Reviews
Amidst Fiery Skies
This is the second album from the Cambridge-based five-piece who blend Americana with English folk music. Here on Amidst Fiery...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2015
Kiss, Cuddle & Torture: Volume 2
Following their debut album, Kiss, Cuddle & Torture: Volume 1, the London-based mash-up reggae band The Hempolics have now released...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: October/2020
Conscription
The deranged frontman known only as Mike H led his motley Danish crew The Sexican across their debut album The...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: July/2013
A Number of Work
Cooper and Toller are a folk duo based in the Bristol area. Their debut album, A Number of Work, brings...
Reviewed by Dan Hobson in issue: April/2023
Chicha Por Favor Vol 1 – Grooves from El Volcán: The Heartbeat of Peruvian Cumbia
These grooves constitute a limited-edition LP of ten tracks from the El Volcán label recorded during the 70s and 80s....
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: April/2025
Santa Plástica
Argentinian folk song has many modes reflecting the topographies and cultures whence it springs. The music of the French-based Caronni...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: June/2019
It's Time
In 2002 the Red Hot + Riotcompilation album, which was an AIDS awareness release and tribute to the music of...
Reviewed by Martin Sinnock in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Tanbou TouJou Lou
What a superb compilation this is. Record detective Vik Sohonie has worked as a veteran researcher, writer and editor at...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: November/2016
Recollections…Reflections… (A Journey)
With the possible exception of Archie Roach, no Aboriginal musician has had a stronger impact or influence than veteran Aussie...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Sonho Real
It's ten years since Flavia Coelho moved from her native Brazil to Paris, where she created a reggae-tinged mixture she...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
