With the Nashville Symphony Chorus sounding like they are in Westminster Abbey, and John Darnielle singing about castles and batcaves, the opening track on Goths is gothic by definition, but...

Nick Bollinger explores the nouveau-psychedelia of The Nudge; the percussive peregrinations of Riki Gooch, who records as Cave Circles; a solitary set from Dunedin singer-songwriter Matt Langley; and the final part of a trilogy from Manchester's The Distractions.

Nick Bollinger tastes the nouveau-psychedelia of The Nudge.

Nick Bollinger explores the percussive peregrinations of Riki Gooch, who records as Cave Circles.

Nick Bollinger digests a solitary set from Dunedin singer-songwriter Matt Langley.

Nick Bollinger focuses on the final part of a trilogy from Manchester's The Distractions.

In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger discusses the surrealist pop of Robyn Hitchcock and the ecstatic music of Alice Coltrane, while Elliott Childs samples new music from Canadian collective The New Pornographers.

Elliott Childs samples new music from Canadian collective The New Pornographers.

Nick Bollinger reviews a new album of surrealistic pop from Robyn Hitchcock.

Nick Bollinger discusses a retrospective set of devotional music from Alice Coltrane.