Harrison Storm – Empty Garden (Nettwerk) (13th Floor Album Review)
Harrison Storm teamed up with Stockholm-based producer Freddy Alexander to create his sophomore album, Empty Garden.
The Lemonheads – Love Chant (Fire Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
The Lemonheads, well Evan Dando, darling of the 90s alt-music scene, witty, romantic, and a notorious scallywag has hit the return key, as he delivers the first Lemonheads (proper) album in 19 years – Love Chant.
Erase Everything – Glass Souls (Sunreturn) (13th Floor EP Review)
Glass Souls is the second EP release from local band Erase Everything, after their debut eponymous EP last year.
The Pogues – Rum, Sodomy and the Lash (40th Anniversary Expanded) (Rhino)
2025 marks the 40th anniversary reissue of The Pogues’ seminal second album, Rum, Sodomy and the Lash. Four decades on, this record remains as vital, exhilarating, and essential as ever.
Skullcrusher – And Your Song is Like a Circle (Dirty Hit) (13th Floor Album Review)
The songs on Skullcrusher’s sophomore album, And Your Song is Like a Circle, lurk on the periphery. The more focus you try to give them, the faster they slip away.
Chrissie Hynde and Pals – Duets Special (Parlophone) (13th Floor Album Review)
Chrissie Hynde, frontwoman of 1980s smash-hit producing, globally-famous, new wave band The Pretenders, has released Duets Special, the 4th studio album under her own name, with a host of famous friends, known on this record as The Pals.
Patti Smith – Horses (50th Anniversary Edition) (Sony/Legacy)
“Jesus died for somebody’s sins, but not mine”. Fifty years ago a defiant Patti Smith released her debut album, Horses. Now, here is a look at this new 50th Anniversary Edition of a true classic.
The Antlers – Blight (Transgressive) (13th Floor Album Review)
Blight…The Antlers first full-length album in four years, is resonant, evocative, and poignant.
The Bats – Corner Coming Up (Flying Nun) (13th Floor Album Review)
The 13th Floor’s Simon Coffey signs in with his take on the new album by The Bats.
The Last Dinner Party – From The Pyre (Island) (13th Floor Album Review)
The Last Dinner Party is back, with a sublime return in the form of their new album From The Pyre. An explorative, darker record than their previous work, it’s even better than their debut (which received impressive acclaim across the board).
Todd Snider – High, Lonesome And Then Some (Aimless Records/Thirty Tigers) (13th Floor Album Review)
In his latest album High, Lonesome And Then Some, Todd Snider doesn’t just open the window on the crazy world of a women-chasing, hard drinking, itinerant bluesman, he’s opened-up the front passenger door and insisted he’s taking you for a ride through the back alleys of Nashville, across the high plains and, if we’ve got the gas […]
This Silent Divide – The Fire (13th Floor EP Review)
Wellington band This Silent Divide plate up their heavy rock EP The Fire, dripping with melodic guitar lines, and pent-up anger.
bar italia – Some Like It Hot (Matador) (13th Floor Album Review)
British indie rock trio bar italia are due to release their latest Matador album Some Like it Hot on October 17th. Inspired by themes from the film of the same name, the band paint a catchy pop infused picture that I haven’t been able to stop staring at.
Bloodsports – Anything Can Be A Hammer (Good English Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
This is Bloodsports’ debut Lp, Anything Can Be A Hammer, and to say I’m excited is an understatement.
O/PUS – Out At Sea, The Water Is Deep (1:12 Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
O/PUS were a discovery when Andew Wilson (DIE! DIE! DIE!) debuted his solo act (AW) Tamaki Makaurau venue Cupid Bar back in 2024, there was joy to behold as O/PUS opened the evening up.
Madi Diaz – Fatal Optimist (Anti-) (13th Floor Album Review)
Madi Diaz’s Fatal Optimist is an album built on restraint, precision, and feeling. Each song seems to breathe in time with her voice, which carries both melody and emotion.
Riiki Reid – Drench (Warner NZ) 13th Floor EP Review
New Zealand singer-songwriter Riiki Reid serves up a course of catchy, summer infused alt-pop tracks in her latest EP, Drench.
Madonna – Veronica Electronica (Warner) (13th Floor Album Review)
More than twenty five years after it was first spoken about in fan circles and record label corridors, Madonna’s Veronica Electronica an alter ego as well as a collection of remixes from Ray Of Light was finally released in July of this year.
Robert Finley – Hallelujah! Don’t Let The Devil Fool Ya (Easy Eye)
At the age of 71, blues and soul veteran Robert Finley delivers an implausible third-act masterpiece with Hallelujah! Don’t Let The Devil Fool Ya. Producer Dan Auerbach once more guides Finley, steering him through a swampy, righteous blend of gospel and deep blues.
Flock of Dimes – The Life You Save (Sub Pop) (13th Floor Album Review)
Jen Wasner takes a soulful, searching look in the mirror in Flock of Dimes’ therapeutic The Life You Save, a slow burn that rewards those who stick around.