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Nick Bollinger revisits some of the listening that enlivened his year. Audio

Nick Bollinger revisits some of the great music of 2017 that may have been overshadowed by the bigger hits. Audio

Ria Hall has made an album that looks from the past to the future. Nick Bollinger takes a listen. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a mythological sci-fi love saga from Northland artist Troy Kingi. Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews new local concept albums by Ria Hall and Troy Kingi, and a set of sonic collages from Wellington turntablist Alphabethead. Audio

Nick Bollinger delves into Aotearoa's disco past and investigates the out-takes of Angel Olsen while Tony Stamp turns his attention to the dark meditations of chanteuse Charlotte Gainsbourg. Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the abstract electronica and soul-pop hooks of Kelela, talks to Be Good Tanyas singer Frazey Ford about folk roots and Memphis soul, and explores the… Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger explores the electronic-classical combinations of Christchurch artist Indi, the dark dancefloor ruminations of Yumi Zouma and a classic Kiwi reissue from Golden… Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the chords, choruses and conflicts of gay Christian singer-songwriter Julien Baker Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses the ageing grace of Robert Plant; the conflicts of gay Christian singer-songwriter Julien Baker, and a look at the roots of Memphis pop legends Big… Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a set of casual duets by Melbourne singer/guitar-slinger Courtney Barnett and Philadelphia fret-flayer Kurt Vile. Audio

Nick Bollinger considers an upbeat pop set by Beck, and wonders if this is his Let's Dance? Audio

This week in the Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews a new album from iconic Australian songwriter Paul Kelly, an Afrobeat fable by Antibalas and a lost English oddity from Lal and Mike Waterson.

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This week in The Sampler, Nick Bollinger muses over the mixed mythologies of Tori Amos and uncovers a collection of pioneering Antipodean electronica, while Elliott Childs visits the urban rap-scapes… Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger assesses the return of LCD Soundsystem, an intricate and anxious new album from the National, and a lost record from the Neil Young archives. Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger has a listen to the album Neil Finn recorded live and online, and talks to Chicago-based country-storyteller Robbie Fulks. Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the first album in nearly three decades from Flying Nun pioneers Sneaky Feelings and another from Wellington veterans The Spines, plus a rare solo set… Audio

In this week's Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the beautiful but not harmless songs of Herriot Row; a dark and sometimes danceable set from Reb Fountain; the pop-rock aspirations of Daniel McClelland… Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses the high-drama big-production pop of Nicole Atkins, a fresh set of Americana from David Rawlings, the reissue of a 70s classic from Kiwi psych-rockers… Audio

This week in the Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews new sounds from eclectic Japanese popster Cornelius and local singer-songwriter Charlotte Yates, while Elliott Childs dives into the surf-punk of… Audio