Reviews
Harponium
Scottish harper Catriona McKay says that with her latest album she is ‘fusing the timbres of harp and harmonium into...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Apr/May/2014
Inuusiq/Life
In order to secure his bandmate Nancy Mike's hand in marriage, The Jerry Cans’ lead singer and guitarist Andrew Morrison...
Reviewed by Merlyn Driver in issue: June/2017
Psychedelic Trance Tarantella
Kalàscima come from Salento, at the southern end of Italy, which boasts an explosive musical culture. The cover of this...
Reviewed by Ciro De Rosa in issue: April/2016
My Design, On Others' Lives
Based in New Zealand's music capital Wellington, Estère Dalton is a young producer- musician who's created her own bedroom-based ‘electric...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
The Rough Guide to Scottish Music
Compiled by broadcaster and singer Mary Ann Kennedy, this latest compilation illustrates the rich variety of the crop of Scottish...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: Apr/May/2014
Midnight Alvorada
Swedish label ajabu! must have a good network of scouts. Pedro Rosa is their latest Brazilian discovery, following the likes...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2023
Marzipan
Habibi Funk continues to deliver on its promise of rare, sometimes vintage, always interesting gems from the Arab world. The...
Reviewed by Russell Higham in issue: October/2023
Flexūs
This album was apparently inspired by labyrinths, whether ‘imagined… astronomical… constructed… danced [or] natural …. and especially the mineral labyrinth...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2024
like the sky I’ve been too quiet
Born in New York and raised in Tamil Nadu, ganavya has gradually cultivated a glowing reputation as an interdisciplinary artist,...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: April/2024
El Errante
On their latest album, Montréal’s El Balcón have delivered a dynamite collection of self-written songs seamlessly blending lead singer Valeria’s...
Reviewed by Justin Turford in issue: June/2025
