RNZ: New Horizons

American songwriter Stephin Merritt, who often works under the band name The Magnetic Fields, has released a five-disc set called 50 Song Memoir - a song for each year of his life. William Dart gives it a good hearing.

William Dart samples a few local tracks which have (or haven't) been featured on NZ on Air's latest New Tracks compilation (No 202).

William Dart listens to MOJO Magazine's recent tribute to the Kink's 1967 album "Something Else by the Kinks", and explores the music of some of the artists who pay tribute on it.

William Dart travels the globe to sample some distinctive voices from Bulgaria, the Gulf of Guinea and Norway.

William Dart rejoices in a comeback album from American group Grandaddy and their main man Jason Lytle's self-confessed addiction to song-writing.

In its March 2017 issue, Uncut Magazine compiled a list of the 101 Weirdest Albums of All Time. A connoisseur of the bizarre, William Dart considers this and adds in his own suggestions.

William Dart explores the meditative and finely-crafted world of American singer-composer Meredith Monk, starting with her most recent album On Behalf of Nature.

William Dart looks at the various incarnations and recordings of Sydney-based New Zealander Sarah Belkner, including her new album But You Are, But It Has.

William Dart features Suzanne Vega's recent album Lover, Beloved - the songs of which are inspired by the life and work of novelist Carson McCullers.

William Dart looks over the discography of American band Sun Kil Moon and in particular the most recent album Common as Light and Love are Red Valleys of Blood which again incorporates songwriter Mark Kozelek's recurrent themes of travelling, politics and boxing.