Reviews
Live at the Scala Theatre Stockholm
It wouldn’t be exaggerating to call singer/guitarist Eric Bibb, son of activist, actor and folk singer, Leon Bibb, now five...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2024
Zero Grace
Born in Nottingham with an English mum and Jamaican dad, Liam Bailey grew up listening to reggae, soul and rock...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2024
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Africamore – The Afro-Funk Side of Italy (1973-1978)
While it’s possible to sleep on nylon sheets, you’d really rather not. Similarly, the experience of listening to the synthetic...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: June/2024
Vari
Innovation born of mastery of tradition is a central tenet of GroundUP, the record label founded by Michael League. And...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2024
Celebration
Like many of their Oceanic compatriots, ever since their 2013 debut California-based quartet Common Kings have managed to craft a...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: March/2024
Isolashun
Aditya Prakash’s debut solo album with its phonetic spelling of ‘isolation’ appears to be a direct reference to the pandemic...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: January/February/2024
Ridiculous Things
Seattle’s The Do Goodrs debut album dives deep into personal storytelling and cultural fusion through the band’s love of Balkan...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: June/2024
Beehive Cathedral
Joseph Decosimo, Cleek Schrey & Luke Richardson
Despite these being three veteran performers in the old-time scene, Beehive Cathedral marks their debut as a trio. And it’s...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: August/2024
When I’m Called
North Carolinian troubadour Jake Xerxes Fussell has made his name rehoming other people’s words, regaling their dusted-down fables in a...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: August/2024
