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New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: June 28, 2024
It is New Music Friday…Ngā mihi o Matariki…Happy Matariki. And what better way to celebrate than with new music? Our top picks are led by Anna Coddington’s Te Whakamiha.
Jon Toogood – Last Of The Lonely Gods: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
After spending 30 years at the forefront of Aotearoa’s music scene, celebrated rock artist Jon Toogood releases the first taste of his first ever solo venture today.
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Marlin’s Dreaming HIRL NZ Tour 2024
Dunedin Indie Pop outfit Marlin’s Dreaming have announced a nine date tour of Australia & New Zealand to celebrate the release of their new album HIRL due later this year and the band’s first since the critically acclaimed record Hasten in 2021.
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THE CULT ANNOUNCE 40th ANNIVERSARY”8424” NEW ZEALAND TOUR
THE CULT, one of the most influential bands of all time, has announced their “8424” New Zealand tour celebrating the band’s 40th Anniversary. The shows will see the band perform songs spanning their 11-album discography and commemorate four decades of a ground-breaking catalogue of songs.
The Decemberists Return With their Longest and Finest Record To Date: 13th Floor Interview
The Decemberists have just released As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, their 9th studio album overall and first since 2018. Here is front man Colin Meloy to tell us why he thinks every Decemberists album could be their last.
Anna Coddington feat. Troy Kingi – Honey Back: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Ahead of her new album release on Matariki (Friday June 28), Anna Coddington drops another taste of the album and its funk-filled sound.
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Timeless Summer Tour NZ Announcement – Boy George, Little River Band, Bonnie Tyler, Starship ft Mickey Thomas
Making its debut in 2025, the inaugural concert series features Boy George of Culture Club, Little River Band, Bonnie Tyler and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas and will tour five cities across New Zealand including Christchurch, Napier, New Plymouth, Mount Maunganui and Auckland.
Luna Shadows On Bathwater and Beyond: 13th Floor Interview
Luna Shadows is a US/NZ artist based (mostly) in LA, at least that’s where we found her when we tracked her down to talk about her new album, titled, bathwater.
Georgia Gets By – Madeline: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Georgia Gets By, the project of New Zealand’s Georgia Nott (BROODS), shares ‘Madeline’, her alluring and captivating new single for Luminelle Recordings. The song’s soulful yearning builds to a flooding of outsized emotion, expressing the inescapable feeling when you meet someone who transforms your life.
Capital Theatre + Written By Wolves Annouce Double Album Release Show
Kiwi rock heavyweights CAPITAL THEATRE and WRITTEN BY WOLVES join forces to celebrate the release of their sophomore albums, with one mammoth show on Friday 2 August at Auckland’s iconic Powerstation.
Georgia Lines Announces Auckland Show For September
Award winning singer songwriter Georgia Lines is set to light up The Powerstation performing live on Friday September 20 celebrating the release of her recently released #1 album The Rose Of Jericho.
Jim White of Dirty Three Tells Us How Love Changes Everything: 13th Floor Interview
The Dirty Three have just released Love Changes Everything…at least physically…the digital version is out this Friday. Here is Jim White to tell us how and why he, Warren Ellis and Mick Turner reunited to make this, their first new album in 12 years.
Flaxxies – Blister: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Flaxxies take a momentary departure from their signature sun-drenched surf-rock-reggae blend, fun-loving musical adventurers and drop a reflective and heartfelt tune with Blister.
Brooke Fraser & Georgia Lines – Spark Arena: June 22, 2024 (Concert Review)
Brooke Fraser teamed up with the Auckland Philharmonia to bring 12,000 fans an evening of lush, beautiful, brilliant music.
Liam Finn – Spiraling: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Liam Finn has released the 3rd single, Spiraling, from his forthcoming Hyperverse solo project.
Blonde Redhead – Hollywood Avondale: June 22, 2024 (Concert Review)
For the uninitiated, Blonde Redhead are a New York-based band featuring twin Italian-American brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace (on guitars and drums respectively), and Japanese-American vocalist and guitarist Kazu Makino.
George Ducas Is A Long Way From Home: 13th Floor Interview
George Ducas was born in Galveston, Texas and now lives in Southern California. We found him in Nashville, Tennessee, waiting for the release of his latest album, appropriately titled, Long Way From Home.
Miranda Easten & Steffany Beck Perform Hell & Back at The 13th Floor: Singles Session
Steffany Beck returns to The 13th Floor and brings along her “Saddle Up Sister” Miranda Easten for this rousing live version of their new single, Hell & Back.
Lavender – I Hope You Do: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Lavender’s new single delicately battles between concepts of infatuation and trust issues and a yearning for reciprocation. With gentle sliding guitar and ambient yet powerful vocals, I Hope You Do, is not to be missed.
Fastball Takes Us To The Sonic Ranch: 13th Floor Interview
The Austin-based trio Fastball has been together for over 30 years and today they release their new album, Sonic Ranch. Like Abbey Road, this is a record named after the studio it was recorded in.