The Sampler

Nick Bollinger discusses a concept album from South-East London spoken-word artist Kate Tempest. Read more Audio

Twenty years on from the Gillian Welch's timeless debut Revival, Nick Bollinger assess a new release of outtakes from that album – Boots No.1: The Official Revival Bootleg. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger samples a new album of mostly old songs from Bic Runga. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger considers the seventies-centric pop of teenage duo The Lemon Twigs. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger explores the torch electronica of Douglas Dare. Read more Audio

Elliott Childs gets to grips with globe-spanning otherworldliness of Australian one-man-band D.D. Dumbo. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger looks over a collection of solos and demos from the late Sandy Denny. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the influences and traditions celebrated in Troy Kingi's debut double-album Guitar Party At Uncle's Bach. Read more Audio

Jean-Jacques Perrey, pioneer of electronic sound and space-age pop, has died at the age of 87. Nick Bollinger recalls his early encounters with the man’s otherworldly music. Read more Video