Nick Bollinger reviews a typically eccentric, sometimes spellbinding set from Tori Amos.

Nick Bollinger investigates the roots of Australian electronica.

Nick Bollinger teleports to 1976 via a lost album from the Neil Young archives

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger assesses the return of LCD Soundsystem, an intricate and anxious new album from the National, and a lost record from the Neil Young archives.

James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem got the band back together because David Bowie told him to. Nick Bollinger has a listen to their new album and ponders Bowie's advice.

Nick Bollinger reviews an intricate and mature, yet anxious new set from The National.

Nick Bollinger talks to Chicago-based country singer Robbie Fulks on the eve of his first New Zealand show

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger has a listen to the album Neil Finn recorded live and online, and talks to Chicago-based country-storyteller Robbie Fulks.

Neil Finn assembled a small village of musicians and fans to participate in the making of his new album. Nick Bollinger assesses the results.

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger reviews the first album in nearly three decades from Flying Nun pioneers Sneaky Feelings and another from Wellington veterans The Spines, plus a rare solo set from session guitar hero Reggie Young.

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