Jessie Ware – I Could Get Used To This: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Jessie Ware returns with I Could Get Used To This, her brand-new single and the opening statement of a new era. Out today via Interscope Records.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks (and More!): January 23, 2026
New Music Friday returns to The 13th Floor. And January 23rd is looking and sounding good with new albums by Lucinda Williams, The Damned, Sunset Tsunami and more!
Dead Dads Club – Dead Dads Club (Universal) (13th Floor Album Review)
British act Dead Dads Club are releasing their self-titled debut. The name might be a give-away as to the themes they will be covering on this catchy LP which I really enjoyed.
Sunset Tsunami – Dub Till Dawn (Loop Recordings) (13th Floor Album Review)
Sunset Tsunami are rolling into the new year with the release of their debut long player Dub Till Dawn.
Bic Runga – Ghost In Your Bed: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Ahead of the release of RED SUNSET, her first studio project in fifteen years, Aotearoa music icon BIC RUNGA today shares a new single from it in the ethereal Ghost In Your Bed.
The Last Dinner Party – Spark Arena: January 22, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Auckland leaped willingly into the flames last night as The Last Dinner Party transformed Spark Arena into a feverish dream theatre. The London five‑piece are heralded as baroque‑pop revolutionaries, but live, their show is a collision of gothic pageantry, choral intensity, ornate sound layers and unashamed emotion.
World’s Gone Wrong – Lucinda Williams (Highway 20) (13th Floor Album Review)
Just occasionally an album is released that taps into the times with laser accuracy. Lucinda Williams’ 18th studio album, World’s Gone Wrong is such a release: striking from first listen for its relevance to these angst-riven times.
The Damned – Not Like Everybody Else (earMUSIC) (13th Floor Album Review)
2026 sees The Damned celebrating their 50th anniversary year of creation, and being the first UK punk band to release a record, New Rose (beating The Sex Pistols Anarchy in the U.K by a month).
Dermot Kennedy – Funeral: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy announces his third album, The Weight of the Woods, out March 27th on Island/Interscope Records. The album news is accompanied by the release of the lead single, Funeral, and its stunning music video starring Charlie Rowe and directed by Charlie Sarsfield.
Marty Supreme – Dir: Josh Safdie (13th Floor Film Review)
Timothée Chalamet gives ’em the old paddle-dazzle in Josh Safdie’s frenetic sports biopic Marty Supreme, which somehow manages to keep all of its balls in the air — but only just.
Sophie Gault Is Unhinged: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Nashville-based Americana rocker Sophie Gault is about to release her third studio album, titled Unhinged.
John Otway and Band New Zealand Tour March 2026
Exactly 20 years since they should have taken off, John Otway is finally going around the world with his band this year.
Planet Hunter – Unholy Union: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
NZ’s cosmic heavy-rock misfits Planet Hunter are back with Unholy Union, a ferocious, hook-laden slab of stoner-grunge prophecy and their second offering from their forthcoming album, Soothsayer.
Stewart Copeland – Opera House, Wellington: January 20, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Stewart Copeland brought his Have I Said Too Much? tour to Wellington. The show takes shape as an engaging evening of storytelling and reflection, propelled by sharp wit and a restless intelligence that rarely pauses long enough to settle.
Charlie Pluth – Beat Yourself Up: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum and award-winning artist, producer, musician and songwriter Charlie Puth releases his latest single Beat Yourself Up, from his highly anticipated forthcoming studio album Whatever’s Clever!, out on March 27 [PRE-ORDER HERE].
David Huckfelt – I Was Born, But… (Don Giovanni) (13th Floor Album Review)
David Huckfelt’s I Was Born, But… unfolds as a carefully shaped narrative built from the songs of others, drawn together into a coherent and immersive statement.
Melody Guy Riding That Train To Dreamland: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Melody Guy has just released her new album, Train To Dreamland.
Fur Patrol Announce Two Headline Shows
Banished Music are ecstatic to announce the return of one of Aotearoa’s all-time favourite bands, with Fur Patrol returning to the stage for a very special run of shows in March 2026, their first tour since 2024.
SIX60 To Open The New Zealand International Convention Centre
TĀMAKI MAKAURAU, NEW ZEALAND (Monday January 19, 2026) – Kiwi iconic four-piece SIX60 have today announced a very special show on the day of the release of their fifth studio album Right Here Right Now.
Arthur Hill – Tuning Fork: January 18, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Arthur Hill may not have fellow Brit Ed Sheeran’s following (yet), but the online sensation came to Auckland on the same weekend to deliver his own scorcher of a gig at the Tuning Fork last night. Carin Newbould joined hundreds of fans to see whether Hill lived up to the hype.