New Horizons

William Dart samples new releases with the twang of country in their veins… Reb Fountain, Hopetoun Brown and Grawlixes. There's also an overdue tribute to Donna Dean. Read more Audio

William Dart enjoys a new interplanetary sonic adventure devised by Bryce Dessner, James McAlister, Nico Muhly and Sufjan Stevens, titled "Planetarium" Read more Audio

William Dart listens to three recent NZ releases – all with a certain gentleness of spirit – from Miles Calder and the Rumours, Matthew Smith and The Nukes. Read more Audio

The time has come for William Dart to assuage his guilt for past omissions. He gathers together tracks that failed to make New Horizons playlists in the first half of 2017. Read more Audio

William Dart looks first at Cover Stories, an album of songs by Brandi Carlile as performed by a number of high-profile musicians to benefit War Child, the NGO that provides assistance to children in… Read more Audio

Bluesman Robert Cray has released a new album, Robert Cray and Hi Rhythm - his 23rd. William Dart takes a listen after a whip through a small handful of the previous 22. Read more Audio

William Dart spins a few of his favourite tracks of a cappella heaven, including Dudley Benson, Steeleye Span, The Persuasions, The Soil, and others. Read more Audio

William Dart reviews Big Machine, the new album from British folk singer Eliza Carthy with her big band of musicians, The Wayward Band. Read more Audio

The artist once known under the pseudonym John Wesley Harding (taken from a Bob Dylan album) has recently reverted to his real name Wesley Stace. His most recent album is called Wesley Stace's John… Read more Audio

American songwriter Stephin Merritt, who often works under the band name The Magnetic Fields, has released a five-disc set called 50 Song Memoir - a song for each year of his life. William Dart gives… Read more Audio

William Dart samples a few local tracks which have (or haven't) been featured on NZ on Air's latest New Tracks compilation (No 202). Read more Audio

William Dart listens to MOJO Magazine's recent tribute to the Kink's 1967 album "Something Else by the Kinks", and explores the music of some of the artists who pay tribute on it. Read more Audio