13th Floor MusicTalk

They say two out of three ain't bad...here are two members of sibling trio Womb to tell you about their new album, One Is Always Heading Somewhere, released on Flying Nun.

Marty Duda spoke to Georgette and Cello about making the new album along with their brother Haz. This third record finds them looking for a more refined sound and finding it thanks, in part, to a mixing session at Roundhead Studios.

Sola Rosa has just released a new EP titled New Tomorrows and Andrew Spraggon is already thinking about what will come next.

Marty Duda spoke to Andrew just ahead of New Tomorrows’ release and found him ready to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Sola Rosa with this new set of songs and then a solo album later this year.

Fust have just released their new album titled Big Ugly and bandleader Aaron Dowdy is with us to tell us how he is making sense of The South.

Marty Duda found Aaron in Durham, North Carolina and spoke to him about how a trip to West Virginia inspired him to write the 11 songs that make up this lyrical, thoughtful meditation on what it meads to be from The South.

Marty Duda spoke to Reb Fountain the day before her new album, How Love Bends was to be released. They spoke about Reb’s musical journey and the role her collaborator Dave Khan plays on that journey. Along the way we go deep into this very special collection of songs.

Indie rocker Annie DiRusso is on the verge of releasing her debut album. Super Pedestrian has been a long to coming, but the New York native is beaming with the knowledge that she's made something that is at times loud, crunchy and raw and has helped her become "more present".

Marty Duda spoke to Annie, who was in Chinatown, a week or so before Super Pedestrian was about to "drop". Annie had already released several single and E.P. and toured incessantly. Now, after having her "Party July", she's made the album she always wanted. Enjoy this In-depth discussion with Annie DiRusso on what its like being an indie artist in 2025.

Kestrels are a Canadian-based shoegaze band helmed by Chad Peck who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Marty Duda found Chad at home getting ready to take to the road now that Better Wonder, Kestrels' fifth album is now out and about. During our conversation Chad reveals his admiration for Brian Wilson and explains how a High School English teacher can make such a big noise.

Noah Lennox is Panda Bear…he’s also the drummer for Animal Collective. Sinister Grift is the new Panda Bear album, the first in five years. Here is Noah to fill us in on how it happened.

Marty Duda spoke to Noah, who we found on the road, in Nashville, touring just ahead of release day. Noah now lives in Lisbon, Portugal…so he invited his longtine chum, Josh “Deakin” Dibb over to help put this record together. And so, more friends eventually became involved, mostly remotely, include most of his other band, Animal Collective. Watch, listen and enjoy this conversation with Panda Bear.

The Delines have just released their new album, Mr. Luck and Ms. Doom and here is songwriter/guitarist/novelist Willy Vlautin to tell us all about characters like Lorraine, Nancy, Maureen and The Pensacola Pimp.

Marty Duda spoke to Willy who was calling from just outside Portland, Oregon, a town that inspired many of Willy's songs and stories that you'll hear through these 11 new tracks and sung by the extraordinary voice of Amy Boone.

Cash & Skye are Henri Cash and Sophia Skye. Henri plays with hard rocking LA band Starcrawler and Skye's dad is the bass player in Rilo Kiley. Together they make music uniquely their own...featuring close harmonies, catchy melodies and some good old fashioned twang.

Marty Duda spoke to Henri and Sophia just before release day. The duo were in their studio in Pasadena preparing for a night out. We stopped them in their tracks to ask why it has taken so long from the couple, who have known each other since high school, to finally release an album. Along the way the conversation drifts into stories about The Eagles, marionettes, and looking for moose while stepping in bison poop. Something for everyone!

More than 50 years after her debut album and Joan Armatrading shows no sign of slowing down. She’s just released a new album, How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean, this past November after writing her first classical piece. And as you’ll hear in this revealing interview, Joan is constantly thinking forward…