Reviews
Tigre
Tigre, Banda Magda's third album (which is subtitled Stories of Courage and Fearlessness) is a polished affair, swathed in lush...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: November/2017
Afghan Rubab with Songbirds
Rahim Khushnawaz (c1947-2011) was one of the great rubab players of Afghanistan. But he comes from Herat rather than Kabul,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: October/2016
Home Recordings
Simpson was scheduled to deliver a live album this year. Instead, he went home, found a room, pressed record, and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2021
The Mutiny
If there is a word that sums up this collective founded in Cambridge by husband-and-wife duo Joel Clayton (guitar and...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2012
Airs and Graces
Continuing the Topic Treasures series of reissues to celebrate the label's 80th birthday, June Tabor's 1976 solo debut comes with...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
De Ayer Para Siempre
Don't put this on first thing in the morning (like I did), especially if you're nursing, say, a tequila hangover...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: December/2019
Read the Sky
Oysterband have had an impressive history, and they are certainly not finished yet. This is the 12th studio album, the...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: May/2022
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Gore (Burning)
RUTA is an anarchic project that reveals a little-known violent aspect of Polish history. The album's sub-title Songs of Rebellion...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
Choke Cherry Tree
Choke Cherry Tree finds founding band members Ben Miller (vocals, guitar) and Scott Leeper (washtub bass, backing vocals) joined by...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2018
