuring longtime collaborator Iva Lamkum, reuniting more than a decade after their first release together. Building on that momentum, the new single What You Need, featuring Blush’ko, explores darker, more atmospheric territory while maintaining Sola Rosa’s signature drive and precision. Both tracks lead into a full-length album due for release in April 2026, marking the next chapter in Spraggon’s ever-evolving sound.
Across his catalogue, Sola Rosa’s music has been praised by MOJO, Rolling Stone, the NZ Herald, and the Sydney Morning Herald, cementing Spraggon’s reputation as one of New Zealand’s most consistent and imaginative modern producers – an artist who pushes his sound forward while staying true to the groove.
