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Nick Bollinger discusses the bittersweet fairytales of Princess Chelsea, homegrown exotica of Orchestra of Spheres, Kentucky vignettes of Tyler Childers and a second pass at a major album from St… Audio

Romance and disappointment go hand in hand in the bittersweet pop of Princess Chelsea, as Nick Bollinger discovers. Audio

Orchestra Of Spheres are ethnographers of the imagination. Nick Bollinger delves into their homegrown exotica. Audio

Tyler Childers, who tours here next year with John Prine, draws something pure and potent from a deep well of tradition. Nick Bollinger takes a draught. Audio

Annie Clark a.k.a. St. Vincent revisits last year's Masseduction as an intimate set of piano songs. Nick Bollinger checks out the new angle. Audio

Anika Moa returns from New Orleans with a powerful, personal set; Cat Power continues her wanderings on life's dark paths and Jon Batiste includes southern boogie and Chopin in his pianistic ambit… Audio

Nick Bollinger tunes in to Wanderer, the latest report from life's dark paths by Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. Audio

Anika Moa returns from New Orleans with a personal, powerful set of songs. Nick Bollinger lends an ear. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses a set that takes in both boogie-woogie and Chopin from New Orleans' premier pianist Jon Batiste. Audio

After more the four decades of Kiwi rock'n'roll, Hello Sailor guitarist Harry Lyon makes a solo album. Nick Bollinger listens. Audio

Nick Bollinger appreciates the verbal virtuosity of Chicago rapper Noname. Audio

Paul Simon offers some new ways of hearing some of his old songs with In the Blue Light. Nick Bollinger lends an ear. Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses the solo debut of veteran Kiwi rocker Harry Lyon, the verbal virtuosity of Chicago rapper Noname, and a Paul Simon album that offers new ways to… Audio

Nick Bollinger eavesdrops on Prince's private piano party. Audio

Anna Calvi stakes out some middle ground on both the gender and musical spectra; Yves Tumor makes an apocalyptic dance music you might call post-everything, and a private Prince recording goes public… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the debut album of multi-instrumental millennial Tash Sultana; a sonically smouldering set from midwestern slo-core pioneers Low; and a tale of two immigrants from… Audio

After 25 years, Midwestern slo-core trio low take a sonically challenging left turn. Nick Bollinger takes a listen. Audio

Nick Bollinger assesses the array of skills unleashed on the debut album of multi-instrumental millennial Tash Sultana. Audio

Nick Bollinger listens to a tale of two immigrants from Mexican-American rocker Alejandro Escovedo. Audio

Despite struggles with health and technology, Martin Phillipps has consolidated the return of his iconic band The Chills with a timely and topical new album. Nick Bollinger talks to the big Chill. Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses Paul McCartney's new album and its place in the Beatle veteran's hallowed catalogue, and talks past, present and future with Chills frontman Martin Phillipps. Audio

Paul McCartney can't seem to stop writing songs. Nick Bollinger considers what his latest ones add to the best known songbook in pop. Audio

Precocious Long Island siblings The Lemon Twigs write a musical. Nick Bollinger takes a front row seat. Audio

British-born, New York-based Devonte Hynes explores his sense of dislocation in an uneasy new album. Nick Bollinger has a listen. Audio

Nick Bollinger celebrates the mysterious cool of 60s pop arranger Ivor Raymonde. Video, Audio