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B’lieve I'm Going Down by Kurt Vile
20 Oct 2015Jim Pinckney sits in on the Kurt Vile's latest batch of songs from the couch.
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Hollow Meadows by Richard Hawley
20 Oct 2015Jim Pinckney regales in Richard Hawley's sophisticated South Yorkshire crooning.
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Sexwitch by Sexwitch
20 Oct 2015Jim Pinckey's spellbound by the mesmerising psychedelic covers of Sexwitch, the new collaboration between Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan and Toy.
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Foam Island by Darkstar
13 Oct 2015Jim Pinckney delves into Darkstar's socially conscious gentle electronica.
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Half Free by U.S. Girls
13 Oct 2015Jim Pinckney tunes in to the twisted pop of U.S. Girls Half Free.
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Music Complete by New Order
13 Oct 2015Jim Pinckney negotiates New Order's first truly new material in over a decade.
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The Sampler Summit - David Bowie
6 Oct 2015This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger hosts a Sampler Summit to discuss the David Bowie box set Five Years - 1969-1973. He is joined by glam rock scholar Dr Ian Chapman, writer and cultural critic…
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The Brassland Label
29 Sep 2015Nick Bollinger investigates two new releases from the National members Bryce and Aaron Dessner's Brassland label.
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Nashville Obsolete by Dave Rawlings Machine
29 Sep 2015Nick Bollinger navigates the neo-rustic inventions of Dave Rawlings Machine.
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Honeymoon by Lana Del Ray
29 Sep 2015Nick Bollinger dissects the latest set of doomed dream-pop from Lana Del Rey.
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The Sampler: Lana Del Rey, Brassland, Dave Rawlings Machine
29 Sep 2015This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the latest set of doomed dream-pop from Lana Del Rey; new releases from the National members Bryce and Aaron Dessner's Brassland label; and the…
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The Sampler for 22 September 2015
22 Sep 2015This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews psychedelia and soul from Dan Auerbach's new band The Arcs; the first offering in five years from Beirut; and the black comic Americana of Johnny Dowd.
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That's Your Wife on the Back of My Horse by Johnny Dowd
22 Sep 2015The black comic Americana of Johnny Dowd.
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Yours, Dreamily by The Arcs
22 Sep 2015Psychedelia and soul from Dan Auerbach's new band The Arcs.
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Lucky Guy by Delaney Davidson
15 Sep 2015Nick Bollinger settles into the latest southern sojourn from traveling troubadour Delaney Davidson.
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Ones and Sixes by Low
15 Sep 2015Nick Bollinger meanders through the latest from Minnesotan minimalists Low.
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The Sampler for 15 September 2015
9 Sep 2015This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews dream-pop from Beach House, slowcore from Low, and a new set of dark ballads and garage pop from Lyttelton troubadour Delaney Davidson.
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Depression Cherry by Beachhouse
15 Sep 2015Nick Bollinger embraces the latest from 'dream pop' protagonists Beach House.
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Woman by Jill Scott
8 Sep 2015Nick Bollinger reviews a compendium of R&B styles from Jill Scott.
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The Trackless Woods by Iris Dement
8 Sep 2015Nick Bollinger reviews a new album by American roots icon Iris DeMent that has its roots in 20th century Russia.
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The Sampler: Iris DeMent, Masayoshi Fujita, Jill Scott
8 Sep 2015This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews a new album by American roots icon Iris DeMent that has its roots in 20th century Russia; a set of musical fables from Berlin-based vibraphone master…
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Apologues by Masayoshi Fujita
8 Sep 2015Nick Bollinger reviews a set of musical fables from Berlin-based vibraphone master Masayoshi Fujita.
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Aeons by Electric Wire Hustle
1 Sep 2015Melody Thomas reviews a brand new EP from future-soul duo Electric Wire Hustle.
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