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December 4, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: December 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. For my final session of 2021 I found two albums that featured covers, moving the original songs to solo piano; two […]
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October 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: October 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that I believe have been influenced by Nick Cave – and in […]
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September 3, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: September 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Album Reviews, By No Means, Clique, Home, Jesse Mulligan, Jim Keller, Lockdown, Music Reviews, National Radio, Patricia Barber, Phone, Radio New Zealand National, Radio NZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: September 2021, September, September 2, Thursday ·

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June 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: June 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have written their own songs but were here paying tribute to […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2021, Bob Dylan, Chrissie Hynde, Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, Chrissie Hynde: Standing In The Doorway - Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, Different Drum, Dolenz Sings Nesmith, Dylan, Jesse Mulligan, June, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Nesmith, New Albums, Radio, Radio NZ, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: June 2021, Standing In The Doorway, The Monkees, Tomorrow Is A Long Time ·

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May 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: May 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records from artists that have been in the game a while and have a recognisable, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Album Reviews, Dianne Swann, Dinosaur Jr., I Ain't, Jesse Mulligan, Kurt Vile, May, May 2021, Radio, Radio NZ, Reel You In, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: May 2021, Sweep It Into Space, The War On Peace Of Mind, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: April 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two records made under lockdown restrictions. First up was the latest by Tindersticks and I played their cover […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2021, A Man Needs A Maid, Afternoons, April, April 2021, Cover, Jesse Mulligan, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE!, Neil Young, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: April 2021, Tindersticks, Virtual Shadow Ensemble, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: March 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. This month I talked about two cool new albums I’ve been playing a lot. First up the latest album from The […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Abbey Road: Anniversary Super Deluxe, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Delvon Lamaar Organ Trio, Jesse Mulligan, Leo Kottke, March 2021, Mike Gordon, Noon, Radio, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: March 2021, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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February 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: February 2021

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. I’ve been doing it for about five years now. Most months. This was my first time in for 2021. I didn’t review a whole lot of music over summer – but I did get hooked on some things, especially things […]
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December 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: December 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so this most recent session probably marked five years. […]
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November 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: November 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… For […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Afternoons, Album Review, Albums, Cover Versions, Covers, EP, It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry, Jesse Mulligan, Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Rendition Was In), Lockdown, Music, November 2020, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, Reviews, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: November 2020, Sharon Jones, Sleepless Night, What Have You Done For Me Lately, Yo La Tengo ·

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October 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: October 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… For […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20/20, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Album Review, Albums, Daughter, Jesse Mulligan, Lydia Loveless, National Radio, October, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, Radio NZ National, Reviews, Riddle Daddly, RNZ, RNZ Reviews, RNZ Reviews: October 2020, Simon Sweetman, Skin Suit, The Bobby Lees, The Wringer, Wringer, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: September 2020

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… For […]
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