The Sampler

Nick Bollinger revisits – in no particular order - a few of the year’s standout releases. Read more Audio

In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger ponders the eclectic catalogue of Howe Gelb, and wonders whether The Rolling Stones have just made their last great album; and Elliott Childs introduces the… Read more Audio

Elliott Childs absorbs the atmospheric pop of Baltimore’s Flock Of Dimes. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger ponders two new releases from the eclectic and prolific Howe Gelb that has him branching into gospel and contributing to the Great American Songbook. Read more Audio

More than fifty years since they began, The Rolling Stones have made a blues record. Nick Bollinger believes it is the last great Stones album. Read more Video, Audio

Nick Bollinger checks a new set of street songs from Auckland troubadour Greg Fleming. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a 3-disc document of the first live shows in 35 years by art-pop original Kate Bush. Read more Audio

Brad Warrington weighs in on A Tribe Called Quest’s first - and last – album together in 18 years. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger hitches a ride with a set of American roadsongs from Hiss Golden Messenger. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses a concept album from South-East London spoken-word artist Kate Tempest. Read more Audio

Twenty years on from the Gillian Welch's timeless debut Revival, Nick Bollinger assess a new release of outtakes from that album – Boots No.1: The Official Revival Bootleg. Read more Audio