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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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The Kinks' Lola Versus Powerman
26 Sep 2021A half-century on from The Kinks' 1970 album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, the boxed set arrives with heaps of archival extras. William Dart checks out just what lies beyond its… Read more Audio
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Hooking up to Solar
19 Sep 2021William Dart sidelines the lingering winter and soaks up Lorde's new Solar Power album. Read more Audio
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Pansousiance
12 Sep 2021Local musicians Rob Sinclair and Bevan Revell find some strange and heartening beauty in Coronavirus times, as caught in their new Pansousiance album on Rattle Records. Read more Audio
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Life and Live in Lockdown
5 Sep 2021William Dart in lockdown finds personal salvation in a number of live recordings: Louis Baker, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell and Of Montreal. And he ends with a tribute to the heartbeat of The… Read more Audio
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Capital Explorers
29 Aug 2021William Dart features two Wellington outfits with new releases: the klezmer band The Kugels, and the jacks and janets of all trades, Plan 9. Read more Audio
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Mega Bog + Lula Wiles
22 Aug 2021Sliding from surrealism to sedition, William Darts looks at new music from the exotically named Mega Bog and Lula Wiles. Read more Audio
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The Helping Hand of Dan Auerbach
15 Aug 2021What magic can a producer bring about? William Dart looks at Dan Auerbach's role as such, in a new album from the 67-year-old Robert Finley and a very special memorial collection from the late Tony… Read more Audio
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Joy Oladokun
8 Aug 2021William Dart features the genre-spanning music of American singer-songwriter Joy Oladokun. Read more Video, Audio
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Troy Kingi's 10-10-10: halfway point
1 Aug 2021Ambitiously, William Dart checks out five Troy Kingi albums in just half-an-hour, ending with his latest release, Black Sea Golden Ladder. Read more Audio
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Latest from Nonesuch Records
25 Jul 2021William Dart features some recent releases from Nonesuch Records, with new music by Lake Street Dive, Rhiannon Giddens, kd lang and Caroline Shaw. Read more Audio
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Bob Dylan at 80
18 Jul 2021William Dart gives an overdue acknowledgement of Bob Dylan turning 80; we hear from Chrissie Hynde with her birthday tribute album Standing in the Doorway, as well as the master himself. Read more Audio
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The Songs that Got Away
11 Jul 2021William Dart checks out a couple of albums that he didn't manage to squeeze into programmes over the last sixth months. 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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