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The Sampler 13 June 2017
13 Jun 2017In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses the glacial grooves of Icelandic quartet Vök; the Tennessee twang of Los Straitjackets; the solo debut of Berlin electronicist Daniel Brandt, and a…
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Eternal Something by Daniel Brandt
13 Jun 2017Nick Bollinger discusses the solo debut of Berlin percussionist and electronicist Daniel Brandt
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Witness by Benjamin Booker
6 Jun 2017Nick Bollinger talks to Benjamin Booker about Mexico, Mavis and his sophomore album.
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Big Bad Luv by John Moreland
6 Jun 2017Nick Bollinger reviews a set of country songs about passion's pitfalls from John Moreland.
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The Sampler 6 June 2017
6 Jun 2017In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger talks to Benjamin Booker about Mexico, Mavis and his sophomore album, and reviews a set of country songs about passsion's pitfalls from John Moreland, while…
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This Old Dog by Mac DeMarco
6 Jun 2017Elliott Childs assesses the latest from Canadian D.I.Y. exponent Mac Demarco.
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The Sampler Summit: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is not just one of the biggest-selling albums in history; it might also be the most culturally significant. To mark the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ classic…
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The Sampler 23 May 2017
23 May 2017In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger sets out to identify the various voices of Aldous Harding; a goth-themed album from long-running indie band The Mountain Goats; and the Cameroonian blues of…
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The Sampler: Ako by Blick Bassy
23 May 2017Nick Bollinger reviews a familiar yet strange sound which combines blues and Cameroonian folk song, and just about everything else.
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Goths by The Mountain Goats
23 May 2017With the Nashville Symphony Chorus sounding like they are in Westminster Abbey, and John Darnielle singing about castles and batcaves, the opening track on Goths is gothic by definition, but...
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Album Review: Party by Aldous Harding
23 May 2017There's a sense of theatre about Party, which subverts the typical notion of the singer-songwriter as confessor and beacon of authenticity. Aldous Harding seems to be giving herself permission to…
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Winterdust by Matt Langley
16 May 2017Nick Bollinger digests a solitary set from Dunedin singer-songwriter Matt Langley.
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My Heart Is A Beating Drum by Cave Circles
16 May 2017Nick Bollinger explores the percussive peregrinations of Riki Gooch, who records as Cave Circles.
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Kindly Leave The Stage by The Distractions
16 May 2017Nick Bollinger focuses on the final part of a trilogy from Manchester's The Distractions.
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Dark Arts by The Nudge
16 May 2017Nick Bollinger tastes the nouveau-psychedelia of The Nudge.
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The Sampler for Tuesday, 16 May 2017
17 May 2017Nick Bollinger explores the nouveau-psychedelia of The Nudge; the percussive peregrinations of Riki Gooch, who records as Cave Circles; a solitary set from Dunedin singer-songwriter Matt Langley; and…
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The Sampler 9 May 2017
9 May 2017In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses the surrealist pop of Robyn Hitchcock and the ecstatic music of Alice Coltrane, while Elliott Childs samples new music from Canadian collective The…
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Whiteout Conditions by The New Pornographers
9 May 2017Elliott Childs samples new music from Canadian collective The New Pornographers.
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Robyn Hitchcock by Robyn Hitchcock
9 May 2017Nick Bollinger reviews a new album of surrealistic pop from Robyn Hitchcock.
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The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane/Turiyasangitananda
9 May 2017Nick Bollinger discusses a retrospective set of devotional music from Alice Coltrane.
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The Sampler 2 May 2017
2 May 2017Is Kendrick Lamar the greatest rapper alive? In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger considers the claim. And he discusses a new Nick Cave retrospective and a 150-song set of Australasian fuzz-toned…
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The Sampler: Lovely Creatures by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
2 May 2017Nick Bollinger discusses a 30-year retrospective of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
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Damn by Kendrick Lamar
2 May 2017Is Kendrick Lamar the greatest living rapper? Nick Bollinger weighs up the evidence.
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