The Sampler

Venerable jazz saxophonist finds common ground with rootsy singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams on a free-ranging new album. Read more Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the deconstructed pop songs of Dirty Projectors; a free-ranging collaboration between jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd and singer-songwriter Lucinda… Read more Audio

Elliott Childs lends an ear to the third album from British experimental folk musician Ben Howard. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the 'fourth world' concepts of electronic adventurer Jon Hassell. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo's tribute to an African-insired classic by Talking Heads, and lends an ear to the latest 'fourth world' adventures of Jon Hassell, while… Read more Audio

Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo pays tribute to an African-inspired classic by Talking Heads. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses a collaboration between singer-songwriter Laura Marling and folk-tronicist Mike Lindsay. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger spends some quality time with the latest epic from tenor sax titan Kamasi Washington. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger delights in the lush folds of a fairytale concept album by Clean founder Hamish Kilgour, but fails to follow the storyline. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger spends some quality time with the latest epic from tenor sax titan Kamasi Washington; a folk-tronic collaboration between Laura Marling and Tunng member Mike Lindsay; and gets lost in… Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger celebrates the 50th anniversary of Music From Big Pink - the debut album of The Band - by taking a deep look at its influences and its effects. Read more Video, Audio

Nick Bollinger has a listen to the moist and vibrant music of Josiah Wise, otherwise known as Serpentwithfeet. Read more Audio