Annie DiRusso on Party July, Post-Tour Depression and Possums: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Indie rocker Annie DiRusso is on the verge of releasing her debut album. Super Pedestrian has been a long to coming, but the New York native is beaming with the knowledge that she’s made something that is at times loud, crunchy and raw and has helped her become “more present”.
Kestrels: Better Wonder Through Shoegaze: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Kestrels are a Canadian-based shoegaze band helmed by Chad Peck who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Panda Bear Spills The Beans On Sinister Grift: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Noah Lennox is Panda Bear…he’s also the drummer for Animal Collective. Sinister Grift is the new Panda Bear album, the first in five years. Here is Noah to fill us in on how it happened.
The Delines Introduce You To Mr. Luck and Ms. Doom: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Delines have just released their new album, Mr. Luck and Ms. Doom and here is songwriter/guitarist/novelist Willy Vlautin to tell us all about characters like Lorraine, Nancy, Maureen and The Pensacola Pimp.
Cash & Skye Discuss Making Just A Stranger: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Cash & Skye are Henri Cash and Sophia Skye. Henri plays with hard rocking LA band Starcrawler and Skye’s dad is the bass player in Rilo Kiley. Together they make music uniquely their own…featuring close harmonies, catchy melodies and some good old fashioned twang.
Jordan Rakei Is A 21st Century Schizoid Man: 13th Floor Interview
Jordan Rakei is in New Zealand to perform at the Electric Avenue Festival in Christchurch tonight with his 7-piece band.
Joan Armatrading Tells Us How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
More than 50 years after her debut album and Joan Armatrading shows no sign of slowing down. She’s just released a new album, How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean, this past November after writing her first classical piece. And as you’ll hear in this revealing interview, Joan is constantly thinking forward…
Horsegirl – On Phonetics And On And On: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Horsegirl have just released their much-anticipated second album titled Phonetics On And On…produced by Cate Le Bon and recorded at Wilco’s Loft, the trio takes their music to the next level.
Horsebath – Their Debut Album Is Another Farewell; 13th Floor MusicTalk
Canadian band Horsebath have just released their debut album, Another Farewell and here are Daniel Connolly and Etienne Beausoleil direct from Montreal to tell us about it.
DITZ – Keeping God On Speed Dial: 13th Floor MusicTalk
DITZ is a 5-piece noise-rock band from Brighton who made waves with their 2022 debut album, The Great Regression. Now they aim to make a bigger splash with their follow-up, Never Exhale. Here are Cal and Jack to explain.
The Jellybricks are Dreaming In Stereo: 13th Floor MusicTalk
The Jellybricks are a power-pop band based in Central Pennsylvania and signed to Little Steven’s Wicked Cool Records. Their new album, Dreaming In Stereo is their second for the label.
Brother Elsey is A Band Of Brothers (and a Drummer): 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Brother Elsey has just released their self-titled debut album and its about time! The three brothers and their drumming friend have been making music for years. Now, relocated to Nashville (from Michigan), things are finally happening.
Squid – On Cowards And Cannibals: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Squid are a five-piece “post-punk” band formed in Brighton in 2016 and are releasing their third album, Cowards, today.
Welcome Home Dion Lunadon of The D4: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Dion Lunadon of The D4 has touched down in Auckland just in time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band’s second album Out Of My Head and to hit the road with his old mates, starting tomorrow.
Film Director Kent Belcher on Alien Weaponry’s Kua Tupu Te Ara: 13th Floor Interview
Kua Tupu Te Ara, the documentary about Kiwi metal band Alien Weaponry, opens in New Zealand cinemas tomorrow.
Lilly Hiatt Talks About Forever: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Lilly Hiatt is about to release Forever, her first new album in four years and also the first since she moved and got married. That’s a lot of change and its reflected in the songs that make up Forever.
Early James Is Serving It Up Medium Raw: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Early James has just released Medium Raw, a collection of emotional blues-rockers produced by The Black Keys Dan Auerbach, recorded at Buddy’s Honky Chateau and sitting atop the US Blues Album Chart.
Sophie Jamieson Still Wants To Share: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Sophie Jamieson releases her new album, I Still Want To Share, today and we spoke to Sophie on the eve of this momentous occasion.
Victoria Canal Reveals Her Unapologetically Chaotic Debut Album: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Singer/songwriter and sometime actor Victoria Canal is about to release her debut album, Slowly, It Dawns and we caught up to her in Seattle after she escaped LA and the brushfires that threatened her and her home.
TT Gets A New Lease On Life With His Man On The Corner: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
TT is Todd Tappin, a songwriting troubadour who is just about to release his debut album, Man On The Corner, one that was written and recorded after receiving some very drastic new from his doctor.