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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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Karin Krog - A Very Special Artist
24 Sep 2017William Dart celebrates the 80th birthday of one of his favourites, the Norwegian jazz singer Karin Krog, with a special hour-long edition. Read more Audio
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A Beautiful Shade of Blue
17 Sep 2017William Dart takes a listen to a new album from the Auckland duo The Floral Clocks - musician Gabriel White and lyricist Richard von Sturmer. Read more Audio
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Grizzly Bear get their claws out
10 Sep 2017The Brooklyn band's new album Painted Ruins is direct, simple and superb, says William Dart. Read more Audio
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British folk legend Richard Thompson strips it back
3 Sep 2017William Dart listens to British folk legend Richard Thompson new releases that feature acoustic performances of songs from his own songbook Read more Audio
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Martha Wainwright
27 Aug 2017Perhaps forever in the shadow of her brother Rufus, Martha Wainwright is a powerful songwriter and performer in her own right. William Dart looks over her career and her most recent release, Goodnight… Read more Audio
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A Tribute to Glen Campbell
20 Aug 2017William Dart looks beyond "Rhinestone Cowboy", "Wichita Lineman", and "Galveston" to the lesser-known but equally brilliant and affecting Glen Campbell. Read more Audio
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Manchester Orchestra
13 Aug 2017William Dart looks over the career of the band Manchester Orchestra from Atlanta, Georgia, including their newest album A Black Mile to the Surface. While he's always appreciated their inventiveness… Read more Audio
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New Horizons: Kronos folk
6 Aug 2017The Kronos Quartet are known for their genre-busting releases of contemporary classical music, world music and the crossover landscape between. Their latest release turns to traditional folk songs and… Read more Audio
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Dan Auerbach waits on a song
30 Jul 2017William Dart reviews the new album from American songwriter Dan Auerbach. Waiting On A Song may have a title that seems to catch the anguish of many a minstrel, but in sound it's an album that very… Read more Audio
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Taking It Easy
23 Jul 2017Taking his lead from the Jackson Browne song "Take It Easy", William Dart explores a couple of discs sounding nothing like Jackson Browne, but having a somewhat relaxed vibe. Ambient you might say. Read more Audio
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One for the Kids
16 Jul 2017William Dart samples a number of New Zealand releases aimed at kids, enjoyable also by kidults... tracks by Levity Beet and Daniel Styczek, Anika Moa, Mr Roberelli, and Greg Malcolm and Jenny Ward Read more Audio
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The impeccably styled sadness of Aimee Mann
9 Jul 2017"When it comes to soul-searching, she's the mistress of an emotionally savvy scalpel." William Dart reviews Aimee Mann's new album Mental Illness. Read more Audio
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