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The Sampler
Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
4pm Sunday and 7:30pm Tuesday on RNZ National
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Saturday, 24 February 2024
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Grandaddy are soft and snoozy on Blu Wav
24 Feb 2024The Sampler - Blu Wav by Grandaddy Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday, 17 February 2024
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Review: & the Charm by Avalon Emerson
17 Feb 2024Tony Stamp review the debut from a techno DJ-turned-dream pop musician. Read more Video, Audio
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Review: Cartwheel by Hotline TNT
17 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews a critically buzzed-about shoegaze outing. Read more Video, Audio
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Is this posthumous album a fitting send off for dub music legend Lee "Scratch" Perry?
17 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews the final album from a Jamaican pioneer. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 10 February 2024
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The friendship between Arahi and Jazmine Mary shines through on Pony Baby
10 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews a country-inflected debut by the local duo. Read more Video, Audio
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Future Islands prove there's life in an old formula on their seventh album
10 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews an extra-sincere new release from the Baltimore synth-pop outfit. Read more Video, Audio
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Peruvian DJ Sofia Kourtesis celebrates family on the joyous Madres
10 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews an infectious collection of club cuts. Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday, 3 February 2024
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Ōtautahi 's Admiral Drowsy mixes soundscapes and songcraft on Industrial Consistency
3 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews the Christchurch musician's drone-heavy, beautifully-sung second album. Read more Audio
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Sampha is upbeat and optimistic on Lahai
3 Feb 2024Tony Stamp reviews the UK crooner's expansive second LP. Read more Video, Audio
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Radiohead offshoot The Smile go back to basics with new album
3 Feb 2024Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood are in fine form, but these songs take time to impress. Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday, 13 January 2024
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The Sampler: The best reissues and compilations of 2023
13 Jan 2024Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite reissues and compilations from the past year, including Japanese lounge music, British post-punk, and Canadian synthscapes. Read more Video, Audio
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Tuesday, 9 January 2024
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Aotearoa's music micro-labels
9 Jan 2024Tony Stamp meets the people behind some of New Zealand's smaller record labels, marketing and distributing music they love. It's often done in their free time, for little, if any, profit… Read more Audio
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The Sampler
About The Sampler
Tony Stamp reviews the latest album releases.
4pm Sunday and 7:30pm Tuesday on RNZ National
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