Reviews

Full Moon

Moonchild Sanelly

It’s hard to miss Moonchild Sanelly. The South African singer can usually be identified by her blue braids and for...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2025

So Long Little Miss Sunshine

Molly Tuttle

With her latest solo album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle further secures her reputation as one of modern...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: September/2025

América Zureta

Ian Lasserre

Hailing from the north-east of Brazil, singer-songwriter Ian Lasserre’s songs of protest are couched in the gentlest of voices. In...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: January/2026

A Piece of Infinity

Meklit

Meklit is an Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, composer and activist based in San Francisco. Her latest release finds her explicitly exploring...

Reviewed by George Newton in issue: December/2025

Essam

Imarhan

Essam starts out in familiar desert blues territory, with tight, slick guitars and chanting vocals. Then the music begins to...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2026

Living in the Light

Tommy Emmanuel

Tommy Emmanuel wrote ‘Scarlett’s World’, the first single from Living in the Light, the Australian guitar wizard’s latest full-length album,...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: February/March/2026

Palmier

Rocé

A long-established presence in French hip-hop, Rocé brings depth and restraint to his latest release, Palmier. The album unfolds as...

Reviewed by Joe Mulhall in issue: May/2026

1990

Szászcsávás Band

The village of Szászcsávás in Romania only has 1,000 inhabitants, but its fame far outweighs its size thanks to its...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2019

Aşk

Altın Gün

Psychedelic Anatolian folk-rock band Altın Gün return to traditional sources for their latest album while still managing to produce something...

Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: May/2023

Common Nation of Sorrow

Rachel Baiman

Americans are angry. The signs are hard to miss. Bluegrass and old-time banjo music are good for expressing these discontents,...

Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2023