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The Sampler
Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
4pm Sunday and 7:30pm Tuesday on RNZ National
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Sunday, 9 June 2024
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Arab Strap are not fine at all on new LP I’m totally fine with it
9 Jun 2024The acerbic Scottish duo are in particularly good form, thirty years after their inception, on an album that takes aim at social media. Read more Video, Audio
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Christoph El' Truento on Dubs From the Neighbourhood
9 Jun 2024The award-nominated producer has worked with Avantdale Bowling Club and other hip-hop luminaries, and applied his psychedelic touch to numerous genres. On his latest, he delves back into rocksteady… Read more Audio
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Friday, 7 June 2024
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Mel Parsons looks inward on her bittersweet, frequently gorgeous new LP Sabotage
7 Jun 2024The Christchurch singer-songwriter delves into darkness on her new LP. It's an exploration of sadness that's more meaningful when framed against Parsons' usual buoyant personality, writes Tony Stamp.
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Tuesday, 4 June 2024
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RIP Steve Albini, and Shellac's To All Trains
4 Jun 2024Tony Stamp and Elliott Childs reflect on the career of recording engineer and musician Steve Albini, and assess the final album by his band Shellac. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 25 May 2024
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Beth Gibbons is in reflective form on her revelatory solo debut Lives Outgrown
25 May 2024The Portishead singer unveils her first album, tackling motherhood and mortality on an collection that's sometimes gloomy, but often gorgeous. Read more Video, Audio
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Gareth Shute on his favourite Auckland venues
25 May 2024Tony Stamp is in Auckland for a guided tour of the music historian and writer's favourite local venues, in the final of this four part series. Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024
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Billie Eilish is melodically meta on Hit Me Hard and Soft
22 May 2024The pop prodigy's third album finds her continuing to deal with fame at a formative age, often speaking directly to fans and critics. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 18 May 2024
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Review: Rubricator by Sam Bambery
18 May 2024The Christchurch musician's second album wanders beyond the boundaries of alt-country and folk into more adventurous territory. Read more Video, Audio
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Yadana Saw on her favourite Wellington venues
18 May 2024Tony Stamp visits Wellington for a guided tour of his former RNZ colleague's favourite music venues, in the third of this four part series. Read more Audio
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Friday, 17 May 2024
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Taite Music Prize winner Vera Ellen's new EP is 'prickly, unpolished and heart-rending'
17 May 2024The Taite Prize award-winner's new EP is a collection of home recordings, raw with emotion and low in fidelity, her phenomenal songwriting chops fully intact. Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday, 11 May 2024
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On the Challengers score Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross lean into high-impact techno
11 May 2024The latest from the Nine Inch Nails duo is for Zendaya's sexually-charged tennis drama. Read more Video, Audio
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Jessica Pratt presents the dark side of the Californian dream on Here in the Pitch
11 May 2024The California singer's latest draws on music from the '60s, matchng the sweetness of her voice with an undercurrent of LA noir. Read more Video, Audio
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Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
4pm Sunday and 7:30pm Tuesday on RNZ National
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