Yumi Zouma – No Love Lost To Kindness (Nettwerk) (13th Floor Album Review)
Four cities, three continents, one band, one fifth studio album. Yumi Zouma have mastered long-distance band polymerization, turning geographic separation into creative fuel.
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Grentperez – Auckland Town Hall: November 7, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
It had been just over two years since I first stumbled across Grentperez on a late-night TikTok scroll, his voice lilting through my phone speaker like a small kindness in the middle of the week.
Florence + The Machine – Everybody Scream (Universal) (13th Floor Album Review)
With Everybody Scream, Florence Welch doesn’t simply release a new album; she casts a spell.
Neko Case – Neon Grey Midnight Green (Anti-) (13th Floor Album Review)
After a seven-year hiatus, the fearless Neko Case returns with Neon Grey Midnight Green, perhaps her most fully realized and ambitious album yet.
Mallrat & Riiki Reid – Tuning Fork: 13th Floor Concert Review
Mallrat returned to Auckland for a stop at The Tuning Fork for her Light Hits My Face Like A Straight Right tour, bringing her signature mix of dance-pop sparkle, lo-fi charm, and carefree charisma to a packed house.
Adam Hattaway & The Haunters – Hot Variety (13th Floor Album Review)
Adam Hattaway and the Haunters return with Hot Variety, a stripped-back, emotionally resonant collection that distills their genre-hopping journey from indie rock to country soul into one of their most immediate records yet.
Tyler, The Creator – Spark Arena: August 18, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Tyler, The Creator, Lil Yachty and Paris Texas…three acts, one night, and enough energy to feel like a festival in itself.
Mānuka Phuel Full Metal Orchestra – Spark Arena: July 26, 2025
In a genre-defying spectacle, Mānuka Phuel Full Metal Orchestra brought the raw energy of rock and metal to Spark Arena—elevated by the grandeur of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. With a 29-piece symphony, a full rock band, and a lineup of New Zealand’s finest vocalists, the night delivered an unforgettable blend of power, precision, and passion. […]
Fazerdaze – Takapuna Winter Lights Festival: July 25, 2025
The 13th Floor’s Azrie Azizi caught his favourite band, Fazerdaze, at the Takapuna Winter Lights Festival last night. Here are his words and photos.
Lachie Hayes – Subsatellite (Massav) (13th Floor Album Review)
Southland’s own Lachie Hayes returns with his long-awaited sophomore album Subsatellite, released today—and it’s clear from the first track that the alt-country-blues troubadour has leveled up: in storytelling, in sound, and in soul.