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Tony Stamp delves into a movie-themed collaboration between American singer-songwriters Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine, two dance floor-focused EPs from Tāmaki producer deepState, and an… Audio

Tony Stamp explores the new album by NZ-born, London-based neo-soul adventurer Jordan Rakei, a blissed out collection about motherhood from UK singer Cleo Sol, and guitar-slinger Steve Gunn's latest… Audio

Tony Stamp samples the bombastic new album by ‘Britain’s greatest rapper’ Little Simz, a concept album about waking up from Wellington singer Mā, and indie stalwarts Low take their sonic adventuring… Audio

Tony Stamp surveys new albums from the Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Aaron Dessner (The National) project Big Red Machine, 21yr old beat-maker turned singer-songwriter wunderkind quickly, quickly, and… Audio

Tony Stamp is impressed by Halsey’s mix of pop and industrial, luxuriates in new soundscapes courtesy of Fat Freddy’s Drop, and swings his hips to two-thirds-Kiwi Berlin-based band No Romance. Audio

On The Sampler this week Tony Stamp attempts to stave off cabin fever by checking out three debut albums - one from Canadian soul singer Charlotte Day Wilson, one from UK dance producer Joy Orbison… Audio

Tony Stamp has a lockdown listen to UK music legend Joan Armatrading’s twentieth album, the third EP in a series by Zimbabwe-born, Australia-raised, LA-based hip hop musician Tkay Maidza, and the… Audio

Tony Stamp reports back on the second album by bedroom pop artist and global superstar Billie Eilish, Brixton by-way-of Nashville musician Yola’s blend of soul and country, and a collaboration between… Audio

Tony Stamp directs his ears toward the second album by Mercury Prize-winning Brit rapper Dave, the follow-up to an acclaimed collaboration between dance music producer Nicolas Jaar and psychedelic… Audio

Tony Stamp shares his perspective on Anthonie Tonnon's marriage of music and political musings, the shiny pop of Onono's debut, and Wellington five-piece Grawlixes' beautiful songs about wanting to… Audio

Tony Stamp reviews the third album by Aussie up-and-comers The Goon Sax, a heartbreaking collection of 'inner city folk music' from Canadian singer Mustafa, and the long awaited debut album of local… Audio

Tony Stamp analyses Lucy Dacus' nostalgic, detail-heavy new album, the country-soul hybrid found on Faye Webster's fourth outing, and Greentea Peng's debut cocktail of beats and mysticism. Audio

Tony Stamp comes to grips with Troy Kingi's excursion into folk music (in collaboration with Delaney Davidson), the fifth release in just two years from UK soul merchants SAULT, and the Flying Nun… Audio

Tony Stamp digs into the sunny debut album by Philadelphia pop strummers Another Michael, the third full-length from Aussie soul-futurists Hiatus Kaiyote, and Wellington producer Paige Julia's latest… Audio

Tony Stamp investigates the second album from America-born/ Germany-based electro singer Sophia Kennedy, a politically-charged collection by Canadian rapper Cadence Weapon, and a team up between… Audio

Tony Stamp gets his ears around a new album by American musician and best-selling author Michelle Zauner (AKA Japanese Breakfast), the second EP from Tāmaki Makaurau hip hop artist PollyHill, and an… Audio

Tony Stamp peruses a dancefloor stonker from tropical, Waiheke by-way-of Hackney Wick dance trio Flamingo Pier, the debut album by icy Auckland singer-songwriter Louisa Nicklin, and a sparse, soothing… Audio

Tony Stamp assesses the high energy electro pop of Japanese band CHAI on their third album WINK, an electrifying collection of psychedelic jams from Saharan guitar maestro Mdou Moctar, and the latest… Audio

Tony Stamp reviews a sonic 'waiting room' by UK soul artist Jorja Smith, the second album from Christchurch lo-fi pop genius Pickle Darling, and an EP that merges Guinean sensibilities with Swedish… Audio

Tony Stamp checks out a soulful concoction from former Electric Wire Hustle vocalist Mara TK, an upbeat pondering of mortality by The Chills, and the debut of deadpan post-punk Brits Dry Cleaning. Audio

Tony Stamp listens to Lontalius' stripped-back third album, the tenth anniversary reissue of Beastwars' debut album, and an EP recorded and produced on an iPhone by New York singer Hannah Jadagu. Audio

Tony Stamp absorbs a posthumous release from Auckland musician Reuben Winter, the first solo album by The Bads' Dianne Swann, and a collection of laidback beats designed for the early hours of the… Audio

Tony Stamp wraps his head around Taylor Swift's re-recording of her second album, a jazzy collaboration between Brit producer Floating Points and sax legend Pharoah Sanders, and the surprise return of… Audio

Tony Stamp basks in the glow of a new Pixie Williams covers album, a reissue of a classic by Auckland band Voom, and a breakup album from American songwriter Jenn Wasner, AKA Flock of Dimes. Audio

Tony Stamp lends an ear to a compilation of exploratory sounds from 1980/90s Japan. Audio