The Sampler for Tuesday 6 March 2012

Nick Bollinger reviews new albums from New York singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten and Irish troubadour Bap Kennedy, and talks about holiness and hedonism with Rob Spragg a.k.a Larry Love of the Alabama 3.

Music details

Artist: Sharon Van Etten
Songs: Warsaw, Give Out, Serpents, Leonard, Kevin’s, Ask
Composer: Van Etten
Album: Tramp
Label: Jag Jaguwar

Artist: Bap Kennedy
Songs: The Right Stuff, The Beauty Of You, Not A Day Goes By, Maybe I Will, Lonely No More, Shimnavale
Composer: Kennedy
Album: The Sailor’s Revenge
Label: Proper

Artist: Alabama 3
Songs: Woke Up This Morning, Hypo Full Of Love, You Don’t Dance 2 Tekno Anymore, Mao Tse Tung Said
Composer: Alabama 3
Album: Exile On Coldharbour Lane
Label: Elemental

Artist: Alabama 3
Songs: Woke Up This Morning, Let The Caged Bird Sing
|Composer: Alabama 3
Album: Last Train To Mashville Vol. 2
Label: One Little Indian