Reviews
MTMTMK
The combination of the Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya and the London-based electro production team Radioclit made The Very Best's debut...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Adoon Winding Nith
There's a distinctly spring-like zest and freshness about this new collection of Robert Burns songs, derived in part from the...
Reviewed by Sue Wilson in issue: June/2010
Hunter & the Hunted
Fans of the softer, gentler side of the neo-folk Americana spectrum will be enthralled by Hunter & the Hunted, the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2016
Arrogance, Ignorance & Greed
The songs and music of Show of Hands – the West Country duo Steve Knightley and Phil Beer – create...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Bele, Tradition & Creation
Ocora’s traditional music series is of consistent quality, with landmark contributions from Madagascar, Tanzania and Gabon. The African-centric theme continues,...
Reviewed by Charles De Ledesma in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
Poems & Non-Fiction
Newcastle-based singer, musician and disability activist Ruth Lyon's Poems & Non-Fiction is a stonking slice of indie-folk, layered with lush...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: September/2025
Health is Wealth
Macka B loves fruit and veg. So much so that the British-born dancehall veteran has released an album in dedication...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: April/2018
Impuros Fanáticos
With Fumaça Preta having stormed the British critico-cultural barricades in spectacular fashion with their genre-mangling debut, it seems the hoary...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: June/2016
Kíla Alive
Recorded live in various venues throughout 2016, this latest offering from the irrepressible Kíla captures the outfit in their natural...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2017
Autumn's Hymn
Son of John is 24-year-old Jacob Johnson, a fingerstyle guitar player in the mould of Nic Jones or Martin Simpson,...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
