Velveteen – Saturday Night In Vegas: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Winegum Records is thrilled to welcome Ōtautahi rock outfit Velveteen to the roster, and announces their debut album “Heavy Machinery” alongside latest single Saturday Night in Vegas.
Swervedriver – The World’s Fair (Outer Battery Records)
The punkier darlings of the 90’s shoegaze underground, Swervedriver, who were formed in 1989 by schoolmates Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge, split in 1998, reformed in 2008, but haven’t released anything new since 2018’s Future Ruin, have gone back to their future.
Reb Fountain – Explains How Love Bends: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Reb Fountain releases her new album, How Love Bends today along with a stunning new video directed by her daughter Lola.
Jude Kelly – Clarence: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Today, Aotearoa / New Zealand-based singer-songwriter Jude Kelly announces her debut EP, The Seven Spirits of Her, set to arrive May 9, alongside the release of new single Clarence.
Health – Double Whammy: March 5, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Los Angeles Industrial Electro Metal group HEALTH haven’t visited our shores since 2016, previously here in 2010 ()where they played to maybe 20 people at the now defunct Transmission Room).
Watch: Belle – A Performance Of Air Director Malia Johnston: 13th Floor Interview
Belle – A Performance Of Air opens tonight at Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in Auckland.
Phoebe Rings – Aseurai: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland dream-pop quartet Phoebe Rings – led by Aotearoa/NZ jazz-school-trained pianist and songwriter Crystal Choi – today announce their debut album Aseurai and release its first two cuts, title-track ‘Aseurai’ – sung in Choi’s native language Korean – and ‘Drifting’ with their music videos.
Reb Fountain – How Love Bends (Fountain Records) 13th Floor Album Review
How Love Bends, the new album by Reb Fountain, is a haunting and immersive exploration of love in all its facets—its beauty, its pain, and its transformative power.
Erny Belle – Boudoir: 13th Floor’s New Song Of The Day
Aotearoa’s queen of Pacific-Pop, Erny Belle, has returned with a cheeky new single — Boudoir. The new song sees the artist collaborating with fellow Kiwi artist, Semisi Ma’ia’i (Marlin’s Dreaming), with the pair both on writing and producing duties.
Annie DiRusso on Party July, Post-Tour Depression and Possums: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Indie rocker Annie DiRusso is on the verge of releasing her debut album. Super Pedestrian has been a long to coming, but the New York native is beaming with the knowledge that she’s made something that is at times loud, crunchy and raw and has helped her become “more present”.
Threat.Meet.Protocol. – #Cancelled: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Threat.Meet.Protocol. raucously unleash a new single (and brilliant video), ‘#Cancelled’, as well as – this is big news – their third album, which is self-titled this time.
Skyscraper Stan & The Commission Flats – Those Were Days (Cheersquad)
Skyscraper Stan has built a reputation as a sharp-eyed storyteller, blending wit, social commentary, and raw emotion into his songwriting. His latest album, Those Were Days, is a continuation of this approach, bringing together influences from country, folk, rock, and soul to create a rich and varied musical experience.
Chaos In The CBD – I Wanna Tell Somebody: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Acclaimed electronic duo Chaos In The CBD have unveiled the latest taste of their forthcoming album with new single, I Wanna Tell Somebody, a masterfully crafted bossa nova track infused with soulful melodies and the honeyed vocals of Josh Milan, renowned for his work with the legendary house outfit, Blaze.
Kestrels: Better Wonder Through Shoegaze: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Kestrels are a Canadian-based shoegaze band helmed by Chad Peck who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Chills – Spring Board: The Early Unrecorded Songs (Fire)
The Chills have long held a special place in the indie music world, with frontman Martin Phillipps being the band’s constant, and driving creative force. Emerging from Dunedin, New Zealand, during the 1980s, the band quickly became a cornerstone of the iconic Dunedin sound.
Blake Performs The Gift You Gave Me: 13th Floor Singles Session
With an appearance at Cross Street Music Festival coming up on March 8th, here is Blake at the new 13th Floor Studio performing her latest single, The Gift You Gave Me.
Spacey Jane – How To Kill Houseplants: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Spacey Jane premieres their latest single, ‘How to Kill Houseplants’, whose lineage traces back to the power-pop balladry of 80s Aussie bands Icehouse and INXS. The heartbreaking track sees frontman Caleb Harper confront his inability to repair a relationship as he battles the temptation to walk away. “I feel awful and I want to save this thing and […]
David Johansen (of New York Dolls) Has Died At Age 75: R.I.P.
We are very sad to report that David Johansen, lead singer for the New York Dolls and aka Buster Poindexter, has died at age 75.
Panda Bear Spills The Beans On Sinister Grift: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Noah Lennox is Panda Bear…he’s also the drummer for Animal Collective. Sinister Grift is the new Panda Bear album, the first in five years. Here is Noah to fill us in on how it happened.
My Baby – Double Whammy: February 28, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Dutch/Kiwi trio My Baby brought their Acoustic Blues Club Tour to Auckland proving that their brand of voodoo blues is as vibrant as ever, more than a decade after they formed and just months away from their next studio album.