Double Parked – Necklace: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Returning with their first new music since February’s Dopamine, West Auckland post-surf 5-piece Double Parked have released a new single, Necklace.
Mema Wilda & The Dopamen – The Button Factory: October 24, 2025
Its been a while since I’ve seen Mema Wilda performing but last night at The Button Factory proved the wait was worth it.
Cabinet – Debut (13th Floor EP Review)
Cabinet are one of the three post covid metal bands that piqued my interest, as the live music scene revitalised.
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.
Tom Cunliffe – Nightingale: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
New Zealand songwriter Tom Cunliffe returns with Nightingale – the first single off his soon-to-be-released fourth album SPIT OUT YOUR GUM.
Bilders – Neverlasting (Carbon/Grapefruit) (13th Floor Album Review)
As Bilders, Builders, and many other constructs, Bill Direen started (and continues) his journey aiming for the stars, a genesis of releases on Flying Nun, was followed by some self-released (South Indies), many on others local (onset-offset) and much on overseas labels (Grapefruit and Siltbreeze).
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.
Great Barrier – Repetition (Zelle) (13th Floor Album Review)
On Great Barrier’s new album Repetition, the sea is restless, the heart is beating, and something elemental stirs beneath.
The Blasters – American Music/Non-Fiction (Liberation Hall) (13th Floor Reissue Review)
The Blasters pour the heart of Saturday night into every song on American Music, their vivacious 1980 debut, pressing against the corners of rockabilly, a genre that can easily be mistaken for a time capsule.
Hazlett (AUS): Indie-Folk Troubadour Announces the Coming Home Tour
Frontier Touring is excited to announce indie-folk singer-songwriter, Hazlett, will bring his Coming Home Tour to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in January and February 2026.
Greta Van Den Brink – Alpine State of Mind: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Indie-pop artist Greta Van Den Brink has today released Alpine State of Mind – the second single from her forthcoming album This Wasn’t Planned, set to drop in May 2026.
Of Monsters and Men – All Is Love And Pain In The Mouse Parade (Skarkali / Virgin)
Of Monsters and Men’s fourth studio album is ripe with poetic imagery, vulnerable confessions and the complexities of intimacy.
Jim White – Inner Day (Drag City) (13th Floor Album Review)
Jim White, a (drumming) force within the experimental music community, has, though his expansive musical endeavors have reached wide and afar, touching such groups as Cat Power, PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Beth Orton and Ed Kuepper.
Babe Martin – Summer Fruit (13th Floor New Song Of The Day)
Today, Babe Martin releases Summer Fruit, the third single from Not a Bee, but a Wasp (out November 14, 2025), and announces a release show at Auckland Unitarian Church on November 20 with support from Schofield Strangelove.
The Southern River Band – Easier Said Than Done (Civilians) (13th Floor Album Review)
Easier Said Than Done is the fourth album by Aussie rockers The Southern River Band. Recorded by Grammy-winning producer Nick Didia (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen) in Byron earlier this year, the album slaps out a series of songs inspired by 70s Australian pub-rock.
James Blunt – Spark Arena: October 21, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
JAMES BLUNT got a sellout crowd High at Auckland’s Spark Arena last night, ably supported by Australian singer-songwriter GO-JO. Carin Newbould was there to report back for The 13th Floor, with Michael Jeong photographing the chaps in action.
Harrison Storm – Empty Garden (Nettwerk) (13th Floor Album Review)
Harrison Storm teamed up with Stockholm-based producer Freddy Alexander to create his sophomore album, Empty Garden.
UPCHUCK (USA) ANNOUNCE DEBUT AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND TOUR MARCH 2026
If you’ve been waiting for a band that hits hard, means it and leaves nothing behind, this is it. I OH YOU and MG Live are pumped to announce provocative punk powerhouse Upchuck are bringing their explosive live show down under.
The Lemonheads – Love Chant (Fire Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
The Lemonheads, well Evan Dando, darling of the 90s alt-music scene, witty, romantic, and a notorious scallywag has hit the return key, as he delivers the first Lemonheads (proper) album in 19 years – Love Chant.
Erase Everything – Glass Souls (Sunreturn) (13th Floor EP Review)
Glass Souls is the second EP release from local band Erase Everything, after their debut eponymous EP last year.