The Sampler

Nick Bollinger reviews a solo album with an American twang from Australian singer-songwriter Juanita Stein. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses songs of a scientific bent from Dunedin guitar band Ha The Unclear; the post-hip-hop soul of L.A.'s The Internet; and a topical set from alt-country Canadians Cowboy Junkies.

Nick Bollinger discusses a topical set from alt-country Canadians - Cowboy Junkies. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger finds a preoccupation with science in the guitar-pop songs of Dunedin's Ha The Unclear. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger assesses the post-hip-hop soul of L.A. collective The Internet. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger lends an ear to the reflective raps of Tom Scott in his new jazz-based project. Read more Video, Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the rustic reveries and parting odes of Otago singer-songwriter Holly Arrowsmith. Read more Audio

Eight years in the making, Dudley Benson's Zealandia is a New Zealand album like no other. Nick Bollinger unpacks its music and its messages. Read more Audio

In this week's Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses the flora-filled verses of Otago singer-songwriter Holly Arrowsmith; jazz-rap reflections of Tom Scott's Avantdale Bowling Club; and a New Zealand album… Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the internal geography and emotional meteorology of Ben Tolich a.k.a. Mali Mali Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the hook-filled songs of romantic defeat on the debut album of Auckland power-popsters The Beths. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews the synth-soaked debut of Los Angeles-based Kiwi expat Chelsea Jade. Read more Audio