Bristol (UK) based heavy rockers Adam and the Hellcats released their third album 9 Lives on Friday. The band, who claim to love music on the heavier and crazier side of life, will be setting off on their fourth UK tour.
Auckland’s Christabel is a neurodiverse artist whose music is dynamic, lyrically captivating, raw and unfiltered…or so we’re told. We sent The 13th Floor’s Mr. Stevens the album and the “deck”. This is what he sent back…
There’s something immediately magnetic about ives. and her debut album Siren. The title alone pulls you into mythology: a nod to the part maid, part bird creatures from Homer’s Odyssey, whose songs lured sailors into dangerous waters. But here, the siren call is different. It is not a warning but an invitation. An invitation to sit […]
Upchuck’s third album, I’m Nice Now, is less an actual truce than a strategic, calculated feint. Frontwoman Kaila “KT” Thompson and the band haven’t shed their rage; they’re simply channeling it with greater focus.
Rocket’s debut album R Is For Rocket illustrates how raw talent, hard work, clear ideas and not being scared to rework old ideas can come together to make a truly remarkable recording.
Living Colour’s Vernon Reid is about to release a 14-track opus called Hoodoo Telemetry. Reid says it isn’t a linear piece, but a thrillingly tangled tapestry of genres, collaborators and material from different time periods. Its energy and chaos seems to reflect and challenge what Reid considers the “tumultuous”. The 13th Floor’s Jeff Neems gives […]
Bright Eyes’ playful companion to 2024’s Five Dice, All Threes is further evidence of Conor Oberst finding rejuvenation through collaboration. Kids Table, seven songs and a minor soundscape that are mostly leftovers from the last album, is a spirited EP punctuated by some stirring team-ups.
The Living End have dropped their latest release I Only Trust Rock N Roll after an eight year gap. Inspired by being on the ground near the turbulent LA George Floyd riots, The Australian punk trio have aimed to recapture the sound and attitude heard on their debut.
Kaylee Bell has just released Cowboy Up and the 13th Floor’s Robin Kearns gives it a spin (or two).
Season of the Peach, the latest album from Black Lips, kicks the doors down from the first warped note. What follows is a relentless 14-track, 40 minute, loud, high-speed ride through death wishes, celebrity name-drops, and glorious chaos.