The Sampler

Jim Pinckney's charmed by Nicolas Godin's intriguing homage to Bach. Read more Audio

Jim Pinckney welcomes back the compelling rhymes of Roots Manuva. Read more Audio

Jim Pinckney reviews the potent new album from Auckland musician Jonathan Bree. Read more Audio

In this edition of The Sampler, Jim Pickney reviews new releases by Air member Nicolas Godin, Roots Manuva and Jonathan Bree. Read more Audio

Jim Pinckney welcomes the long awaited return of Parisian producer St Germain. Read more Audio

Jim Pinckney translates the musical postcards from understated UK grime artist Swindle. Read more Audio

Jim Pinckney tunes into the latest transmission from the Atlanta art-rocker. Read more Audio

Jim Pinckney reviews St Germain's long germinating follow up album, St Germain; Deerhunter's chipper seventh album, Fading Frontier; and the jazzy international grime of Swindle on the album Peace… Read more Audio

This week in The Sampler Jim Pinckney reviews, Richard Hawley’s sophisticated South Yorkshire crooning, Kurt Vile’s latest batch of songs from the couch, and the mesmerising psychedelic covers of… Read more Audio

Jim Pinckey's spellbound by the mesmerising psychedelic covers of Sexwitch, the new collaboration between Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan and Toy. Read more Audio

Jim Pinckney regales in Richard Hawley's sophisticated South Yorkshire crooning. Read more Audio

Jim Pinckney sits in on the Kurt Vile's latest batch of songs from the couch. Read more Audio