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R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura deploy dexterous rhymes on The First Fist to Make Contact When We Dap
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a Japanese-American hip-hop collaboration. Read more Video, Audio
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Grandaddy are soft and snoozy on Blu Wav
2:30 PM.The Sampler - Blu Wav by Grandaddy Read more Video, Audio
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Review: & the Charm by Avalon Emerson
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp review the debut from a techno DJ-turned-dream pop musician. Read more Video, Audio
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Review: Cartwheel by Hotline TNT
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a critically buzzed-about shoegaze outing. Read more Video, Audio
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Is this posthumous album a fitting send off for dub music legend Lee "Scratch" Perry?
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the final album from a Jamaican pioneer. Read more Audio
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The friendship between Arahi and Jazmine Mary shines through on Pony Baby
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a country-inflected debut by the local duo. Read more Video, Audio
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Future Islands prove there's life in an old formula on their seventh album
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews an extra-sincere new release from the Baltimore synth-pop outfit. Read more Video, Audio
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Peruvian DJ Sofia Kourtesis celebrates family on the joyous Madres
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews an infectious collection of club cuts. Read more Video, Audio
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Ōtautahi 's Admiral Drowsy mixes soundscapes and songcraft on Industrial Consistency
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the Christchurch musician's drone-heavy, beautifully-sung second album. Read more Audio
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Sampha is upbeat and optimistic on Lahai
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews the UK crooner's expansive second LP. Read more Video, Audio
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Radiohead offshoot The Smile go back to basics with new album
2:30 PM.Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood are in fine form, but these songs take time to impress. Read more Video, Audio
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The Sampler: The best reissues and compilations of 2023
2:00 PM.Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite reissues and compilations from the past year, including Japanese lounge music, British post-punk, and Canadian synthscapes. Read more Video, Audio
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Aotearoa's music micro-labels
9:00 AM.Tony Stamp meets the people behind some of New Zealand's smaller record labels, marketing and distributing music they love. It's often done in their free time, for little, if any, profit… Read more Audio
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The Sampler: The best international albums of 2023
2:00 PM.Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite international releases from the past year, including Britpop, African folk, UK ambient, and Australian punk. Read more Video, Audio
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The Sampler: The best singles of 2023
2:00 PM.Tony Stamp reflects on ten of his favourite singles from the past year, including London RnB, local folk, African dub, and American indie. Read more Video, Audio
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The Sampler: The best local albums of 2023
7:00 PM.Tony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite local releases of 2023, including club cuts, Western ballads, Afro-centric jazz, and Pacific pop. Read more Video, Audio
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Julie Byrne: 'I want to grow and to be brave as an artist'
1:45 PM.Tony Stamp talks to US singer-songwriter Julia Byrne about her acclaimed second album The Greater Wings ahead of her New Zealand performances in January. Read more Video, Audio
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Wellington trio Iti Bubbas are breezy and bright on Idiot Check
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp checks out the debut EP from an upcoming local hip-hop outfit. Read more Video, Audio
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Peter Gabriel returns with the decades-in-the-making i/o
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp looks into the Genesis founder's first album of original material in over twenty years. Read more Video, Audio
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French For Rabbits navigate treacherous terrain on their latest EP
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a string-laden set from the Wellington band. Read more Video, Audio
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There's beauty in the murk of Damien Jurado's Motorcycle Madness
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a mysterious collection of retro jams by the American singer-songwriter. Read more Audio
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Home Brew return older and wiser on Run It Back
2:30 PM.Tony Stamp reviews a reflective selection from the acclaimed local hip-hop duo. Read more Audio
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Beirut's wordly music is in fine form on Hadsel
2:30 PM.Zach Condon returns with a frosty collection from Norway. Read more Video, Audio
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LA duo Green-House focus on plant life on A Host for All Kinds of Life
2:30 PM.The LA duo present an ambient record to connect you to the natural world. Read more Video, Audio
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Local talents PollyHill and Samara Alofa join forces on Aquaries
2:30 PM.The Tāmaki Makaurau pair reveal a sonic landscape that alternates between spiky and smooth. Read more Video, Audio
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