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The Sampler for Tuesday 23 May 2017
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The Sampler 23 May 2017
7:30 PM.In The Sampler this week Nick Bollinger sets out to identify the various voices of Aldous Harding; a goth-themed album from long-running indie band The Mountain Goats; and the Cameroonian blues of… Read more Audio
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Album Review: Party by Aldous Harding
7:30 PM.There's a sense of theatre about Party, which subverts the typical notion of the singer-songwriter as confessor and beacon of authenticity. Aldous Harding seems to be giving herself permission to… Read more Video, Audio
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Goths by The Mountain Goats
7:40 PM.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... Read more Video, Audio
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The Sampler: Ako by Blick Bassy
7:50 PM.Nick Bollinger reviews a familiar yet strange sound which combines blues and Cameroonian folk song, and just about everything else. Read more Video, Audio