NEW RELEASE - BORDERLINE - 'WATCHING IT BURN'
BREAKTHROUGH NEW ZEALAND BAND BORDERLINE UNVEIL ANTHEMIC NEW SINGLE “WATCHING IT BURN”
Fresh off the back of supporting Teddy Swims on his New Zealand tour and picking up ‘Track of the Week’ on BBC Radio 1, breakthrough New Zealand band Borderline today unveil their anthemic new single “Watching It Burn”. “Watching It Burn" sees the genre-blurring quartet go back to their rock roots with a wall of sound that culminates in an epic sax solo, and proves why this young band, barely out of their teens, are being tipped as ones to watch globally.
“Watching It Burn” is one of our favourite songs,” explains Borderline. “It hits you with this colossal wall of sound, huge distorted guitars and massive drums that takes us back to our rock roots. It’s so much fun to play live as a band, especially with the saxophone solo at the end, which Max absolutely crushes. This is the Borderline track we want people to turn up loud and sing while driving with the roof down. It’s about watching something that you’ve worked so hard to build just burn to nothing. Whether it’s someone or something, it's an area so many people can relate to in their own way.”
Hailing from Auckland, Borderline is Ben Glanfield [guitar, vocals, keys], Jackson Boswell [drums, vocals], Matthew McFadden [lead guitar], and Max Harries [bass]. The four musicians and songwriters have been best mates since childhood, releasing their debut single “Spinning” in 2022 as fresh-faced 16-year-olds still in high school. “Spinning” hit the Hot 40 Singles chart and the Radioscope Most Added charts. The band, now only just into their 20s, are already making waves internationally with their mix of pop, rock and funk, bringing their undeniable chemistry together to make music you can groove to.
Borderline ended 2025 with two singles in the top 10 NZ songs on radio in New Zealand, with “New Romance” hitting #1 on the Hot Aotearoa Singles and claiming the #1 New Zealand song on radio for a whopping 14 weeks. “New Romance” and “Tainted” were both also named ‘Track of the Week’ on BBC Introducing on Radio 1 - huge accolades for the young band who are already garnering key tastemaker support around the world.
With Teddy Swims declaring that Borderline "just rip it out there" on the live stage, the band are amassing fans on home soil and internationally. Having already notched up scene-stealing performances at SXSW Austin and The Great Escape in the UK in 2025, the global trajectory of Borderline is just beginning with an extensive North American tour locked in for April.
Stream “Watching It Burn” now, check out the official music video directed by Tom Grut, and stay tuned for New Zealand and Australian tour dates very soon.
“Watching It Burn” out now via EMPIRE
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