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The Sampler: Student Flat Reunion by Superturtle
30 Oct 2018Auckland's Superturtle come from a place where it's always the early 80s. Nick Bollinger stops by for a listen.
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The Sampler: Too Many Millionaires by Darren Watson
30 Oct 2018Nick Bollinger pays attention to an acoustic set from Kiwi bluesman Darren Watson.
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The Sampler: Broken Politics by Neneh Cherry
30 Oct 2018Slow jams and politics coexist on Neneh Cherry's new album. Nick Bollinger listens.
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The Sampler: MassEducation by St Vincent
23 Oct 2018Annie Clark a.k.a. St. Vincent revisits last year's Masseduction as an intimate set of piano songs. Nick Bollinger checks out the new angle.
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The Sampler: Purgatory by Tyler Childers
23 Oct 2018Tyler Childers, who tours here next year with John Prine, draws something pure and potent from a deep well of tradition. Nick Bollinger takes a draught.
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The Sampler: Mirror by Orchestra of Spheres
23 Oct 2018Orchestra Of Spheres are ethnographers of the imagination. Nick Bollinger delves into their homegrown exotica.
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The Sampler: 23 October 2018
23 Oct 2018Nick Bollinger discusses the bittersweet fairytales of Princess Chelsea, homegrown exotica of Orchestra of Spheres, Kentucky vignettes of Tyler Childers and a second pass at a major album from St…
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The Sampler : The Loneliest Girl by Princess Chelsea
23 Oct 2018Romance and disappointment go hand in hand in the bittersweet pop of Princess Chelsea, as Nick Bollinger discovers.
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The Sampler: Hollywood Africans by Jon Batiste
16 Oct 2018Nick Bollinger discusses a set that takes in both boogie-woogie and Chopin from New Orleans' premier pianist Jon Batiste.
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The Sampler: Anika Moa
16 Oct 2018Anika Moa returns from New Orleans with a personal, powerful set of songs. Nick Bollinger lends an ear.
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The Sampler - 16 October 2018
16 Oct 2018Anika Moa returns from New Orleans with a powerful, personal set; Cat Power continues her wanderings on life's dark paths and Jon Batiste includes southern boogie and Chopin in his pianistic ambit…
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The Sampler: Wanderer by Cat Power
16 Oct 2018Nick Bollinger tunes in to Wanderer, the latest report from life's dark paths by Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power.
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The Sampler - 9 October 2018
9 Oct 2018This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses the solo debut of veteran Kiwi rocker Harry Lyon, the verbal virtuosity of Chicago rapper Noname, and a Paul Simon album that offers new ways to…
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Old friends: Simon resurfaces past gems
9 Oct 2018Paul Simon offers some new ways of hearing some of his old songs with In the Blue Light. Nick Bollinger lends an ear.
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The Sampler: Room 25 by Noname
9 Oct 2018Nick Bollinger appreciates the verbal virtuosity of Chicago rapper Noname.
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The Sampler: To the Sea by Harry Lyon
9 Oct 2018After more the four decades of Kiwi rock'n'roll, Hello Sailor guitarist Harry Lyon makes a solo album. Nick Bollinger listens.
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The Sampler: Piano and a Microphone by Prince
2 Oct 2018Nick Bollinger eavesdrops on Prince's private piano party.
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Safe in the Hands of Love by Yves Tumor
2 Oct 2018Nick Bollinger wonders whether Yves Tumor's apocalyptic dance music could be categorised as post-everything?
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Hunter by Anna Calvi
2 Oct 2018Anna Calvi stakes out some middle ground on both the gender and musical spectra. Nick Bollinger listens.
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The Sampler - 2 October 2018
2 Oct 2018Anna Calvi stakes out some middle ground on both the gender and musical spectra; Yves Tumor makes an apocalyptic dance music you might call post-everything, and a private Prince recording goes public…
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The Sampler : The Crossing by Alejandro Escovedo
25 Sep 2018Nick Bollinger listens to a tale of two immigrants from Mexican-American rocker Alejandro Escovedo.
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The Sampler: Double Negative by Low
25 Sep 2018After 25 years, Midwestern slo-core trio low take a sonically challenging left turn. Nick Bollinger takes a listen.
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The Sampler - 25 September 2018
25 Sep 2018Nick Bollinger reviews the debut album of multi-instrumental millennial Tash Sultana; a sonically smouldering set from midwestern slo-core pioneers Low; and a tale of two immigrants from…
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The Sampler: Flow State by Tash Sultana
25 Sep 2018Nick Bollinger assesses the array of skills unleashed on the debut album of multi-instrumental millennial Tash Sultana.
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