Reviews
True Born Irishman
On the strength of this thrillingly resonant collection from the Dublin-based singer and bouzouki player, it's not too hard to...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
Anna & Elizabeth
Like a long-lost Coen Brothers soundtrack, this album opens to the old-time sounds of the Southern cotton fields. Drenched in...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: July/2015
Turmio
This is one of the most exciting bands to come out of Finland in recent times. The members of Okra...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: November/2016
Voun
Zanmari Baré is an exceptionally talented musician. He sings in Creole, with a high, yearning voice that is a little...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: May/2018
Langt, Langt Vekk
Ævestaden are known for their delicate, hypnotic folktronica. Fellow Norwegians Kanaan are a psychedelic rock trio. That the two bands...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: December/2024
Two Strings
Jake Shulman-Ment & Abigale Reisman
It's uncommon to have two violins in a klezmer band; more frequently, one violin vies with clarinet and other solo...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: September/2025
Memories of Magic – Mahō no Kioku
The first few tracks on this album are a red herring. The soft, cinematic tinkling of ‘Alchemy’ and the somewhat...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: January/2026
Further From the Country
With a deep, slightly burred voice and deadpan delivery, Canadian First Nations singer-songwriter William Prince has always grounded his art...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: February/March/2026
Pyhä Veri Vuotaa
The early morning mist rolls in across the water and pulls you into a hidden landscape; it’s enticing, haunting, mesmerising,...
Reviewed by Buzz Bury in issue: April/2022
Mutanuka and Syasiya
Crispin Mutanuka & Edwin Syasiya
The silimba (xylophone) and kanimba (thumb piano) both appeared on the splendid four-CD box set Luangwa to Livingstone (reviewed in...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: March/2021
