JUST JANIE (featuring Tim Shaw) Cielo Drive
JUST JANIE releases her second single this March Cielo Drivefrom her debut album – Mythology of the Girls – out this May for NZ Music Month.
Just Janie is emerging as a compelling new voice in Aotearoa indie folk. Born and raised in Central Otago, Just Janie grew up writing songs tucked beneath the Hawkdun Ranges. Janie writes music and poetry as a form of creative therapy.
Cielo Drive is the sister song and second chapter to Mythology of the Girls (the first single from the album), interweaving the women's stories.
While Mythology of the Girls considered the Manson girls and why they should have stayed home, Cielo Drive explores the life of Sharon Tate, whose name would tragically become intertwined with theirs. The song and wider album considers nostalgia for an era experienced through a modern lens - an era where many women faced a myriad of societal limitations.
Inspired by artists such as Joni Mitchell, hersound pays tribute to the folk scene of the late 60’s and early 70’s. Using vintage recording processes, Just Janie tracked the song via an analogue pathway to tape. An ambitious and increasingly rare approach allowing them to sonically replicate an era inspiring the music.
Just Janie’s first EP Muse and Musician,was released in July 2024, andsurpassed a million streams, with The Spinoff (NZ July 2024), observing: ‘If you find yourself on a hike this weekend… daydreaming about Laurel Canyon, it might be the perfect time for Just Janie’s ‘Muse and Musician’.’
Her single, Musings in the Breakfast Aisle gained Just Janie recognition as a 2024 Ōtautahi OMAP artist (Saltbox Studios / RDU 98.5FM) and NZ Musiciancredited it as ‘A vocally rich and powerful lament of indecision, the song was part of the menu on NZ On Air ‘s February 2025 New Tracks compilation'
Just Janie is carving a path as one to watch. Having performed at Sanctuary Sounds in Hawkes Bay this summer, she secured a spot as a Tussock Music Festival artist for 2026, and will be embarking on a nationwide tour to support the release of her album in late 2026.
Just Janie and Sig Wilder (with their band) have also recorded and filmed a 10-track Live Album which is set to be released in Spring 2026.
Cielo Drive: Pre-save / Listen Here
Mythology of the Girls Single (released Feb 2026): Pre-save Link / Music Video Link
RELEASE SHOW: FRI 13 MARCH, Grainstore Gallery, OAMARU
support Sam Charlesworth: TICKETS
Cielo Drive Credits: Recorded at Sublime Studios
Lead vocals, composition, and guitar: Tim Shaw. Lyrics and Harmonies: Janie Shaw
Bass: Connor Jaine. Drums: Finley Passmore. Produced by Connor Jaine and Tim Shaw
Sound Engineering: Tom Havard. Tape Operation: Sam Charlesworth. Mixed by Connor Jaine
Mastered by Josh Llewellyn at Downbeat Mastering