Sophie Songbird Performs Topless Picking Flowers: 13th Floor Singles Session
Welcome Sophie Songbird to the 13th Floor Studios as she performs her debut single, Topless Picking Flowers.
Theia — Girl, In A Savage World (13th Floor Album Review)
Theia doesn’t ease you in. Girl, In A Savage World opens with drone, breath, water and chant, and you feel as if you are entering a ceremony.
Mavis Staples – Sad And Beautiful World (Nonesuch) (13th Floor Album Review)
Rhythm-and-blues-meets-gospel-royalty Mavis Staples puts out her latest (and 14th) studio album Sad And Beautiful World this Friday. It’s a beautiful expression of the grim times we are living in and how love can bring us out of the fold.
In The Shallows – The Tuning Fork: November 1, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Better late than never…originally scheduled to perform here in July, Wellington’s In The Shallows finally made it to Auckland last night, and the wait was worth it.
Blair Morgan – Sunday River (Blair Morgan Music) (13th Floor Album Review)
Sunday River is Blair Morgan’s first studio album released under his own name and, you might ask, what took him so long?
Tom Scott – Civic Theatre: November 1, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
The 13th Floor’s Jeff Neems and photographer Thiago Alencar spent last night at Auckland’s Civic Theatre with Tom Scott…here is what happened.
Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie – Hellbent Heaven Sent: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Dynamic Taranaki 4-piece Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie unleash new single Hellbent Heaven Sent – a track of raw, unholy blues wrapped in grit and fire, a tune for the lost, the reckless, and the restless.
Dave Khan & Dave Ward Making Music To Read By: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Dave Khan & Dave Ward perform a one-hour ambient piece at the re-opened Point Chev Library on Saturday, November 8th.
Mundi – Bringing Fusion To Ponsonby Social Club: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Mundi is coming to Ponsonby! Here is flautist, dancer and vocalist Tamara Smith to tell us what to expect when the band returns to Auckland.
The Saints ‘73-’78 – Powerstation: October 31, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Guitarist Ed Kuepper and drummer Ivor Hay of original Aussie punks The Saints team up with Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds) and Mark Arm (Mudhoney) to blast though the band’s first three albums on Halloween night in Auckland.
The Charlatans – We Are Love (BMG) (13th Floor Album Review)
The Charlatans have returned with their 14th album, We Are Love, after an eight-year hiatus. The core question: Was it worth the wait?
Jed Parsons – I Might Go Swimming: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Acclaimed indie singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jed Parsons is back with his first new music in four years – the deeply personal single, I Might Go Swimming.
Trick or Treat with Lou’ana and Disco Witch: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
It’s Halloween and what better way to spend the day than with Lou’ana and her new album, Disco Witch.
Harper Finn – From Silo Park to NYC: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Harper Finn releases his debut album, Silo Park, today and we have him here at The 13th Floor to tell us how it all came together.
Helium Project – Rino Tangi (Steel that Sings) (13th Floor EP Review)
On Rino Tangi (Steel that Sings), Tāmaki Makaurau’s Helium Project transform Gary Hunt’s hand-forged percussion sculptures, created by the former punk drummer, into instruments that gleam, sigh and resonate with a musicality that is central to the project’s warmth.
The Belair Lip Bombs — Again (Third Man Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
Melbourne’s The Belair Lip Bombs don’t waste time. Their second album, Again, packs a restless half-hour of wiry guitars, melodic punch, and emotional intelligence into ten tracks that move like a live set: fast, tight, and slightly unpredictable.
Georgia Knight – Beanpole (13th Floor Album Review)
From the opening chords, Beanpole, the debut album from Georgia Knight, is something special. For starters, how many writers play autoharp as their central instrument?
Sophie Aston – Better: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Waiheke-based singer songwriter Sophie Aston is making her debut as an artist with the release of her first single Better.
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.
Micah P. Hinson – The Tomorrow Man (Ponderosa) (13th Floor Album Review)
Micah P. Hinson returns with strings, horns and hope, to deliver The Tomorrow Man, his most cohesive and inspired album in many years.