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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.
This programme concluded in December 2024, but you can enjoy episodes below.
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New Horizons: Nico at the Film Festival
29 Jul 2018William Dart goes to the movies and investigates a few offerings from the current New Zealand International Film Festival. Inevitably, a new biopic of the German singer Nico is the perfect excuse to… Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Nonesuch Records #1 - Olivia Chaney
15 Jul 2018William Dart looks over the recordings of English singer, Olivia Chaney, in the first of two programmes focusing on the Nonesuch label. Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Mid-Year Regrets
8 Jul 2018A regretful William Dart makes amends for some tracks that had to be left out of earlier programmes this year. And he takes a side-path excursion exploring some diverse and glorious versions of the… Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Saxophone Love
17 Jun 2018William Dart recalls some personal highlights of saxophone listening on his way to featuring some recordings by the Delta Saxophone Quartet including their new one of music by David Bowie from his… Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Mary Gauthier
10 Jun 2018William Dart looks over the career of American country-folk singer Mary Gauthier leading up to her recent release Rifles and Rosary Beads. Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Sleepwalking with Jonathan Bree
3 Jun 2018William Dart reviews Aucklander Jonathan Bree's latest solo album Sleepwalking. Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Eleanor Friedberger's Rebound
27 May 2018William Dart takes a listen to Eleanor Friedberger's new album Rebound within the context of her career both as a solo artist and as one half of the brother and sister duo The Fiery Furnaces. Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Marlon and Delaney
20 May 2018Together and separately, Marlon Williams and Delaney Davidson have put Lyttelton on the international musical map. William Dart looks at the pair's most recent album releases. Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Elton John Restored & Revamped
13 May 2018William Dart takes a listen to two new albums which "re-imagine" the songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, featuring artists as diverse as Lady Gaga, Mary J Blige, and Willie Nelson. Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Noël, Richard, and Robbie
6 May 2018William Dart takes a brief look at three performers, linked by the use of satirical humour in their music: the incomparable Noël Coward, the impeccable Richard Rodney Bennett, and our own… Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: Inara George honours the memory of her father, Lowell
29 Apr 2018William Dart reviews Inara George's new album Dearest Everybody, which acts as a tribute to her father Lowell George of the band Little Feat, who died in 1979 when she was only four. Read more Video, Audio
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New Horizons: the story's the thing
22 Apr 2018William Dart explores a number of story-telling songs from Joni Mitchell, Chris Thile, and Jim White. Read more Video, Audio
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