13th Floor MusicTalk

Nicki Bluhm  releases her new album,  Rancho Deluxe …recorded at her home studio Madison, Tennessee which is where we found her getting ready for release day. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Nicki about making this record near the banks of the Cumberland River with her producer, co-writer and partner  Jesse Noah Wilson.

Patrick Sansone formed The Autumn Defense with fellow Wilco bandmember John Stirratt over 20 years ago, but its been a while since their last album. But fans can rejoice as Here And Nowhere is about to drop. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Pat about the long gestation period that finally spawned Here and Nowhere . Watch and listen as Pat explains how the two songwriters work together and apar...

Rachael Yamagata is just about to release her fifth studio album. Starlit Alchemy  is the triumphant result of hard-earned clarity and recalibration. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Rachael, who was home in Woodstock, NY, about making Starlit Alchemy , a record she calls "a collaborative listening experience". 

Baxter Dury has just released his latest album...and talking about Allbarone finds the son of Blockhead Ian Dury as straight-up and no-nonsense as he's always been. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Baxter about working with Grammy-winning producer Paul Epworth ( Adele/Florence and The Machine ) and his early days as an aspiring filmmaker.  

The Far West  is an LA-based Americana band that has been “on hiatus” for over a decade. Finally, we have their third studio album,  Everything We Thought We Wanted . The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to  Robert Black  and  Lee Briante  about the band’s new album, long gestation period. This from a band who claims to make “horribly painful songs that you can dan...

You may know Donny McCaslin as the sax player and bandleader on David Bowie's Black Star or as a musical artist in his own right...as you'll find on his new album, Lullaby For The Lost . The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Donny at home in Brooklyn and talked to him about making this new album with the help of producers Tim Lefebvre and Dave Fridmann . And of course, we couldn't help but talk about...

Kiwi Country star Kaylee Bell has just released her new album, Cowboy Up. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Kaylee about splitting her time between New Zealand and Nashville (and Australia) along with the joys of motherhood and the friendship of Tami Neilson.   

In addition to being Slash’s stepdaughter, 23-year-old S carlet Rae  proves to be a talented artist and songwriter in her right, with the 5 songs that make up her  No Heavy Goodbyes  EP all the proof she needs. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to the transplanted Californian, now living in New York City. Scarlet’s older sister died tragically last year and Scarlet is coming t...

Neko Case is just about to release Neon Grey, Midnight Green , her first new studio album since 2018. During that "down" time, Neko wrote her memoir, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, and then wrote more songs. The fruits of that labour can be heard all over this new record. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Neko, who was home in Vermont, and started out by asking the obvious question...

The Pink Stones have just released Thank The Lord...It's The Pink Stones , 11 new Country weepers that have you crying in your beer. Marty Duda spoke to bandleader Hunter Pinkston about sad movies, Robert Redford , pressing records and that 1960's era of Classic Country songs.

Jon Nolan & Good Co. are about to release, Slow Cooker , a new album borne out of the Say Zu Zu's front man's Slow Cooker Sessions. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Jon, who was home in Newmarket, New Hampshire, about making Slow Cooker while living in the Between Times.

American singer-songwriter  David Wilcox  has released a new album titled  The Way I Tell The Story  made with the help of friends like  Daryl Jones, Jeff Pevar, Philippe Saisse  and  Bill Berg. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  found David at home in Asheville, North Carolina and talked to him about how making  The Way I Tell The Story  helped find his...

Asleep At The Wheel is still going strong after 55 years with their new album, Riding High In Texas featuring newest man Ian Stewart on fiddle and vocals...and don't worry, founding member Ray Benson is still leading the pack. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Ian Stewart about his own back story and how he came to join a band that is two decades older than he is.

New Zealand-based musicians, composers and producers  Rhian Sheenhan  and  Arli Liberman  have joined forces to create  Traces , 8 new ambient tracks that are both immersive and intimate…futuristic and nostalgic. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Rhian and Arli on the eve of release day and talked to them about their exclusive use of analogue instruments on this p...

Whanganui-based blues rockers BB & The Bullets release their debut album, High Tide, today...a collection of original tunes sprinkled with a few old favourites. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda gathered the three members of the band on one couch at the studio where High Tide was recorded and interrogated them about their music, their moves and their motives...

Tav Falco , he of Panther Burns, is about to release Desire On Ice , a new collection of old favourites "reinterpreted in new and unlikely ways". The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Tav in Thailand where he's been living since Covid hit. Tav and his guitar-slinging partner Mario Monteroso set up shop at Sam Phillips Studio in Memphis and "reimagined" a dozen tunes with the help of friends like Kid C...

Ed Kuepper  co-founded  The Saints  in 1973 and made music history with debut single,  I’m Stranded  in 1976. Now Ed has formed  The Saints ’73-’78  along with drummer  Ivor Hay  and ringers  Mick Harvey  (Bad Seeds) and  Mark Arm  (Mudhoney). The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Ed about those early days and about what to expe...

SunYears  is the current solo project by  Peter, Bjorn and John’s Peter Morén . Or is it? Here is Peter to tell us if  SunYears  is an alter ego or a band. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Peter, who was home in Stockholm, Sweden, about his new musical identity, one that he shares, on this album, with  Lisa Hannigan, Sam Genders  and  Nicole Atkins , am...

Bluesbreaker  Walter Trout  has just released a new album,  Sign Of The Times , his third in the past four years. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  asked the former member of  Canned Heat  and  John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers  why he’s so prolific and why he’s freaked out by AI.

Tami Neilson  has had quite a year…touring with Willie and Bob and releasing her critically acclaimed  Neon Cowgirl  album along with playing with  Neil Finn  and  Kaylee Bell  at Roundhead Studios. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Tami during her “down time” between the Infinity Session and her upcoming NZ Tour dates. Here she is, “celebrating where I...

Grant-Lee Phillips  has just released his latest album titled  In The Hour Of Dust , and here he is to explain what it all means. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to  Grant-Lee Phillips  at his home in Nashville about making  In The Hour Of Dust  with  Jay Bellerose, Jennifer Condos  and  Patrick Warren .

Margo Price has just released her new album, Hard Headed Woman , touted as "a return to Country Music"...but on her terms. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Margo shortly after release day and talked about... Bob Dylan, Sinead O'Connor, Kris Kristofferson and her memoir, Maybe We'll Make It .

Dunedin indie-rockers  Pearly*  have just released their debut album,  Not So Sweet,  immediately garnering rave reviews. Marty Duda  found  Joel Field  and  Phaedra Love  having a cold one at their local,  Pearl Diver Pub , celebrating release day and talking to  The 13th Floor.

Coyle Girelli has just released a new solo album...a collaboration of sorts, with the late, great Mac Davis ( Suspicious Minds/Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me ) called Out Of This Town, on Sun Records! Marty Duda spoke to the British singer-songwriter, and former indie-rocker about his relationship with one of America's great songwriters and the resulting album that features his interpretations of 11...

New Math  were one of the first punk/new wave/post-punk bands to emerge from Rochester, New York,, a city that, until then was known for  Chuck Mangione, Lou Gramm  and Eastman Kodak Company. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to newly-reunited  Gary Trainer  and  Roy Stein  of  New Math  to talk about old times (they played at his wedding) and the...