Superturtle – You Know You’re Gonna Get Some: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Superturtle’s snappy new pop-punk tune ‘You Know You’re Gonna Get Some’ exhibits wry humour, as the earnest storyline of unrequited love is turned on its head by the chorus.
Jessica Pratt New Zealand Tour June 2025
For local fans of beguiling Californian folk song writer Jessica Pratt, the long wait is over, with Banished Music and Strange News Touring announcing three very special shows with Jessica and her band this June.
Anglebox – Dark Days In The Sun (Self) (13th Floor EP Review)
Anglebox are a new band out of Christchurch, who, having released a little ditty called Undies On The Lawn, have now graced us with an EP titled Dark Days In The Sun.
Charlotte Yates – Winter’s Eye (13th Floor Album Review)
The best gifts can arrive in small packages. After seven solo albums, songwriter Charlotte Yates offers us Winter’s Eye, a sparkling EP. Replete with arresting lyrics, these songs take us places and serve as a reminder of the lyrical craft underlying the process of composition.
Fazerdaze – Powerstation: March 22, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Fazerdaze, aka Amelia Murray, released Soft Power back in November of 2024 and now the album has finally gotten a live airing at Auckland’s Powerstation, aided and abetted by Amelia’s bandmates, collaborators and friends.
Harper Finn – Where Did She Go: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
NYC-based, New Zealand-born artist Harper Finn has unveiled the second track from his upcoming debut album set for release later this year. The latest release ‘Where Did She Go’ follows on from the album’s lead single ‘Doves’ and reflects the quiet emotion of loneliness and introspection.
Kristin Hersh & Jon Muq – The Tuning Fork: March 21, 2025
24 hours after enthralling a nearly-full house at The Vic in Devonport, Kristin Hersh was back on stage in Auckland, this time at The Tuning Fork and this time, sharing the bill with Jon Muq.
Alien Weaponry & Shepherds Reign – Powerstation: March 21, 2025
Alien Weaponry enlisted the help of fellow metallers Shepherds Reign (once again) to fill tonight’s venue, The Powerstation with t-shirts, black t-shirts, a sea of t-shirts with band names ranging from Lamb of God, to Motorhead, Pearl Jam to The D4 and even Accept! Metallers dominated as tangata of all cultures gathered to hear (blackened) […]
Japanese Breakfast – For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) (Dead Oceans)
Few artists have navigated the intersection of grief, nostalgia, and reinvention as deftly as Michelle Zauner. As the creative force behind Japanese Breakfast, she has built a discography defined by emotional depth, sonic ambition, and cinematic quality.
Sam Bartells & The Outsiders – No Reason: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
New Zealand contemporary rock artist Sam Bartells releases monstrous new single, No Reason, with his brand new project, Sam Bartells & The Outsiders, marking his exciting return to hard rock.
The Veils – Hollywood Avondale: March 21, 2025
Tonight’s Veils sold-out show at the Hollywood Cinema has the feel of a triumphant homecoming gig. The venue is filled to bursting, and despite the fact that Finn Andrews and co are no strangers to the local live circuit, there’s palpable excitement in the air.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: March 21, 2025
With our big move (almost) complete, we resume our New Music Friday feature…how can we not when there is such a lot of fine music being released today…Japanese Breakfast, My Morning Jacket, Mim Jensen…the list goes on.
My Morning Jacket – New Music and a New Producer: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Today My Morning Jacket release their 10th studio album titles, is. Produced by Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam/Soundgarden), it marks the first time in their 27 year career that the band has agreed to “give over control” to an outsider.
Kristin Hersh – The Vic Theatre: March 20, 2025
Throwing Muse Kristin Hersh brought her solo show to The Old Vic, with the 100+ year old cinema in Devonport proving to be a perfect match for Hersh’s cinematic songs.
Mel Parsons – Post High Slide: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
After a watershed year in 2024 with SABOTAGE, multi award-winning and 2025 Taite Prize finalist Mel Parsons brings a taste of things to come with her upbeat, introspective new single and video Post High Slide.
Matthew Bannister and The Dark Backward: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Matthew Bannister, he of Sneaking Feelings and Dribbling Darts, has just released The Dark Backward, a collection of songs that he calls, “a musical journey back and forth across decades”.
Ringlets – Heavenly Wheel: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Today, Ringlets announce details of their highly-anticipated sophomore album, The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies) and release new song, Heavenly Wheel.
DEVILSKIN ANNOUNCE RE-EVOLUTION TOUR 2025
Phenomenal multi-platinum rockers DEVILSKIN are fired up and ready to bring the heat as they hit the road this May, embarking on a mammoth winter jaunt traversing the length and breadth of New Zealand.
Mim Jensen – Shadow Of The Gift (13th Floor EP Review)
Since debuting in 2023 with the single Germaphobe, Mim Jensen has built a reputation for emotionally charged, lyrically introspective indie rock. Her second EP, Shadow of the Gift, is a confident and expansive release, building on the blend of raw vulnerability with moments of cathartic intensity found in 2024’s Emotional Affair.
Jazmine Mary Performs Back Of The Bar: 13th Floor Singles Session
Here is Jazmine Mary performing a brand new song at The 13th Floor Studios titled Back Of The Bar.