The Sampler
Tony Stamp delves into the latest album releases, looks back at past classics, and speaks with a range of people on the pop cultural landscape.
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Nick Bollinger and Elliott Childs talk about music books
This podcast is only available on the RNZ website and apps, ad‑free and uninterrupted.
Nick Bollinger and Elliott Childs talk about music books
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Two music writers discuss what they've been reading lately.
Everything Must Go by Goose
Everything Must Go by Goose
Elliott Childs assesses the latest from the American jam band.
Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes
Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes
Nick Bollinger reviews an instrumental collection from the LA trio.
Can't Even by Bub
Can't Even by Bub
The name of Priya Sami's guitar four-piece may stand for 'breakup band', but this isn't an album of weepies, more like 70s-inflected rock with some cartoonish synth additions.
Pink Silence by Cloth
Pink Silence by Cloth
Scottish twin siblings Rachael and Paul Swinton deliver a third album of tranquil textures with a hint of foreboding.
Interview: Gareth Shute
Interview: Gareth Shute
Tony Stamp speaks with musician and music writer Gareth Shute about his band Thee Golden Geese's new videogame, and some of his writing on NZ music history for the website Audioculture.
Shadow of the Gift by Mim Jensen
Shadow of the Gift by Mim Jensen
Christchurch singer-songwriter Mim Jensen delivers a polished EP of crisp indie-pop with occasional emotive flourishes.
River Dark by Greta O'Leary
River Dark by Greta O'Leary
The singer-songwriter's debut is slightly spooky and wryly funny, distinguishing her through a few sonic left turns.
Interview: Harry Charles on Movement
Interview: Harry Charles on Movement
After spending formative years in Berlin, the singer-producer is back in Aotearoa with a new album, blending downtempo house with his voice and guitar.
Something Good is Happening by Voom
Something Good is Happening by Voom
Welcomely woolly and full of melodic brilliance, Voom's third proves Buzz Moller is still one of our finest songwriters.
Interview: Lukas Mayo on Pickle Darling The Game
Interview: Lukas Mayo on Pickle Darling The Game
The Christchurch artist explains their new online venture.
Black Sand by Clear Path Ensemble
Black Sand by Clear Path Ensemble
A set of jazz compositions meant to entice rather than bombard, led by Cory Champion and some of Wellington's finest players.
Lazarus soundtrack by Kamasi Washington, Bonobo, and Floating Points
Lazarus soundtrack by Kamasi Washington, Bonobo, and Floating Points
A trio of instrumentalist heavy-hitters provide sounds for the new animation from Cowboy Bebop director Shinichirō Watanabe.
Thee Black Boltz by Tunde Adebimpe
Thee Black Boltz by Tunde Adebimpe
TV on the Radio's lead singer steps out on his own with an album that's steeped in grief but always optimistic, and still sounds like no one else.
A Deeper Life by Chaos in the CBD
A Deeper Life by Chaos in the CBD
The NZ-born brothers made a career in the UK with their signature blend of smooth house music, but have never released a full album until now.
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