Reviews
It Was Also Sometimes Daylight
Part scream, part slide whistle, the call of the curlew has been a thing of comfort for Orkney native Merlyn...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: December/2025
Ura Uku
Based in the Ecuadorian Andes, ‘neotraditional’ Jatun Mama, AKA producer Jesús Atzil Bonilla, reshapes the music of his native land...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: December/2025
To Those Who Have Gone, I Sing in a Key of D
Dantchev: Domain is a Helsinki-based quartet led by Bulgarian-Finnish singer and percussionist Anna Dantchev. She’s joined by Finnish musicians on...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2025
A Djinn and a Hunter Went Walking
Two traditional instrumentalists from Mali, but from different cultures. Neba Solo, who also sings, is one of the most respected...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: April/2026
Magic Accident
It’s time to start leaving out the “all-female band” tag when referring to Della Mae. While their critical role as...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2026
Everybody Wants to Know How I Die
The fifth album of demon-haunted country blues from Canada’s scariest songwriter. Sinner takes traditional songs as his jumping-off point, expanding...
Reviewed by Paul Slade in issue: April/2026
Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge
Van Morrison is on a roll. Following on from covers albums of skiffle and rock and the new material on...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2026
Ligurian Pastoral Vol.II
There is a timeless quality about Liguria-based instrumentalist Davide Cedolin’s second project focused on his home. Stitching field recordings and...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: April/2026
It’s Not Going to be Okay
A follow-up to last year’s enticingly experimental Teeth of Time, Joshua Burnside’s latest release is a softer, more sentimental offering...
Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: April/2026
