Reviews
Acoustic Live
A mainstay of Seattle’s indie scene in the early 2000s, Balkan punk rockers Kultur Shock are back with a surprising...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: March/2024
Live in Kyoto
Serving up ten tracks of previously unrecorded material captured in situ before an audience, Live in Kyoto can’t be faulted...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: July/2024
Build Something Better
Grace Petrie is a Leicester-born singer-songwriter and musical activist who sounds better, and angrier, with every new album. She started...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2024
All the Way Home
Cathy Jordan has stepped out from the front ranks of the band Dervish after more than two decades. Her debut...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2012
The Rough Guide to Irish Music
Recession and emigration has taken its toll in recent years on Ireland’s traditional music scene, with pub closures, rising alcohol...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: June/2013
Respeitosa Mente
Although there is no obvious trace of Lebanese oud player Rabih Abou-Khalil in Respeitosa Mente, it is hard to imagine...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: November/2019
Breton Music for Dummies
This is the first ‘Music for Dummies’ package I’ve come across. But I’ve been enlightened by the brand’s efforts, in...
Reviewed by Julian May in issue: Aug/Sep/2010
Note of Hope: A Celebration of Woody Guthrie
The Woody Guthrie industry continues to thrive as we approach 2012, the centenary of his birth. After the two Mermaid...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Jan/Feb/2012
