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The Sampler
Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
7:30pm Tuesday and during Music 101 on Saturday
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Ōtautahi's Model Home deliver power-pop adrenalin on their fantastic debut
30 Sep 2023Tony Stamp reviews a local album of expertly crafted and performed indie rock. Read more Video, Audio
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Jet Jaguar's Epiphytes are as aurally exciting as always
30 Sep 2023Tony Stamp reviews a botanical collection from the seasoned Wellington producer. Read more Video, Audio
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K M T P's debut comes With Love, and a lot of distortion
30 Sep 2023Tony Stamp reviews the affable overdrive of the Tāmaki Makaurau artist's debut full-length. Read more Video, Audio
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Clear Pond Road is further proof that no one writes songs like Kristin Hersh
23 Sep 2023The nineties icon's latest is placid on its surface, roiling with chaos beneath. Read more Video, Audio
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The posthumously-completed Bird Machine has plenty of Sparklehorse magic
23 Sep 2023Tony Stamp reviews the final dispatch from an important artist. Read more Video, Audio
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Kane Strang's new band Office Dog offer evocative indie rock
23 Sep 2023Tony Stamp reviews this Flying Nun debut: jangly, jagged and jaunty. Read more Video, Audio
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Indigenous hip-hop burns bright on Mokomokai's second album Whakarehu
16 Sep 2023So'omalo Schwalger reviews a uniquely Aotearoa hip-hop collaboration. Read more Audio
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Local crooner Hemi Hemingway invites you into his desperate, dank world on Strangers Again
9 Sep 2023Tony Stamp reviews a debut album blending soulful pipes with lo-fi aesthetics. Read more Audio
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Infinite showcases decades of dubwise delights by The Nomad
9 Sep 2023Tony Stamp reviews an extensive compilation from the pioneering Aotearoa producer. Read more Audio
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Flying Nun champs Vor-stellen deliver their debut Parallelograms
9 Sep 2023Three former Subliminals unleash four exploratory tracks that stretch to nearly an hour. Read more Audio
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Clementine Valentine sonically level up on their new album.
2 Sep 2023The sisters formerly known as Purple Pilgrims deliver their dramatic debut. Read more Audio
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Bonnie Prince Billy mixes weirdness and wisdom on his new album
2 Sep 2023Tony Stamp reviews the latest in a long line of essential albums from an eccentric American performer. Read more Audio
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The Sampler
About The Sampler
Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
7:30pm Tuesday and during Music 101 on Saturday
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