Reviews
These Frightening Machines
‘Soften my gaze for a second’, Katherine Priddy sings in ‘A Matter of Time’, ‘a decade swings by’. Too true....
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: April/2026
Dlúth & Inneach (Warp & Weft)
I first saw The Weaving play a captivating set at the Hammersmith Irish Centre in May 2024; the Anglo-Irish trio’s...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: April/2026
Air Senegal
The Israeli-born Aylon won a Best Artist nomination in the Songlines World Music Awards for his 2021 album Xalam. That...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: April/2026
Ti Love
From joyful dancefloor productions to funky Afro-pop, reggae and gorgeously melancholic numbers, David Walters’ new album is an expansive affair....
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: April/2026
Zagate
Souad Massi is moving on, yet again. Originally famed for her exquisite, folk-country influenced sad ballads in Arabic and French,...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2026
Excavated Shellac: Voices
VARIOUS ARTISTS | Various Artists
The globe is completely open for this deep excavation, the latest in Dust-to-Digital’s Jonathan Ward-assembled series. From Mongolia to Morocco,...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: April/2026
Brasiliano
This joyful album celebrates language as a window into Brazil’s history and its people. Featuring eight languages, its title, Brasiliano,...
Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: May/2026
Mountains on the Moon
Acoustic roots duo Paper Wings float effortlessly between genres with their new album, Mountains on the Moon. Their songs sound...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: May/2026
Króta
Mats Edén, Tellef Kvifte & Knut Kvifte Nesheim
A beautiful and courageous acoustic set featuring Norwegians Knut Kvifte Nesheim on percussion and Tellef Kvifte on sea flute (the...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: May/2026
