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The Sampler
Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
4pm Sunday and 7:30pm Tuesday on RNZ National
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Sunday, 15 June 2025
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Lotus by Little Simz
15 Jun 2025The Mercury Prize-winning UK rapper returns after publicly splitting from her producer with an album that addresses the falling out directly. Audio
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Interview: Jazmine Mary
15 Jun 2025The neo-folk artist has just released a third album on Flying Nun, joining Tony in the studio to unpack its stylistic shifts and deeply-felt moods. Audio
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Saturday, 14 June 2025
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More by Pulp
14 Jun 2025The Brit Pop icons return after 24 years, as sardonic and zesty as ever despite entering their sixties. Audio
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Sunday, 8 June 2025
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I Believe in Dog by Salt Water Criminals
8 Jun 2025A solo project with the trappings of a band, Reuben Scott's second album under the Salt Water Criminals banner was recording in "tiny rooms in Auckland", but sounds huge. Audio
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Interview: Phoebe Rings
8 Jun 2025All four members of the indie-pop outfit join Tony in-studio for a chat about their debut LP Aseurai. Audio
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Saturday, 7 June 2025
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Le Vā by Ladi6
7 Jun 2025The R&B icon's latest was seven years in the making, a tribute to her late mum that marries bold beats with her effortlessly cool vocal style. Audio
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Sunday, 1 June 2025
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Everything Must Go by Goose
1 Jun 2025Elliott Childs assesses the latest from the American jam band. Audio
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Nick Bollinger and Elliott Childs talk about music books
1 Jun 2025Two music writers discuss what they've been reading lately. Audio
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Saturday, 31 May 2025
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Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes
31 May 2025Nick Bollinger reviews an instrumental collection from the LA trio. Audio
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Sunday, 25 May 2025
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Pink Silence by Cloth
25 May 2025Scottish twin siblings Rachael and Paul Swinton deliver a third album of tranquil textures with a hint of foreboding. Audio
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Interview: Gareth Shute
25 May 2025Tony Stamp speaks with musician and music writer Gareth Shute about his band Thee Golden Geese's new videogame, and some of his writing on NZ music history for the website Audioculture. Audio
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Can't Even by Bub
25 May 2025The name of Priya Sami's guitar four-piece may stand for 'breakup band', but this isn't an album of weepies, more like 70s-inflected rock with some cartoonish synth additions. Read more Audio
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The Sampler
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Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
4pm Sunday and 7:30pm Tuesday on RNZ National
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