St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Resetting At Fame: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
St. Paul & The Broken Bones have just released their 6th studio album, a self-titled affair that finds the big band making a big sound in Muscle Shoals.
Great Barrier – Repetition and Reunions: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Great Barrier is a (mostly) Kiwi trio based in Germany. Drummer Constantine “Dino” Karlis describes their sound as, “Can fronted by a disoriented Keith Jarrett“.
Jonny Fritz On Debbie Downers and PG Tips: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Jonny Fritz is back! The Country Music eccentric took time off from music to become, of all things, a real estate agent. His new album is Debbie Downers.
Underwire Talk About A State Between: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Wellington band Underwire have released their debut album, State Between, after years of life getting in the way of art.
The Bats Take Another Corner Coming Up: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Bats have just released their 11th studio album, a little beauty titled Corner Coming Up.
Adam Hattaway Takes Two Roads To Auckland: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Adam Hattaway stopped by last weekend while he and his band, The Haunters were in Auckland to play at Whammy Bar.
Freak Slug – Welcome To New Zealand! 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Freak Slug is here! The Manchester-based artist also known as Xenya Genovese makes her NZ concert debut tonight in Wellington at San Fran.
The Dream Syndicate – A New, Expanded Medicine Show: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Paisley Underground pioneers The Dream Syndicate celebrate the 40th anniversary of their second album, Medicine Show, with an expanded 4-CD reissue featuring 42 previously unreleased tracks.
The Beatniks – Talk About Today & Tomorrow: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Dunedin band The Beatniks stop by The 13th Floor Studio to talk about their new EP, Today/Tomorrow.
Kris Angelis Lets Out Le Sigh: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
California-based singer-songwriter Kris Angelis releases her sixth album, Le Sigh, today on Blue Élan Records.
Kim Paterson Takes Us To Lake Rd: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Veteran Kiwi jazz trumpeter Kim Paterson has just released a new album titled Lake Rd…a collaboration with the Mike Nock Trio and featuring Nathan Haines.
Echomatica – Its Been A Month Of Sundays: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Echomatica is a synth-rock four-piece based in Auckland who have been together for seven years, but only now have released their self-titled debut album.
Laveda – Taking Love, Darla On The Road: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
New York based noise-rockers Laveda have just released their third album, Love, Darla, their first for new label, Bar None.
Supersuckers Unleash Liquor, Women, Drugs & Killing: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Supersuckers founding member Eddie Spaghetti explains why rock & roll is not a young man’s game anymore on the eve of the release of his band’s latest album, Liquor, Women, Drugs & Killing.
Nicki Bluhm Saddles Up at Rancho Deluxe: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Nicki Bluhm releases her new album, Rancho Deluxe, today…recorded at her home studio Madison, Tennessee which is where we found her getting ready for release day.
The Autumn Defense’s Pat Sansone is Here and Nowhere: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Patrick Sansone formed The Autumn Defense with fellow Wilco bandmember John Stirratt over 20 years ago, but its been a while since their last album. But fans can rejoice as Here And Nowhere is about to drop.
Rachael Yamagata On Creating Starlit Alchemy: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Rachael Yamagata is just about to release her fifth studio album. Starlit Alchemy is the triumphant result of hard-earned clarity and recalibration.
Baxter Dury – Allbarone and No Baloney: The 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Baxter Dury has just released his latest album…and talking about Allbarone finds the son of Blockhead Ian Dury as straight-up and no-nonsense as he’s always been.
The Far West Gives Us Everything We Thought We Wanted: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Far West is an LA-based Americana band that has been “on hiatus” for over a decade. Finally, we have their third studio album, Everything We Thought We Wanted.
Donny McCaslin and His Lullaby For The Lost: 13th Floor MusicTalk
You may know Donny McCaslin as the sax player and bandleader on David Bowie’s Black Star or as a musical artist in his own right…as you’ll find on his new album, Lullaby For The Lost.