IN THE SHALLOWS | NEW ERA. NEW ALBUM. NEW TOUR.

2025 is already glowing for In The Shallows. With a brand new lineup, a fresh album in the works, and their first single “Do You” turning heads, the indie-folk-pop band is ready to hit the road this winter on their most exciting tour yet.

After a magical hometown show at St Peter’s Hall, Paekakariki — filmed for a special upcoming concert release — the band is bringing their heartfelt harmonies and evolved, pop-infused sound to stages around Aotearoa. Check out 'Not The One' in the Video linked above - what a performance!

Led by the ethereal voice of Welsh songwriter Danni Davis, In The Shallows have grown from an intimate folk duo to a festival-ready band with 70+ nationwide shows under their belt. This new tour sees Danni joined by long-time live bassist Shane Hamil and fresh talent Ben Brunskill (Guitar/Vocals), Arna Wnek (Keys/Vocals), and Sam Holdom (Drums) — with special guests Michelle Velvin (Harp), Janet and Shona Holborow (Cello & Violin) joining in for the Auckland and Wellington shows.

Expect soaring harmonies, emotionally rich ballads, and a sneak peek at tracks from their upcoming album, dropping mid-2025 — with a full summer tour to follow.

More about In The Shallows…

Studio recordings feature Lance Shepherd (Martina Topley Bird ex Tricky, UK), Andrew Bain (Fur Patrol, NZ), Nick Brown (Eb & Sparrow, Vorn, NZ), Michael Barker (John Butler Trio, AU & Tim Finn, NZ, Split Enz, NZ), Ben Brunskill (The BOSS, NZ/AU) TK Paradza (Rhombus, NZ), Bonnie Schwarz (Good Habits, UK), Davey Dubman (Taos Sound, NZ) and Jeremiah Ross, (Module, NZ). Michelle Velvin (Wellington Orchestra, NZ), Janet & Shona Holborrow (Crimson Club, NZ). Recorded by Andrew Downes (Fur Patrol, Don McGlashan, Shihad, Louis Baker).

On their debut album release tour, they made it onto the 'Top 10 Live shows of 2021' list by Kev Rowland of Muzic.net.nz and the singles that followed received glowing 5* reviews. ‘Let's Not Start a War’ received a 10/10 review from UK's House of Prog , ‘There You Are’ released Dec 21 premiered on ‘The Hits’ with Estelle, received a 5* review from Muzic.net.nz and was placed in their ‘Top 10 Singles of 2021’. Both tracks have been reviewed enthusiastically by many media outlets around the world, including HappyMag AU, BuzzMusic LA and many other international blogs.

More recently, In The Shallows signed with Grant Hislop’s new music company ‘Mood’, an off-shoot of JuiceTV, NZ's & Australia’s only music television channel (Hislop founded The Rock, co-founded Radioworks (now MediaWorks) and was previously head of labels and A&R at Warner Music, label managing Anika Moa, Fur Patrol, Shihad and Weta. He also worked with Goodshirt, Pluto, Opshop, Goldenhorse, Tadpole and Jordan Luck as manager and booking agent.

The band have been working again with producer Steve Rokosh and are due to release their upcoming album mid 2025. Steve's clients include Emmylou Harris, Sass Jordan, Ruben Young, Jocelyn Alice, ABC Family, Electronic Arts and Universal Music.