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The Sampler: Lambchop, Gold Panda, Rozi Plain
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the new album from Nashville veterans Lambchop, UK beatmaker Gold Panda, and folk musician Rozi Plain. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: The best reissues of 2022
2:00 PM.Tony Stamp highlights ten of his favourite reissues and compilations of 2022, including Latin funk, nineties grunge, Egyptian synth-pop, and NZ classics. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: The best singles of 2022
6:00 PM.Tony Stamp highlights some of his favourite singles of the past year, including psych rock, Jamaican pop, dancefloor bangers, and RnB. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: The best international albums of 2022
2:00 PM.Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite international releases from the past year, including futurist flamenco, unfiltered R&B, space rock, and rap. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: The best local albums of 2022
2:00 PM.Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite NZ releases from the past year, including homespun folk, te reo waiata, lo-fi beats, and walls of guitar. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Hans Pucket, Goodnight My Darling, Boycrush, Amamelia
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp catches up on four recent local releases from Wellington and Auckland: ornate guitar pop from Hans Pucket, Goodnight My Darling’s icy shoegaze, electro pop by Boycrush, and exuberant indie… Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Womb, Zane 2000, Fazed on a Pony, Hannah Everingham
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp catches up on four local releases from around the country. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Caitlin Rose, Soaked Oats, Arctic Monkeys
2:30 PM.Elliott Childs reviews new records by Nashville singer Caitlin Rose, Dunedin’s Soaked Oats and Arctic Monkeys. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Alvvays, Senica, Jesca Hoop
3:38 PM.Elliott Childs reviews new records by Canadian indie band Alvvays, Ōtautahi’s Senica and singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Craig Finn, Open Mike Eagle, SJD
2:30 PM.Elliott Childs reviews albums by American singer/songwriter Craig Finn, Art-rapper Open Mike Eagle and Dunedin's SJD. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, Punch Brothers, Sports Dreams
2:30 PM.Elliott Childs reviews a collaboration between Vieux Farka Touré and Khruangbin, the latest album from Punch Brothers and a new EP from local band Sports Dreams. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Maxine Funke, Kenny Beats, Bill Callahan
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a compilation of Dunedin songwriter Maxine Funke's lo-fi tunes, the debut LP by Kenny Beats, and is joined by Elliott Childs to discuss the latest from Bill Callahan. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Princess Chelsea, Jockstrap, Daphni
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews Princess Chelsea’s newest mix of sweet & sour songcraft, classical/ EDM madness from Britain's Jockstrap, and the latest by Canadian producer Daphni. Read more Audio
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Sampler Summit: Björk
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp assembles a panel of experts to assess the new Björk album Fossora. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Alex G, Ari Lennox, No Age
7:00 PM.Tony Stamp reviews Alex G's experimental folk-rock, neo-soul jams by Ari Lennox, and punk primitivism from No Age. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: catching up on local releases
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp looks back over the last few months of local releases and highlights some worth checking out. Read more Audio
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On Spirituals Santigold aimed to go "inward, upward and forward"
7:30 PM.Tony Stamp dissects genre-hopping musician Santigold's latest album Spirituals, with help from the artist herself. Read more Video, Audio
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The Sampler: Julia Jacklin, Clear Path Ensemble, Sudan Archives
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews Sydneysider Julia Jacklin's impeccable third album, Poneke jazz from Clear Path Ensemble, and a sprawling RnB opus by Sudan Archives. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Black Thought, Baecorp, Hudson Mohawke
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp explores new albums by veteran rapper Black Thought, Auckland newcomers Baecorp, and wonky Scottish producer Hudson Mohawke. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Cass McCombs, DOMi & JD Beck, Andrew Tuttle
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews Cass McCombs' satirical songs about sadness, Domi & JD Beck's hyperactive jazz, and the ambient banjo music of Andrew Tuttle. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Recitals, Motte, Kiwi Jr
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp checks out the debut LP by Poneke's Recitals, a frosty collection from Ōtautahi violinist Motte, and more funny, catchy indie rock courtesy of Canadians Kiwi Jr. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Emily Fairlight & The Shifting Sands, Moppy, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp directs his ears to a lovely and lacerating collection from Emily Fairlight and The Shifting Sands, atmospheric electronics courtesy of Kirikiriroa's Moppy, and a sixties-indebted… Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Stinky Jim, Babeheaven, Carrtoons
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp assesses an album of dubwise delights from Auckland DJ Stinky Jim, a pleasantly polite outing by UK five-piece Babeheaven, and a selection of snackable soul courtesy of NYC producer… Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Beyoncé, Feign Jima, Tali
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp sifts through the maelstrom of responses to Beyoncé's latest, discovers a new Melbourne singer called Feign Jima, and checks out the 8th album from NZ's queen of drum n bass, Tali. Read more Audio
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The Sampler: Lunavela, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, JayWood
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp engages with Auckland musician Lunavela’s scathingly honest indie rock, joke-filled dance floor cuts from French/ Belgian duo Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, and Canadian JayWood’s breezy… Read more Audio
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