Lexytron – Disco Jenny: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Lexytron hits the dancefloor with Disco Jenny featuring backing vocals from London-based singer/songwriter EVA and Elen Cowlishaw.
Oni Kidman Performs House To Myself: 13th Floor Singles Session
Oni Kidman returns to The 13th Floor to treat us with an exclusive acoustic performance of her brand new single, House To Myself.
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.
Cosey Fanni Tutti – 2t2 (Conspiracy International) (13th Floor Album Review)
Cosey Fanni Tutti is one half of industrial synthpop act Chris & Cosey, the two remaining living members of 70/80s groundbreaking Industrial act Throbbing Gristle. On her latest solo album, 2t2, the last being Tutti in 2019, Cosey has given us nine new compositions, composed, recorded and produced exclusively by her.
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.
Ringlets – I Was On That Roof Once: 13th Floor New Song Of the Day
Today, Ringlets share the bewilderingly beautiful third single, I Was on That Roof Once, from their soon-approaching album The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time for Walkies), set for release on June 27th via Flying Nun Records and Leather Jacket Records.
Gasoline Lollipops – Kill the Architect (ALP Recordings)
Gasoline Lollipops took their name from a moment of surreal inspiration during a teenage psychedelic experience that shaped and defined their creative spirit. Sweet and volatile, strange yet grounded, the phrase captures the musical and emotional dualities that have defined this Colorado-based group for over a decade.
Brian Wilson Has Died At Age 82: R.I.P.
Brian Wilson, the creative genius behind The Beach Boys, has died at the age of 82.
Jazmine Mary – I Want To Rock And Roll (Flying Nun)
The first time I saw Jazmine Mary live was at Auckland’s Ministry of Folk, in February 2021. They shared the stage with BEING., and together they performed a set that included a haunting version of Jolene. Later that evening, phones buzzed with the news that New Zealand was heading back into Alert Level 3. Another lockdown. […]
Iron & Wine Ft. I’m With Her – Robin’s Egg: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Iron & Wine returns with a vibrant new single, “Robin’s Egg” which features the three-part harmonies of I’m With Her.
Jenny Mitchell Adds NZ Dates to the “Forest House” Tour
After supporting Kasey Chambers on 32 dates around Australia, Jenny Mitchell is hitting the road to celebrate the release of her new album ‘Forest House.’
David Byrne Announces Who Is The Sky? New Album and World Tour – Australia & New Zealand January 2026
Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker, David Byrne will return to Australia and New Zealand in January 2026 in support of his new album Who Is The Sky? – out September 5, 2025, via Remote Control/Matador.
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap – Elemental (Mack Avenue Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap have consummated their on again, off again live affair with a first recording together in Elemental.
Otherwoman – Circles: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Otherwoman are excited to announce their new single, the genre-redefining Circles. Here is the blurb with more: After bursting on to the scene with Who Is The Otherwoman, a collector’s CD which debuted at number 6 on the Aotearoa album charts, accompanied by a sold-out release show, Otherwoman follow up with the long anticipated streaming […]
Sly Stone Has Died At Age 82: R.I.P.
Sly Stone, aka Sylvester Stewart, has died at the age of 82. A true musical trailblazer, Sly & The Family Stone helped change the course of popular music in the late 60s and early 70s.
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.
Harper Finn – Love and Loneliness: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
NYC-based, New Zealand-born artist Harper Finn unveils Love and Loneliness, the evocative third track from his highly anticipated debut album – a body of work shaped by solitude, self-discovery, and the raw atmosphere of his time in New York City.
Phoebe Rings – Aseurai (Carpark Records)
There’s something otherworldly about Phoebe Rings’ debut album: a somewhat mysterious title and a sound as transporting as the band’s name suggests. And maybe it’s just what we need in these times.
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.
Lake South – We lived our lives on top of this (Home Alone)
Lake South, occupies a socially conscious corner of the Aotearoa music landscape, crafting heartfelt, homespun songs that blend synth-folk melancholy with working-class idealism and a deep sense of place.