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The Sampler 17 January 2017
17 Jan 2017In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger revisits notable 2016 releases from William Tyler, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam.
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The Sampler 10 January 2017
10 Jan 2017In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger revisits 2016 releases from Hayes Carll and Angel Olsen.
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The Sampler 3 January 2017
3 Jan 2017In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger revisits three of the local albums that stood out for him in 2016.
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The Sampler for 27 December 2016
27 Dec 2016In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger revisits three albums that stood out for him in 2016: David Bowie's 'Blackstar', Anderson .Paak's 'Malibu', and Mbongwana Star's 'From Kinshasa To The Moon'.
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The Sampler: Best of 2016
20 Dec 2016Nick Bollinger revisits – in no particular order - a few of the year’s standout releases.
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The Sampler for 13 December 2016
13 Dec 2016In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger ponders the eclectic catalogue of Howe Gelb, and wonders whether The Rolling Stones have just made their last great album; and Elliott Childs introduces the…
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'Sno Angel Like You' and 'Future Standards' by Howe Gelb
13 Dec 2016Nick Bollinger ponders two new releases from the eclectic and prolific Howe Gelb that has him branching into gospel and contributing to the Great American Songbook.
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If You See Me Say Yes by Flock Of Dimes
13 Dec 2016Elliott Childs absorbs the atmospheric pop of Baltimore’s Flock Of Dimes.
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The Sampler for 6 December
6 Dec 2016In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger reviews a 3-disc document of the first live shows in 35 years by art-pop original Kate Bush, and new set of street songs from Auckland troubadour Greg Fleming…
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Blue and Lonesome: The last great Stones album?
13 Dec 2016More than fifty years since they began, The Rolling Stones have made a blues record. Nick Bollinger believes it is the last great Stones album.
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Before The Dawn by The KT Fellowship
6 Dec 2016Nick Bollinger reviews a 3-disc document of the first live shows in 35 years by art-pop original Kate Bush.
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We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service by A Tribe Called Quest
6 Dec 2016Brad Warrington weighs in on A Tribe Called Quest’s first - and last – album together in 18 years.
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To Hell With These Streets by Greg Fleming and the Working Poor
6 Dec 2016Nick Bollinger checks a new set of street songs from Auckland troubadour Greg Fleming.
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The Sampler for 29 November
29 Nov 2016In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses a concept album from South-East London spoken-word artist Kate Tempest; a set of American roadsongs from Hiss Golden Messenger; and a 20th anniversary…
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Heart Like A Levee by Hiss Golden Messenger
29 Nov 2016Nick Bollinger hitches a ride with a set of American roadsongs from Hiss Golden Messenger.
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Gillian Welch: a revival of song
29 Nov 2016Twenty years on from the Gillian Welch's timeless debut Revival, Nick Bollinger assess a new release of outtakes from that album – Boots No.1: The Official Revival Bootleg.
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Let Them Eat Chaos by Kate Tempest
29 Nov 2016Nick Bollinger discusses a concept album from South-East London spoken-word artist Kate Tempest.
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The Sampler for 22 November
22 Nov 2016In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger considers the seventies-centric pop of teenage duo The Lemon Twigs; the torch electronica of Douglas Dare; and a new album of mostly old songs from Bic Runga.
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Aforger by Douglas Dare
22 Nov 2016Nick Bollinger explores the torch electronica of Douglas Dare.
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Do Hollywood by The Lemon Twigs
22 Nov 2016Nick Bollinger considers the seventies-centric pop of teenage duo The Lemon Twigs.
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Close Your Eyes by Bic Runga
22 Nov 2016Nick Bollinger samples a new album of mostly old songs from Bic Runga.
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The Sampler for 15 November
15 Nov 2016In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses the influences and traditions celebrated in Troy Kingi's debut double-album Guitar Party At Uncle's Bach, and a collection of solos and demos from the…
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I've Always Kept A Unicorn: The Acoustic Sandy Denny
15 Nov 2016Nick Bollinger looks over a collection of solos and demos from the late Sandy Denny.
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Album review: Utopia Defeated by D.D Dumbo
15 Nov 2016Elliott Childs gets to grips with globe-spanning otherworldliness of Australian one-man-band D.D. Dumbo.
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