Track By Track: Old Loaves’ Ben Ward Takes Us Through Banks
After a seven year hiatus, Kiwi metal band Old Loaves has finally released their second album, titled Banks.
After a seven year hiatus, Kiwi metal band Old Loaves has finally released their second album, titled Banks.
Leisure is not a band. They prefer to think of themselves as a musical “collective”. Whatever they want to call themselves, the five members of Leisure have been acting like a band…signing with a major international label (Nettwerk) and recording a new album (Twister). They are even playing a concert this Friday at The Powerstation. […]
Kiwi native, now Aussie resident Skyscraper Stan Woodhouse is on his way back to New Zealand to perform 4 show during August. Stan released his new album, Golden Boy Vol l & ll just a few weeks ago. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Skyscraper Stan recently and went through the album track by […]
Today, Villainy release their highly-anticipated third album, Raised In The Dark. The 13th Floor is excited to bring you an exclusive track-by-track rundown of the new album by lead vocalist Neill Fraser. Listen in as Neill gives Marty Duda the back story behind all 10 tracks that make up Raised In The Dark.
This Friday Troy Kingi will release a new album titled Holy Colony Burning Acres. Following on from 2017’s Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron, this is the third instalment in Troy’s 10/10/10 series, where he plans to release 10 albums in 10 years in 10 different genres. This is Troy’s reggae album […]
Kiwi Celtic Country Folk band Hobnail is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a nationwide tour and a new compilation album titled Boots And All. Band member and chief songwriter Rob Joass spoke to The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda and took him through the stories behind every one of the 16 tracks that comprise the new […]
With a career spanning more than 30 years, Hallelujah Picassos are the stuff of legend. They’ve just released a stunning new album, “Voices of Exuberant HellHounds.” Songwriter and frontman, Roland Rorschach stopped up the to 13th Floor for a track by track discussion with Marty Duda.
After over 15 years away from making music, Scott Mannion has emerged with the 10 psychologically-scarred new songs that make up his solo debut, Loving Echoes.
After years of gigging and fine-tuning his sound…while constantly writing songs, Wellington’s Louis Baker is finally ready to release his debut album.
Angel Olsen releases her new album Phases today, a collection of previously unheard songs, B-sides and demos recorded over the last few years. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Angel Olsen yesterday about the album, and more specifically, about each of the 12 tracks that make up Phases.