The only soundtrack you need for the chilly times upon us has landed. Suitable for a myriad of soul-warming needs and a formidable follow-up to the cult favourite and Grammy-winning Pure Comedy, Josh Tillman aka Father John Misty introduces us to God’s Favorite Customer, his fourth studio album that brims with thawing toe-tappers all the way […]
LUMP is a Yeti fronted folk project (yes, Yeti) by Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay (Tunng).
Lydia Pense has been a part of the San Francisco music scene since the heady days of the Summer of Love more than 50 years ago.
Each Monday night, founder of The 13th Floor, Marty Duda, is a guest on RadioLIVE to share and chat about classic albums from the past. On this occasion, Marty and Mitch Harris check out Albert King‘s second studio album, Born Under A Bad Sign, regarded as one of the most influential blues albums of all-time. Listen to […]
We at The 13th Floor are very excited to be bringing you an exclusive session with one of Auckland’s most exciting up-and-coming bands, Miss June.
Wellington-based artist Nicole Andrews was in Auckland this past weekend to perform at The Wine Cellar.
After the one-two punch of 2014’s Dynamite! and 2015’s Don’t Be Afraid, Tami Neilson returns with Sassafrass!
What exactly are we hearing here? The press release for Bridge Burner‘s debut full-length Null Apostle calls it blackened hardcore / grind, which is certainly a way to cram three genres into one descriptor. Even that effort doesn’t encompass the range of sounds the album subjects the listener to, as the band draws from anywhere they […]
Greg Kurstin (P!nk, Tegan and Sara, Sia) is fast making a name for himself as a hit-making producer, so it’s not surprising the Scottish synth pop trio Chvrches enlisted his help on their third LP, Love Is Dead. The result? A cranked up political pop album or, if you are open to interpretation, a cranked […]
Can we take The Iron Maidens seriously? Hell Yeah! Despite audio and equipment glitches at the start, the all female Iron Maiden tribute band demonstrated how they played with madness at The Studio Venue in Auckland.