Will Swinton – Better Off: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
New Zealand alternative breakout Will Swinton wades deeper into his bold new era with Better Off, a heartfelt song that makes the heavy choice to let go of love that’s lingered too long.
Earth Tongue – Dungeon Vision (Red Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
Poneke Born, Berlin based, duo-band Earth Tongue, aka Gussie Larkin (Guitar & Vocals) and Ezra Simons (Drums & Vocals), third Album – Dungeon Vision, strays a little more from their originator Black Sabbath infested reverberation.
Ethel Cain – Auckland Town Hall: February 13, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Lana Del Ray casts a long shadow. On one end of what I’m going to name “the Lana Spectrum” there’s the pure pop of Addison Rae’s Diet Pepsi, with its hazy, breathy lyrics and Americana imagery. And on the opposite end of the spectrum there’s the hazy, Southern Gothic dream-pop of Ethel Cain, specifically her two “proper” […]
Bic Runga – Red Sunsets and Apocalyptic Nursery Rhymes: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Bic Runga has just released her first new album in 15 years. It’s called Red Sunset, and this time around the 20-time Tui Award winner has made a record with “modest expectations”.
Fables – Eyes Closed: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Fables returns with the third single, ‘Eyes Closed’, from her forthcoming debut album, Change is a Slow-Moving Beast (due 2026 via Home Alone), just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Harper Finn – Whammy Bar: February 12, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Another night in Auckland, another gig – and on Thursday 13 February the mesmerising Harper Finn brought his rescheduled Silo Park live show to Karangahape’s Whammy Bar.
HILARY DUFF ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER HEADLINE NEW ZEALAND SHOW
Ahead of her highly anticipated new album, luck… or something, arriving next Friday, February 20, multiplatinum global superstar Hilary Duff has officially announced the lucky me tour, marking her first full-scale global headline run in almost two decades.
Maren Morris – Aotea Centre: February 11, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
MAREN MORRIS brought her D R E A M S I C L E world tour to Auckland – and brought joy to thousands of fans of the Texan country/pop crossover star. Carin Newbould was there to see whether Morris would make their dreams come true at the Aotea Centre.
Aro – Mundane: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Today, February 13th, Te Tiriti-based duo Aro return with Mundane – a rock n roll’ esk, unflinching reflection, on loving the kaupapa, but not always the repetitivity. This latest release from the talented duo, beautifully follows the shimmering hope of first single, Puna Ora.
Napoleon Baby – Live at the Rose Theatre EP (13th Floor Album Review)
Auckland indie-rock outfit Napoleon Baby have released a 5-track EP, Live at Rose Theatre recorded at the Belmont venue in November 2025 following on from their well-received debut long player Everybody’s Watching and Nobody Cares put out last year.
Lorde – Spark Arena: February 11, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Lorde brought her Ultrasound World Tour to Auckland’s Spark Arena last night…a celebration of 12 years of a truly incredible career.
Bic Runga – Red Sunset (Self) (13th Floor Album Review)
As the old saying goes, “red sky at night, shepherd’s delight”. Sunset, that image of imminent darkness which, when clouds turn red, becomes a portent of good things to come. Hope and light. Themes at the heart of this new Bic Runga (Ngāti Kahungunu) album, her first full original collection in fifteen years (since Belle, 2011).
Crime 101 – Dir Bart Layton (13th Floor Film Review)
Crime 101 written and directed by Bart Layton and based on the 2020 novella of the same name by Don Winslow.
alayna — Set Her Free (Nettwerk) (13th Floor Album Review)
Set Her Free by alayna moves with restraint and confidence. These songs stay with the small shifts that matter, the moment when longing becomes clarity, when vulnerability is held with control.
Vera Ellen – Gayfever: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Today, Aotearoa Music Award and Taite Prize winning artist Vera Ellen announces her return with new single Gayfever, from her upcoming album Heaven Knows What Time – out May 1st via Flying Nun Records.
Metric – Victim Of Luck: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Metric have announced their new album, Romanticize The Dive is arriving April 24 via Thirty Tigers, and share first single, Victim Of Luck.
alayna Sends Love Letters To The World: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
alayna, the critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter who hails from Rotorua, is preparing to release her highly-anticipated second album, Set Her Free.
Gregory Alan Isakov – The Opera House/ Wellington: February 12, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Gregory Alan Isakov’s stripped-down show at The Opera House revealed an assured craftsman at the top of his game and, perhaps more surprising, the rapture of his millennial fandom.
Shakey Graves – When The Love Is New: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
After a jam-packed weekend of sold-out back-to-back shows in Austin, Shakey Graves released an intimate avant-garde folk rock single, When the Love is New.
Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Laughter in Summer (Transgressive) (13th Floor Album Review)
Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s Laughter in Summer begins with the sound of a room coming into focus: piano notes placed gently, a voice entering as if in conversation rather than performance.