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Hurray For the Riff Raff deliver anthems for the underclass on The Past is Still Alive
2:30 PM.An album of beautifully-written folk-infused songs that touch on the artist's itinerant past. Read more Video, Audio
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Four Tet distills his 30 year career into the vibrant new album Three
2:30 PM.The British producer's latest batch of tunes is predictably lovely. Read more Video, Audio
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Kim Gordon blends precision and chaos on The Collective
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the ex-Sonic Youth member's second solo album, a noisy, hip-hop influenced outing that puts provocateurs her junior to shame. Read more Video, Audio
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Thee Conductor employs Bonnie Prince Billy to sing the romantic songs of Ennoia
2:30 PM.A meeting of worlds between alt-country superstar Will Oldham and eclectic composer Justin Butler yields fruitful results on this far-flung collection. Read more Video, Audio
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Hannah Everingham mixes Spanish sounds with local folk on Siempre Tiene Flores
12:00 PM.The Christchurch singer-songwriter's second album is a charming, breezy outing which leans into Latin-American influences, and reveals her as a skilled and witty raconteur. Read more Video, Audio
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Seventies legends Witch are Zambia's greatest rock band
2:30 PM.The singer in Zambia's most successful rock act speaks with Tony Stamp about pioneering Zamrock in the 1970s, and the band's resurrection and new roster, ahead of their first New Zealand appearances.
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Auckland musician Leonard Powell launches a charm offensive on Slow Mover
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp checks out the debut from an up-and-coming local singer-songwriter. Read more Audio
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North America's premiere whistler Molly Lewis delivers her debut On the Lips
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the Australian-born musician's first album, which blends lounge music and vintage film scores to slightly cheeky effect. Read more Video, Audio
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Maioha award-winner Byllie-jean is personal and passionate on her debut EP Filter
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the Ōtautahi musician's debut EP. Read more Video, Audio
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The American Analog Set collate their '90s output on New Drifters
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a new box set collecting the hushed indie band's earliest work. Read more Audio
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Review: Two Star and the dream Police by Mk.gee
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp assesses the debut from an aurally-inventive American guitarist. Read more Audio
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The Sampler - Imitation of War by Itasca
2:30 PM.The Sampler - Imitation of War by Itasca Read more Video, Audio
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R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura deploy dexterous rhymes on The First Fist to Make Contact When We Dap
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a Japanese-American hip-hop collaboration. Read more Video, Audio
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Grandaddy are soft and snoozy on Blu Wav
2:30 PM.The Sampler - Blu Wav by Grandaddy Read more Video, Audio
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Review: & the Charm by Avalon Emerson
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp review the debut from a techno DJ-turned-dream pop musician. Read more Video, Audio
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Review: Cartwheel by Hotline TNT
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a critically buzzed-about shoegaze outing. Read more Video, Audio
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Is this posthumous album a fitting send off for dub music legend Lee "Scratch" Perry?
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the final album from a Jamaican pioneer. Read more Audio
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The friendship between Arahi and Jazmine Mary shines through on Pony Baby
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a country-inflected debut by the local duo. Read more Video, Audio
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Future Islands prove there's life in an old formula on their seventh album
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews an extra-sincere new release from the Baltimore synth-pop outfit. Read more Video, Audio
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Peruvian DJ Sofia Kourtesis celebrates family on the joyous Madres
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews an infectious collection of club cuts. Read more Video, Audio
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Ōtautahi 's Admiral Drowsy mixes soundscapes and songcraft on Industrial Consistency
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the Christchurch musician's drone-heavy, beautifully-sung second album. Read more Audio
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Sampha is upbeat and optimistic on Lahai
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the UK crooner's expansive second LP. Read more Video, Audio
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Radiohead offshoot The Smile go back to basics with new album
2:30 PM.Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood are in fine form, but these songs take time to impress. Read more Video, Audio
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The Sampler: The best reissues and compilations of 2023
2:00 PM.Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite reissues and compilations from the past year, including Japanese lounge music, British post-punk, and Canadian synthscapes. Read more Video, Audio
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Aotearoa's music micro-labels
9:00 AM.Tony Stamp meets the people behind some of New Zealand's smaller record labels, marketing and distributing music they love. It's often done in their free time, for little, if any, profit… Read more Audio
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