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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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Anaïs Mitchell & Cécile McLorin Salvant
20 Mar 2022Sometimes the reward is well worth the wait. William Dart luxuriates in new albums from American singers Anaïs Mitchell and Cécile McLorin Salvant. Read more Audio
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Yoko Ono Tribute Albums
13 Mar 2022Now in her ninetieth year, Yoko Ono has inspired a number of tribute albums. William Dart looks at the latest, Ocean Child, with a few samplings from the earlier celebrations. Read more Audio
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Modern Studies
6 Mar 2022William Dart surveys the Scottish band Modern Studies who brandished its individuality from its very first album in 2017. Now, the very title of its fifth release, We Are There, celebrates a welcome… Read more Audio
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Surprise Surprise
27 Feb 2022Surprise is a much-valued commodity these days. William Dart is pleased that new releases by Christchurch band Deep Water Creek and American singer Cat Power haven't disappointed. Read more Audio
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Tim Finn and Forenzics
20 Feb 2022Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner's new Forenzics album may be making the news for its clever revisiting of the venerable Split Enz catalogue, but it's much more than just that. William Dart takes a listen. Read more Audio
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Janis Ian - The Light at the End of the Line
13 Feb 2022The 70-year-old Janis Ian has said that the new album, The Light at the End of the Line, is going to be her last. William Dart puts up a case for hoping that it won't be. Read more Audio
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A Tribute to Richard Nunns
6 Feb 2022William Dart launches a new series of New Horizons with a special for Waitangi Day â€" a tribute to the late Richard Nunns and the very much alive Horomona Horo, masters of the taonga puoro. Read more Audio
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I Dream of Christmas
19 Dec 2021William Dart's got a Santa sack full of Christmas goodies from Kristin Chenoweth and Paul Kelly to Leslie Odom Jr, The Bird and the Bee, and the inimitable Norah Jones. Read more Audio
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Wrapping up the 2021 Season
12 Dec 2021In his penultimate programme for 2021, William Dart looks back over the year and pursues themes of time passing, complexity versus simplicity, and the importance of legacy, with music by Peggy Seeger… Read more Audio
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Charlie Parr's Better Days Ahead
5 Dec 2021William Dart catches up with American songwriter Charlie Parr's latest album, Last of the Better Days Ahead and checks out his illustrious and idiosyncratic past. Read more Audio
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Esperanza's Healing Seas
28 Nov 2021Esperanza Spalding's new album, Songwrights Apothecary Lab offers musical healing to those of us worn down by the lives that we live. William Dart looks at how it fits into the music that she's been… Read more Audio
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Greg Fleming - Same City
21 Nov 2021Greg Fleming is one of our country's top songwriters, with a recording career that goes back almost three decades. William Dart catches up with his latest album, Same City. Read more Audio
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New Horizons
5.30pm Sundays on RNZ Concert, then 12.30am Tuesdays on RNZ National
Produced by Tim Dodd
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