The Sampler

Nick Bollinger considers whether Atlanta rap trio Migos might be this generation's Beatles, and lends an ear to the American textures of Swedish singing sisters First Aid Kit, the cut-up constructions… Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger explores the sound worlds of Jamaican electronic duo Equiknoxx Music. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger indulges in the black T-shirt blues of Atlanta sisters Larkin Poe. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger considers the cross-cultural rhythms and colonial guilt of Tune-Yards' Merril Garbus; the sound worlds of Jamaican electronic duo Equiknoxx Music, and black-T-shirt blues of Atlanta… Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger contemplates the kinetic rhythms and colonial guilt of Tune-Yards' Merril Garbus Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger listens to the half-century-old recordings of an up-and-coming London blues band. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger ponders why no one seems interested in the new album by one of the biggest bands in the world. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger listens to the final album from Sharon Jones and recalls an encounter with the late soul star Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger assesses the second set from sexagenerian soul singer Robert Finley Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger ponders why no one is listening to the new U2 album; a set of half-century-old recordings by The Rolling Stones; a sophomore set from sixty-something soul singer Robert Finley and the… Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger revisits a few of the local albums that stood out in 2017 Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger takes another listen to a few of the international albums that stood out in 2017 Read more Audio