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The Sampler: 7 August 2018
7 Aug 2018Nick Bollinger reviews the synth-soaked debut of L.A.-based expat Chelsea Jade; hook-filled songs of romantic defeat from The Beths; and the internal geography and emotional meteorology of Mali Mali.
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The Sampler: Azimuth by Mali Mali
7 Aug 2018Nick Bollinger discusses the internal geography and emotional meteorology of Ben Tolich a.k.a. Mali Mali
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The Sampler: Personal Best by Chelsea Jade
7 Aug 2018Nick Bollinger reviews the synth-soaked debut of Los Angeles-based Kiwi expat Chelsea Jade.
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The Sampler: Future Me Hates Me by The Beths
7 Aug 2018Nick Bollinger discusses the hook-filled songs of romantic defeat on the debut album of Auckland power-popsters The Beths.
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The Sampler : Free Spirit by Paul Rodgers
31 Jul 2018Brit-rock veteran Paul Rodgers revisits the repertoire of his first - and greatest - band: Free. Nick Bollinger listens.
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The Sampler: 31 July 2018
31 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger discusses a personal foray into world music for Adults founder Jon Toogood; agitated offerings from the nominally mellow Dawes; and a journey through the past with Brit-rock veteran…
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The Sampler: Haja by The Adults
31 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger discusses a personal foray into world music for Shihad frontman and Adults founder Jon Toogood.
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The Sampler: 24 July 2018
24 Jul 2018This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the deconstructed pop songs of Dirty Projectors; a free-ranging collaboration between jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd and singer-songwriter Lucinda…
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The Sampler: Vanished Gardens by Charles Lloyd and the Marvels
24 Jul 2018Venerable jazz saxophonist finds common ground with rootsy singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams on a free-ranging new album.
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The Sampler: Both Directions at Once by John Coltrane
24 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger listens to a long lost album from sainted saxophonist John Coltrane.
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The Sampler: Lamp Lit Prose by Dirty Projectors
24 Jul 2018David Longstreth has made a post-modern pop album of romantic sentiments and apocalyptic backdrops. Nick Bollinger listens.
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The Sampler: Remain in Light by Angelique Kidjo
17 Jul 2018Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo pays tribute to an African-inspired classic by Talking Heads.
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The Sampler: 17 July 2018
17 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger discusses Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo's tribute to an African-insired classic by Talking Heads, and lends an ear to the latest 'fourth world' adventures of Jon Hassell, while…
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The Sampler: Listening To Pictures by Jon Hassell
17 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger discusses the 'fourth world' concepts of electronic adventurer Jon Hassell.
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The Sampler: Noonday Dream by Ben Howard
17 Jul 2018Elliott Childs lends an ear to the third album from British experimental folk musician Ben Howard.
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The Sampler: 10 July 2018
10 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger spends some quality time with the latest epic from tenor sax titan Kamasi Washington; a folk-tronic collaboration between Laura Marling and Tunng member Mike Lindsay; and gets lost in…
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The Sampler: Heaven & Earth by Kamasi Washington
10 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger spends some quality time with the latest epic from tenor sax titan Kamasi Washington.
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The Sampler: Lump - Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay
10 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger discusses a collaboration between singer-songwriter Laura Marling and folk-tronicist Mike Lindsay.
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The Sampler: Finkelstein by Hamish Kilgour
10 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger delights in the lush folds of a fairytale concept album by Clean founder Hamish Kilgour, but fails to follow the storyline.
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The Sampler: Big Pink 50th Anniversary Special
3 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger celebrates the 50th anniversary of Music From Big Pink - the debut album of The Band - by taking a deep look at its influences and its effects.
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The Sampler: Thrillington
26 Jun 2018Nick Bollinger considers a curiosity from the cabinet of Paul McCartney.
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The Sampler - 26 June 2018
26 Jun 2018Nick Bollinger reviews the debut album of singer Josiah Wise a.k.a Serpentwithfeet, an orchestral and apocalyptic set from Gruff Rhys and a curiosity from the cabinet of Paul McCartney.
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The Sampler: Babelsberg by Gruff Rhys
26 Jun 2018Nick Bollinger reviews an orchestral and apocalyptic set from Welsh alt-pop artist Gruff Rhys.
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The Sampler: Soil by Serpentwithfeet
26 Jun 2018Nick Bollinger has a listen to the moist and vibrant music of Josiah Wise, otherwise known as Serpentwithfeet.
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