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New Horizons
A guide to the worlds of rock, pop, country, folk and beyond, hosted by music critic William Dart. This long-running programme wrapped up in December 2024, but you can enjoy previous episodes below.
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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: Emily King, Rickie Lee Jones, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Karen Dalton
William Dart reviews new releases from Emily King, Rickie Lee Jones, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, and a compilation album of artists setting the words of Karen Dalton to their own music. Read more Audio
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New Horizons 12 July 2015
William Dart digs out his copy of the 2009 compilation release On The Horizon: Pages From Dunedin and catches up with a couple of the artists represented, Anthonie Tonnon and Nadia Reid. Following… Read more Audio
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New Horizons - 5 July 2015
William Dart reviews new releases from Father John Misty, Courtney Barnett and Stealing Sheep. Read more Audio
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Three NZ Releases
William Dart reviews recent releases from Labcoats, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and The Floral Clocks. Read more Audio
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Antony, Yoko, John, Sofia and Buffy
William Dart reviews new releases from Yoko Ono & Antony Hegarty, Yoko Ono & John Zorn, John Zorn with others, Mycale and Buffy Sainte-Marie. Read more Audio
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American Songwriters Gibbard, Dargel, White and Sage
William Dart reviews new releases from Death Cab For Cutie, Corey Dargel, Matthew E White and Rachael Sage. Read more Audio
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New Horizons: Nonesuch Records
William Dart pays tribute to Nonesuch Records, the source and inspiration for so many of his programmes over the years. He features many artists including Jan De Gaetani, Kronos Quartet, Ry Cooder… Read more Audio
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Series One Final Flurry
William Dart wraps up his first series for the year with a miscellany: Brian Wilson, Annie Lennox, Don McGlashan, Nathan Haines, Sufjan Stevens, Alabama Shakes, David Ackles and Robin Tritschler Read more Audio
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Faithfull & LaVette
William Dart reviews new releases from Marianne Faithfull and Bettye LaVette. Read more Audio
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New Horizons: Anika Moa, SJD
William Dart looks at the new releases from Anika Moa and SJD Read more Audio
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Frazey Ford - Unthanks - Thompson
William Dart looks at three new releases on the folky side from Frazey Ford, The Unthanks and the Thompson Family. Read more Audio
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Different Every Time
5 Apr 2015William Dart takes a look at the recently-released retrospective of the work of British musician Robert Wyatt, Different Every Time Read more Audio
New Horizons
Produced by Tim Dodd
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