The Sampler

Nick Bollinger assesses a new set from iconic Australian songwriter Paul Kelly. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger listens to a lost album and finds it lives up to its legend. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger lends an ear to an Afrobeat fable from New York ensemble Antibalas. Read more 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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Nick Bollinger discusses the ecstatic jazz of Kamasi Washington, and how the Los Angeles saxophonist is bridging the gap between jazz and pop. Read more Audio

They've been around for 25 years, which must make it hard to keep things surprising, but Mogwai's latest album, Every Country's Sun might just have delivered. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger considers the legacy of Native American guitarist Jesse Ed Davis. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a typically eccentric, sometimes spellbinding set from Tori Amos. Read more Audio

Elliott Childs explores the urban narratives of Los Angeles art-rapper Open Mike Eagle. Read more Audio