The Sampler

Jim Pinckney reviews Music Complete by New Order, Half Free by U.S. Girls and Girls and Foam by Darkstar. Audio

Jim Pinckney tunes in to the twisted pop of U.S. Girls Half Free. Read more Audio

Jim Pinckney negotiates New Order's first truly new material in over a decade. Read more Audio

Jim Pinckney delves into Darkstar's socially conscious gentle electronica. Read more Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger hosts a Sampler Summit to discuss the David Bowie box set Five Years - 1969-1973. He is joined by glam rock scholar Dr Ian Chapman, writer and cultural critic… Read more Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the latest set of doomed dream-pop from Lana Del Rey; new releases from the National members Bryce and Aaron Dessner's Brassland label; and the… Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger dissects the latest set of doomed dream-pop from Lana Del Rey. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger navigates the neo-rustic inventions of Dave Rawlings Machine. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger investigates two new releases from the National members Bryce and Aaron Dessner's Brassland label. Read more Audio

The black comic Americana of Johnny Dowd. Read more Audio

No No No; the first offering in five years from Beirut. Read more Audio

Psychedelia and soul from Dan Auerbach's new band The Arcs. Read more Audio