Reviews
The Island of Dr Electrico
With a period cinematic sound, flamboyant stage presence and a band name that feels like a lost Ian Fleming novel,...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: October/2014
El Habitante de la Tarde Roja
If you don't know what tarde roja means, don't despair. The thick little booklet that comes with this release contains...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: May/2019
Chili Houritki
One of the few singers from Chad to emerge onto the international stage, Mitchala was first heard of half a...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Apr/May/2012
Bright Like Gold
This is the right kind of happy hour: spending 60 minutes sampling delicious old-time classic country, and traditionally prepared original...
Reviewed by Jeff Kaliss in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Too Big World
On Too Big World, their latest self-released album, the Bumper Jacksons run the gamut of rootsy American repertoire with easy...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: May/2016
The Secret
In the past, some of Vieux Farka Touré's guitar playing has steered perilously close to the self-indulgent and generic, particularly...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: October/2011
Imaginaries
Imaginaries really has it all: a rock’n’roll aesthetic; an ensemble of talented musicians; a bunch of varied butuniformly excellent songs;...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2012
Traders
The common thread in this improbable but delightful fusion of the traditional music of Scotland and West Africa is created...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: Nov/Dec/2011
