Reviews
At the Wrong Gig
Every so often, a radio station will produce a playlist of the best songs for driving. The likes of Bruce...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
Tender Blues
Yoshio Machida plays the steel pan, but those expecting to hear a Japanese-influenced answer to the steel band music of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: December/2016
Accordion in Americas
The poor squeezebox – if it's not a busker on autoplay, it's an off-the-peg cumbia band or a Seine-spoiling cliché-churner....
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2016
Wood/Metal/Plastic/Pattern/Rhythm/Rock
This second album by the New York duo 75 Dollar Bill made the year-end ‘Best Of’ lists in several UK...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: June/2017
Rammeslag II
Daniel Sandén-Warg & Sigurd Brokke
As I write, the nominees of the Spellemannprisen, Norway’s Grammy awards, have just been announced. In the category of Best...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: Apr/May/2010
Ribbons
Justin Adams feat Anneli Drecker
From his solo debut with 2001's Desert Road through to his production work with Tinariwen, collaborations with Robert Plant and...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: August/2017
Lady Diamond
Bryony Griffith & Will Hampson
Surprisingly, this is the debut album by a duo that already has a long pedigree. Griffith and Hampson have been...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Narrow Line
You’d be hard pressed to pinpoint the origins of Canadian folk duo Mama’s Broke. Their album Narrow Line more than...
Reviewed by Li Robbins in issue: July/2022
Live at Vai Te Mihi
The Pacific’s Rapa Nui – popularly known as Easter Island – is one of the most remote inhabited islands in...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: June/2022
