This week Graham and Marty take a good look and AI-generated music with help from NZ-based AI artist Ed Ackman. New releases reviewed include those by The Besnard Lakes, The SAlt Collective, Dropper and The Otherwoman plus we pass judment on the new Beatles Anthology and Prince's Around The World In A Day. And there is a gig guide for those in Auckland. Sound Thinking with Graham Reid and Marty Duda: In an age of playlists and hot takes, two of New Zealand’s sharpest music minds still believe in listening before speaking. SOUND THINKING is the podcast for people who care what they’re hearing. Between them, they’ve interviewed everyone worth hearing. Now they’re turning the mics on themselves. SOUND THINKING: where decades of music journalism meet an hour of unfiltered conversation. Ever miss when music journalism had guts, humour, and heart? SOUND THINKING brings it back. This is where legends, laughter, and long-forgotten stories meet the soundtrack of now.

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.