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Arlo Parks - Ambiguous Desire (Transgressive Records) (13th) Arlo Parks’ new album Ambiguous Desire, out today, suggests the artist releases long players with almost metronomic regularity. This is her third following her

This LP grows with each listening, and then you’ll want to play it again. It’ll be on repeat at my house for some time to come. #newmusic #musicreview #13thfloor 13thfloor.co.nz/arlo-parks-a...

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Cut Worms - Transmitter (Jagjaguwar) 13th Floor Album Review Transmitter is Cut Worms’, aka Max Clarke, fifth foray into the recordsphere that includes three long players - Hollow Ground (2018), Nobody Lives Here Anymore

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Heavenly - Highway To Heavenly (Skep Wax) (13th Floor Album) After a 30 year hiatus, British band Heavenly have cut their 5th long player Highway To Heavenly, a return to the ‘Jangle’ and Indie Pop genre of the late 1980s

13thfloor.co.nz/heavenly-hig... heavenly by name…. #newmusic #musicreview #13thfloor

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Napoleon Baby - Live at the Rose Theatre EP 13th Floor Album Auckland indie-rock outfit Napoleon Baby have released a 5-track EP, Live at Rose Theatre recorded at the Belmont venue in November 2025

13thfloor.co.nz/napoleon-bab... Napoleon Baby live… the best way to hear them #newmusic #newzealandmusic #musicreview #13thfloor #aotearoa

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Chanelle & Friends - Creature Groove & Other Songs For Kids Creature Groove and other songs for kids is a new release from Papamoa-based Chanelle Davis (Tainui), a multi-award winning singer-songwriter and music teacher.

13thfloor.co.nz/chanelle-fri... If you’ve got kids, or know someone that has them, go out and buy this LP. #newmusic #musicreview #newzealandmusic #aotearoa #13thfloor #kidsmusic #channelle

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Floyd Marsden - What Does It Mean? (13th Floor Album Review) What Does It Mean? is the third studio album from Kiwi singer-songwriter Floyd Marsden, following on from her debut Open Your Eyes in 2022 and 2024’s The Disco

13thfloor.co.nz/floyd-marsde... A talented songwriter with an acerbic line ever at the ready, insightful observations and improbable rhymes created with a subtle change of tempo set against an eclectic mix of music. #newmusic #musicreview #newzealandmusic #aotearoa #nz #13thfloor

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Sunset Tsunami - Dub Till Dawn (Loop Recordings) (13th Floor Sunset Tsunami are rolling into the new year with the release of their debut long player Dub Till Dawn.

13thfloor.co.nz/sunset-tsuna... Dub Till Dawn may not be breaking new ground, but what Sunset Tsunami do with their material stands up very well. Sometimes doing exactly what it says on the box is a good thing. #newmusic #musicreview #aotearoa #newzealand #dub #reggae #13thfloor

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Langhorne Slim - The Dreamin’ Kind (Dualtone Records) (13th) On his latest album Dreamin’ Kind, Nashville transplant Langhorne Slim takes a slight detour from the Americana sounds steeped in folk, roots, blues and country

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Rock & Roll isn’t a sound, necessarily. It’s an energy, and he’s got it #newmusic #albumreview #13thfloor

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Robert Stillman - 10,000 Rivers (Orindal Records) 13th Floor If your brain is yet to kick fully into gear after the summer break then it’s in for a rude awakening when you encounter Robert Stillman’s 10,000 Rivers.

13thfloor.co.nz/robert-still... #mudicreview #newmudic #13thfloor #robertstillman #jazz #avantgarde #contemporary

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Sea Shepherd ship Allankay prepares Antarctic mission to expose krill fleet
#seashepherd campaigning against the #krill fishing industry

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Juliana Hatfield - Lightning Might Strike Lightning Might Strike is studio album release number 21 for Juliana Hatfield as a solo artist, the latest in a long career that includes 10 more LPs under...

13thfloor.co.nz/juliana-hatf... a beautifully optimistic take on a world that can seem overwhelmingly bleak #13thfloor #newmusic #musicreview #albumreview

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Merv Pinny – Hard Road (13th Floor Album Review) | The 13th Floor On his debut full-length album Hard Road, Merv Pinny is laying down a road map of sorts. He charts a route well-travelled through blues-infected rock and roll..

13thfloor.co.nz/merv-pinny-h... #newmudic #newzealandmusic #mysicreview #albumreview #mervpinny

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Sam Cullen – Sam Cullen (13th Floor Album Review) | The 13th Floor If an album of music is a journey, then Sam Cullen’s self-titled debut album is a journey back in time. This collection of 10 songs co-produced by Cullen and Chris Scott, with Benjamin Mack calling th...

13thfloor.co.nz/sam-cullen-s... #newmusic #newzealadmusic #albumreview #13thfloor 80s inspired power pop

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Blair Morgan - Sunday River (Blair Morgan Music) (13th Floor Sunday River is Blair Morgan’s first studio album released under his own name and, you might ask, what took him so long?

13thfloor.co.nz/blair-morgan... #newzealandmusuc #countrymusic #folkmusic #newmusic #albumreview

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Toxic tourist: Jellyfish warning for Northland and Auckland coasts as waters warm up - look don’t touch

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Erase Everything - Glass Souls (Sunreturn) (13th Floor EP) Glass Souls is the second EP release from local band Erase Everything, after their debut eponyous EP last year. An experienced five piece hailing from Auckland and Dunedin the band members have featur...

13thfloor.co.nz/erase-everyt... this music could change and you can change the world #newmusic #albumreview #13thfloor

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Chrissie Hynde and Pals - Duets Special (Parlophone) (13th Chrissie Hynde, frontwoman of 1980s smash-hit producing, globally-famous, new wave band The Pretenders, has released Duets Special, the 4th studio album under her own name, with a host of famous frien...

13thfloor.co.nz/chrissie-hyn... getting ready for #Christmas #ChrissieHynde #DuetsSpecial #newmusic #albumreview #13thfloor

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Todd Snider - High, Lonesome And Then Some (Aimless Records) In his latest album High, Lonesome And Then Some, Todd Snider doesn’t just open the window on the crazy world of a women-chasing, hard drinking, itinerant...

13thfloor.co.nz/todd-snider-... navigating the highs, lows, pitfalls and peaks of the human condition, of broken relationships, failed romances and dead friends. #newmusic #albumreview #13thfloor #toddsnider #countryblues

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Kim Paterson with The Mike Nock Trio - Lake Rd Thick Records The ‘Auckland Father of Jazz’, Kim Paterson, has teamed up with lifelong friend and fellow legend Mike Nock, both inductees to the Music Hall of Fame, to...

13thfloor.co.nz/kim-paterson... a fine recording from a Kiwi jazz great #newmusic #albumreview #13thfloor #kimpaterson #newzealand #aotearoa

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ROCKET - R Is For Rocket (Transgressive Records) (13th Floor Rocket’s debut album R Is For Rocket illustrates how raw talent, hard work, clear ideas and not being scared to rework old ideas can come together to make a....

13thfloor.co.nz/rocket-r-is-... mega global superstardom beckons #newmusic #albumreview #13thfloor #rocket

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Underwire – State Between (13th Floor Album Review) | The 13th Floor It’s been incubating for nearly 15 years, now at last Underwire deliver their debut album State Between.

13thfloor.co.nz/underwire-st... relevant, revivalist and rebellious rock and roll #newusic #underwire #statebetween #albumreview #13thfloor

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Celebrate New Zealand’s wild side in two nature photograph competitions shooting and conserving nature #thenatureconservancy #birdoftheyear #aotearoa #newzealand #tncoceaniaphoto #photography #wildlife #nature

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BB & The Bullets - High Tide (Dixiefrog Records) (13th Floor It’s no mean feat to put out a debut long player, but to do so through a well-respected overseas indie label has to be viewed as a triumph. Whanganui 3-piece blues rock outfit BB & The Bullets have do...

13thfloor.co.nz/bb-the-bulle... nice sounds from Whanganui #newmusic #albumreview #bb&thebullets #hightide

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Bret McKenzie - Freak Out City (Sub Pop Records) (13th Floor If Bret McKenzie isn’t already an officially designated national treasure then it’s about time somebody made him one. The man is undeniably a prestigious talent: he’s a founding member of the Black Se...

13thfloor.co.nz/bret-mckenzi... NZ’s answer to Paul McCartney? #bretmcjenzie #freakoutcity #newmusic #albumreview

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My Baby - Echo (So Recordings) (13thFloor Album Review) Echo is the latest and 8th release from My Baby, the blended trio made up of Dutch siblings Cato and Joost van Dijk with Kiwi-born Daniel “DaFreez” Johnston...

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#mybaby #newmusic #albumreview #dancemusic #bluesmusic

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A world from above: View the best images from the Aerial Photography Awards

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Fishbone - Stockholm Syndrome (Consigliere) (13thfloor Album For well over 40 years L.A. ska punk outfit Fishbone have earned a reputation for high-energy, up-tempo performances and an unswerving engagement with political

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#fishbone still rocking out the politics #stickholmsyndrome #albumreview #newmudic #ska #punk #roots

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People of the Sun - People of the Sun (13th Floor Album People of the Sun is the self-titled first offering from accomplished and talented trio, Joseph Anderson, Djordje Nikolic, and Tom Scrase hailing from New...

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#newmusic #albumreview #aotearoa #newzealand #peopleofthesun

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Auckland Zoo’s dinosaur lights show captivates visitors at night
It’s a must see! #aucklandzoo #newzealand #dinosaurs

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Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap - Elemental Mack Avenue Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap have consummated their on again, off again live affair with a first recording together in Elemental.

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Jazz standards with a twist #deedeebridgewayer #bill Harlan #albumreview #newmusic #jazz

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