New Horizons

William Dart finds himself with not one by two new CDs from vocalist Petra Haden - a project with the radical New Yorker John Zorn and a considerably more mellow set from the Melbourne International… Read more Audio

Tony Trischka takes his banjo and a band of friends to create an ambitious song cycle set in America's Civil War. William Dart looks at Shall We Hope - a fascinating project that, not surprisingly… Read more Audio

After two decades of characterful involvement with the New Zealand music scene, Anna Coddington's fourth album, Beams is a breakthrough. William Dart investigates just where it comes from. Read more Video, Audio

William Dart looks at Wellington composer John Psathas's recent collaborative project It's Already Tomorrow. Read more Audio

The band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has sustained a 16-year career with only one song featuring hand-clapping. William Dart checks out its new album, and looks at music that's only too happy to enlist… Read more Audio

William Dart takes a listen to the songs of the latest member of Aotearoa's songwriting dynasty. Read more Audio

William Dart looks over the three decade career of Ani DiFranco and reviews her new album Revolutionary Love. Read more Audio

In January 2021, the legendary producer Phil Spector died. William Dart launches a new year of New Horizons with a look back at his best and worst work. Read more Audio

When all you hear in the shopping malls is Mariah Carey, Michael Buble et al, in New Horizons, William Dart celebrates the Christmas music from Aotearoa. Read more Audio

For his penultimate programme for 2020, William Dart ponders choices, playing music that didn't make playlists during the year and paying tribute to pianist and composer Phil Broadhurst. Read more Audio

William Dart celebrates the story-telling genius of the late, great John Prine and the endlessly inventive Elvis Costello in his new album Hey Clockface. Read more Audio

William Dart catches up with two local releases: Jonathan Bree's After the Curtains Close and Sneaky Feelings' The Mercury Moment. Read more Audio