13th Floor MusicTalk

Aussie punk pioneers  The Saints,  led by vocalist  Chris Bailey , recorded one last album before his death in 2022, now titled,  Long March Through The Jazz Age . The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to late-era Saints drummer  Peter Wilkinson  about the making of this poignant final album and what his friend,  Chris Bailey  would make of all this.

Kirsten Morrell  releases her new single,  Hoping & Wishing (Robin’s Song) …with an album in the works and a show coming up at Big Fan. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  invited the former  Goldenhorse  vocalist to The 13th Floor to talk about her new music, her return to New Zealand and what to expect at her solo shows.

Weaving post-rock, dream pop and indie rock, Wellington’s  Hail, Meteor!  have released  Nearer , an album of delicate vastness. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to guitarist  David Coventry  and  John Kingston  to find out exactly what that means.

The Salt Collective  is a collaborative musical project led by French songwriter-guitarist  Stéphane Schück. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Stéphane about how and why he travelled from Normandy to North Carolina to work with his heroes from  The dBs  along with a cast of collaborators that includes  Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Andy Partridge (XTC), Amiee Mann (Til Tue...

Wellington band  Dropper  has just released their debut album,  Be A Little Kinder , borne out of frontman  Jude Savage’s  previous band,  Bleeding Star . The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Jude just before release day and his 20th birthday and found out how a new collaboration with  River Hann-Ellen  of  Debt Club  reignited his creative s...

Rhett Miller , founding member and front man for  The Old 97’s,  has released his 10th solo album,  A Lifetime Of Riding By Night. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Rhett who had vocal chord surgery immediately after recording his vocals for the album. Rhett’s recovered and singing better than ever! So we talk about making this very personal album as he takes a day off from...

Erase Everything features members of  Pluto ,  Bleeders ,  Shitripper ,  Fever   Lake  &  Crap   Date and their new EP is called Glass Souls.  The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Angelo Munro (also of The Bleeders ) about how he and his new bandmates reconnected with their formative years, being "Children of the '90s".  Erase Everything is: An...

With their neighbour to the South threatening to turn them into the 51st State, Canadian band  The Besnard Lakes  have good reason to feel like they live in a ghost nation. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to bandleader  Jace Lasek  about making a more “playful yet thoughtful” record in these uncertain times.

George D Henderson ,  the driving force behind 90s Dunedin icons  The Puddle ,  celebrates 50 years of underground rock with the vinyl debut of his latest project,  The New Existentialists. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to George about making his new album,  Bad Astrology  and his formative years with  Shayne P. Carter  in  The Puddle. 

John McFee  has played with everyone from  Van Morriso n to  Elvis Costello  to  Rick James …but have you heard of  Jackdawg ? Jackdawg  was the band John formed in 1990 along with fellow ex- Doobie Brother Keith Knudsen  and former  CCR-man Stu Cook . Their one album sank without a trace in 1990, but know its got a second life after a reissue…on vinyl...

Auckland punk band  Dick Move  has just released their third album,  Dream, Believe, Achieve , 13 songs in 25 minutes recorded at Roundhead Studios. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to lead singer  Lucy Suttor  about their duty to respond to the social and political landscape and, at the same time, offer a glimmer of hope.

Ny Oh  is UK-born, NZ-raised, LA-based artist  Naomi Ludlow , formerly of  Neon Gru  collaborator with  Margo Price  and  Harry Styles . The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to  Ny Oh  about the musical journey that brought her to finally making her debut album,  Wildwood , one she calls, “ a journey of self love through different lenses “.

Australian indie-pop songstress  Hatchie  has just released her latest album, a tasty little number called  Liquorice. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  found  Hatchie  in her adopted home of Los Angeles where she and her husband and collaborator  Joe Agius  made  Liquorice  along with drummer  Stella Mozgawa  ( Warpaint ) and co-producer&nbsp...

Invercargill-raised, Auckland-based troubadour Sam Cullen has finally released his self-titled debut album.  The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Sam about the long road to this record and how he plans to now take that show on the road.

Em is Auckland-based indie singer/songwriter and sound engineer Emily Wheatcroft-Snape and her second album, Move , is out now. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Em shortly before release day and talked to her about balancing her time as an artist and as an engineer.

Christchurch-based musician, songwriter and podcaster  Blair Morgan  has just released his new album,  Sunday River. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Blair about hiking in New England and being inspired by  John Prine  and  Warren Zevon .

Paul Kelly  is  Seventy  and so is his new album. The veteran Australian singer-songwriter celebrates the big 7-0 with a dozen or so new songs. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Paul about the significance of that age and what he’s looking forward to.

Enigmatic NZ-born, LA-based  Theia  is about to release highly anticipated debut album,  Girl, In A Savage World. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to  Theia  who was in L.A., where she resides just under the famous Hollywood sign.

Mundi  is coming to Ponsonby! Here is flautist, dancer and vocalist  Tamara Smith  to tell us what to expect when the band returns to Auckland. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Tamara, who was home in Christchurch, about how  Mundi  fuses Celtic, Latin, Brazilian and African sounds into something uniquely… Mundi . And speaking of unique…Tamara demonstrates her on...

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda talked to the two Daves about how they connected with their "inner Eno " to create this unique body of work.

Harper Finn  has released his debut album,  Silo Park , and we have him here at The 13th Floor to tell us how it all came together. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  sat down with Harper a few weeks ago and talked to him about the journey that took him from Auckland’s Silo Park to New York City and Woodstock.

It’s Halloween and what better way to spend the day than with  Lou’ana  and her new album,  Disco Witch .

St. Paul & The Broken Bones have just released their 6th studio album, a self-titled affair that finds the big band making a big sound in Muscle Shoals. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Paul Janeway about recording at the legendary Fame Studio and resetting their sound with a producer called " Eg" .

Great Barrier  is a (mostly) Kiwi trio based in Germany. Drummer  Constantine “Dino” Karlis  describes their sound as, “ Can  fronted by a disoriented  Keith Jarrett “. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Dino, who was in Berlin, about making their debut album,   Repetition  and returning to New Zealand to reunite with his old mates from  HDU .

Jonny Fritz is back! The Country Music eccentric took time off from music to become, of all things, a real estate agent. His new album is Debbie Downers . The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Jonny in the San Gabriel Mountains of California where he carries out his assorted side hustles that include selling houses, booking bands, making music and drinking tea.