Della Mae – Magic Accident (Compass Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
Are we bluegrass? YES. Folk? YES. Americana? YES. So say Della Mae. What are genres anyway but to box artists in. So here we have Magic Accident, their sixth album, a gorgeous celebration of life underwritten by a plea for a better world.
Wheatus – The Tuning Fork : January 27, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Wheatus, the long-running New York alt-rock oddballs best known for the inescapable Teenage Dirtbag and their delight in never playing the same set twice in a row, rolled into Auckland last night with a show that felt equal parts power-pop time capsule, fan-service jukebox, and communal therapy session.
Muroki – Chillin’ Under Amber Skies: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Berlin-based Kiwi Muroki is about to release his long-awaited debut album, Amber Skies.
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.
Candice Milner – Milk In The Sun: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Indie-folk-rock songwriter Candice Milner returns with her new single Milk in the Sun, out today.
Park Rd – Double Whammy: January 25, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Aucklanders celebrated the holiday weekend with one of the cities’ finest…Park Rd performed in front of a sold-out audience at Double Whammy ahead of their move to Sydney…or is it Melbourne?
Planet Hunter – Soothsayer (Sharkhound) (13th Floor Album Review)
Aotearoa’s cosmic misfits (how come every rock band is using space or cosmic to describe their music these days?) Planet Hunter are back with their second album, Soothsayer. The album is marketed as a distillation of life in the nation’s capital.
The Milk Carton Kids – A Friend Like You: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Here are The Milk Carton Kids with a new song…”A Friend Like You, is about desperately trying to stay a little longer inside a fragile moment. You know it can’t hold, but if you can just keep the car wheels rolling, you can pretend it might last forever — that nothing has to change,” shares […]
Pan Amsterdam – Tuning Fork: January 25, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
On a whim, thanks to the wonder of the web, Pan Amsterdam turned out to be a musical odyssey. Pan Amsterdam is a construct, an alter ego for Houston born, NYC trained, Jazz trumpeter Leron Thomas, whose resume includes collaborations with Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Robert Glasper, and yes, Iggy Pop.
Floyd Marsden – What Does It Mean? (13th Floor Album Review)
What Does It Mean? is the third studio album from Kiwi singer-songwriter Floyd Marsden, following on from her debut Open Your Eyes in 2022 and 2024’s The Disco Lizards.
Holly Humberstone – To Love Somebody: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Holly Humberstone announces her highly anticipated second album Cruel World, to be released on 10 April 2026, and releases her new single, To Love Somebody.
Iggy Pop + Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Taupō Ampitheatre: January 24, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Iggy Pop, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Hoodoo Gurus and ZED descended upon Taupō yesterday to kick off Greenstone Entertainment’s Summer Concert Tour 2026. The 13th Floor’s Ming Lyu was on the scene…here is his report and his photos.
GUITAR WOLF – More Jet Album Tour – Aotearoa February / March 2026
CLEAN DiRT knows you couldn’t get enough – Guitar Wolf return to NZ this March for more Jet Powered Rock and roll with a new album!
Repulsive Woman – Whammy Bar: January 21, 2026 (13th Floor Photo Gallery)
Repulsive Woman is the solo project of Millie Lovelock, one half of much-loved Dunedin two-piece, Astro Children.
Jessie Ware – I Could Get Used To This: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Jessie Ware returns with I Could Get Used To This, her brand-new single and the opening statement of a new era. Out today via Interscope Records.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks (and More!): January 23, 2026
New Music Friday returns to The 13th Floor. And January 23rd is looking and sounding good with new albums by Lucinda Williams, The Damned, Sunset Tsunami and more!
Dead Dads Club – Dead Dads Club (Universal) (13th Floor Album Review)
British act Dead Dads Club are releasing their self-titled debut. The name might be a give-away as to the themes they will be covering on this catchy LP which I really enjoyed.
Sunset Tsunami – Dub Till Dawn (Loop Recordings) (13th Floor Album Review)
Sunset Tsunami are rolling into the new year with the release of their debut long player Dub Till Dawn.
Bic Runga – Ghost In Your Bed: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Ahead of the release of RED SUNSET, her first studio project in fifteen years, Aotearoa music icon BIC RUNGA today shares a new single from it in the ethereal Ghost In Your Bed.
The Last Dinner Party – Spark Arena: January 22, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Auckland leaped willingly into the flames last night as The Last Dinner Party transformed Spark Arena into a feverish dream theatre. The London five‑piece are heralded as baroque‑pop revolutionaries, but live, their show is a collision of gothic pageantry, choral intensity, ornate sound layers and unashamed emotion.