Troy Kingi Presents Album Nine ‘Night Lords’
All Good Absolutely Alternative Records are proud to announce Troy Kingi’s nineth album Night Lords (2025), out on all the usual platforms from today, 28 November.
Turning to Hip Hop and RnB, featuring SWIDT, Diggy Dupē, Tom Scott, Melodownz, Mokomokai, and Mā. The record continues Kingi’s practice of deep collaboration and documentation of genre, flexing his producer skills while highlighting the strength and breadth of Aotearoa’s contemporary music scene.
“In my day to day life, living with two teens and 2 younger avid music listeners I’d say we listen to a lot of hip-hop, actually mostly hip-hop.
My kids try school me on the now and I try fumble my way through schooling them on my limited knowledge of 90s hip-hop.
From the beginning of my 10/10/10 series I was trying to find a way to insert this genre without it seeming forced or pastiche and I found my in through the albums Blakroc and then later ‘Glorious Game’ by El Michels Affair and Black Thought. I could still be authentic and true to the music and not feel like a phoney through collaboration- bringing people on board that I admire and that live and breathe the genre.
In a somewhat songhubsy format I brought these amazing artists into the studio with me and my band and just let things happen – by the end of each day we had these amazing songs.
My biggest accomplishment on the album I feel is how cohesive it all is, you have 14 artists all amazing and different in their right yet it all feels cut from the same cloth. I’m super proud of the album and can’t wait to share it.” – Troy Kingi
