William Dart

William Dart welcomes back some old-timers: John Sebastian of the Lovin' Spoonful and the chic, 80s synth-pop duo Soft Cell. Audio

With just four albums in twelve years, the four women of the American band Warpaint can be relied upon for satisfying the quality quota. William Dart checks their discography out. Audio

After 11 long years, Wellington's Thrashing Marlin has come up with a new album, Wildlife, more immediate in impact and mellow in tone than the band's previous outings. Audio

William Dart surveys four decades of the Scottish singer Elizabeth Fraser's career, from the early 80s dreampop of Cocteau Twins through to her recent project Sun's Signature. Audio

Lambchop's new album, The Bible offers a remarkable meeting with the mysterious and mercurial Kurt Wagner. William Dart takes a listen. Audio

The Indigo Girls - Amy Ray and Emily Saliers - have never pulled any punches in their songs. Likewise, Amy Ray's new solo project, If It All Goes South, tackles some big issues. All while still being… Audio

William Dart investigates music that fits the bill of hip - and some that doesn't - with songs by Lambert Hendricks and Ross, Dave Frishberg, Mose Allison and our own Bret McKenzie. Audio

Spurred on by the recent death of Margaret Urlich, William Dart looks over the singer's recorded legacy, from her 80s work with Peking Man to her final collection of the homegrown songs that she so… Audio

William Dart takes a look at the solo careers of three post-boy-band singers: Stephen Gately, Ronan Keating, and especially Harry Styles with his latest release Harry's House. Audio

William Dart goes aloft with four volumes of a new Audubon Society project titled For the Birds. Artists include Nick Cave, Tilda Swinton, Laurie Anderson and Loudon Wainwright. Audio

William Dart looks at Matthew Bannister's literary adventure of setting the poetry of Emily Dickinson into song. Audio

William Dart looks over Brandi Carlile's 17-year career and checks out her most recent album, In These Silent Days. Audio

William Dart checks out the music of two indomitables - the fiery R&B diva Bettye LaVette, and the incomparable Mavis Staples. Audio

It's taken the Tauranga band Kokomo 30 years, 15 albums, 3 divorces, 5 children, one heart attack and numerous tours to make the great album they've been promising. William Dart checks out the band's… Audio

Despite a proud heritage that goes back to Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, bluegrass music now accommodates some fine female musicians, well able to handle their own… Audio

William Dart leads a double celebration - firstly, of the re-release of Florian Habicht's 2003 film Woodenhead; secondly of a brand new double album of Marc Chesterman's soundtrack, with built-in… Audio

In a programme themed around esoterica, William Dart checks out the new album from the often esoteric Florence + The Machine. Audio

American musician Leyla McCalla has laid out some extraordinary soundworlds over the last decade. William Dart finds the singer exploring her Haitian heritage in her new album Breaking the… Audio

It's time again for a mid-winter catch-up on New Horizons, checking out music by Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner's Forenzics, Wet Leg, Jonny Greenwood as film composer, and our own inspirational Rob Ruha. Audio

There are, according to reliable sources, over 700 versions of The Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby'. William Dart plays eleven of them: Brazilian maestro Caetano Veloso gives a classy take, prog-rockers… Audio