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New Horizons
A guide to the worlds of rock, pop, country, folk and beyond, hosted by music critic William Dart.
5.30pm Sundays on RNZ Concert, then 12.30am Tuesdays on RNZ National
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Join respected music commentator and critic William Dart for a half-hour of rock, pop, country, folk and beyond. From new releases to forgotten gems, he draws on an encyclopaedic knowledge and gargantuan record collection to offer fascinating insights and surprising links.
William’s choices are sometimes classic, sometimes quirky, always engaging and entertaining.
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Marc Ribot - guitarist with attitude
5 Apr 2020Marc Ribot is one of the world's great guitarists that you've possibly never heard of. As a session musician he's played with almost everybody. In 2018, he released a solo album of his own - a… Read more Video, Audio
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Laurie Anderson's Landfall
29 Mar 2020William Dart looks back at the career of Laurie Anderson and, in particular, the album Landfall, about Hurricane Sandy, created with the help of Kronos Quartet. Read more Video, Audio
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Nick Cave's Ghosteen
22 Mar 2020Grief and loss have inspired some fine music, from great Requiems to the simplest of elegies. Most recently they're the force behind Nick Cave's latest album, Ghosteen, which comes four years after… Read more Audio
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Women Sing Waits
15 Mar 2020The songs of Tom Waits, but with a difference - delivered by women singers from Bette Midler and Crystal Gayle to Patty Griffin and Aimee Mann. Read more Video, Audio
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Esperanza Spalding - 12 Little Spells
8 Mar 2020Jazz bassist and singer, Esperanza Spalding's new album 12 Little Spells is surely about as personal as you can get: a collection of songs about various parts of the body. William Dart checks out the… Read more Video, Audio
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Traditional Ballads for Modern Times
23 Feb 2020With a bit of inspiration from Haydn of all people, William Dart looks at new releases from Irish group Lankum and the American supergroup Bonny Light Horseman, both of which draw on the rich heritage… Read more Video, Audio
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Tracking Beck
16 Feb 2020William Dart looks at the music of Beck, tracking his career from his life as a sampling magpie to being the new soul brother of Pharrell Williams in the recent album Hyperspace. Read more Video, Audio
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Breaking Free: Isobel Campbell and Brittany Howard
9 Feb 2020William Dart reviews new releases from two singer-songwriters now going solo: the Scottish Isobel Campbell (ex Belle and Sebastian) and the American Brittany Howard (ex Alabama Shakes). Read more Video, Audio
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Songs by Randy Newman
2 Feb 2020Randy Newman's New Zealand visit in 2020 may have been cancelled, but William Dart looks at some of his songs in versions by Alan Price, Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Etta James, The Von Trapp Children and… Read more Video, Audio
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Summer Pickings
26 Jan 2020William Dart plays music from the new album by Tattletale Saints and from Karl Steven's soundtrack to the film Bellbird. He's also got a preview track from Charlotte Yates's upcoming release featuring… Read more Video, Audio
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Christmas Special
22 Dec 2019William Dart presents an appropriately seasonal mix of naughty and nice, with more than a few tributes to the Big Man in Red and a little blues on the side. Read more Video, Audio
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Tasty Leftovers
15 Dec 2019William Dart gathers together a bunch of songs that he had to leave out of previous programmes: songs from João Gilberto, Inara George and Jeff Goldblum, The Topp Twins, David Pine, Patti Smith… Read more Video, Audio
New Horizons
5.30pm Sundays on RNZ Concert, then 12.30am Tuesdays on RNZ National
Produced by Tim Dodd
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