Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts – Talkin To The Trees (Reprise)
I’ve only listened to this “debut” album by Neil Young and his “new” band, The Chrome Hearts once, and I probably won’t be returning to it anytime soon.
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Jessica Pratt & Tiny Ruins – Bruce Mason Centre: June 11, 2025
There’s awkward silence, and then there’s quiet. Somehow Jessica Pratt managed to keep a thousand or so people quiet for just under an hour and there was nothing awkward about it. In fact it was sublime.
The Dead Daisies Are Lookin’ For Trouble: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Blues-infused hard rockers, The Dead Daises pay tribute to greats like Robert Johnson and John Lee Hooker with a new collection of old standards called Lookin’ For Trouble that will rock your socks off.
Japanese Breakfast – Auckland Town Hall: June 7, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Japanese Breakfast made their much-anticipated New Zealand concert debut last night, bringing their Melancholy Tour to a full house at Auckland’s iconic Town Hall.
Heavenly Returns To Portland Town: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Heavenly were, and are again, an indiepop band from England who have just released their first new single in 29 years.
Love Party With a Recovering Lawyer: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Love Party is Kate Yesberg and Dayle Jellyman. Married for 10 years, they’ve only just formed a band and released their debut album, Wow!, today.
Sparks – MAD! (Transgressive) (13th Floor Album Review)
A case can, and should, be made for Sparks, as one of the most underrated, original and consistently entertaining bands…ever. And MAD!, their 27th studio album, makes that case as strongly as anything in their massive catalogue.
Pulp – More (Rough Trade) (13th Floor Album Review)
Almost a quarter of a decade after their last long player, Pulp returns with an album that sounds like they never left.
David Lowery on Fathers, Sons and Brothers: 13th Floor MusicTalk
David Lowery is the chief songwriter and frontman for both Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, his new ‘musical autobiography’ is a 3-LP set titled Fathers, Sons and Brothers.
Maddy Low Performs To Be Near: 13th Floor Singles Session
Wellington-based artist Maddy Low ventured up to Auckland and stopped into The 13th Floor’s lavish studio to grace us with a live performance of her new single, To Be Near.