Reviews
Futuro Do Pretérito
On first listening, it's hard to get a handle on the São Paulo quartet's third album; their take on retro...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: March/2019
Manuša
Júlia Kozáková is a young Slovakian singer who is, at present, studying at the School of Oriental and African Studies...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2022
Terry Riley In C
Sometimes there is a collision of two different musical worlds that just fits so well that you can't believe it...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Jan/Feb/2018
Hjeltamôs
Per Gudmundson & Bengan Janson
A crackling fire under a summer sky, dried flowers on a windowsill, a wistful smile and the coolness of grass...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: October/2018
Hover
This second album from esteemed fiddle player Bryony Griffith brings together an outstanding collection of both known and less-common English...
Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: March/2019
Melodies of Light
Yosef-Gutman Levitt & Omri Mor
Having only recently reviewed Levitt’s Soul Song (in #190) I was surprised and delighted to see he’d released a second...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/February/2024
Tåreportens Pärla
The Kalevala, a 19th-century Finnish epic, inspired this mostly improvised dialogue between two of the country’s foremost folkies. Maria Kalaniemi...
Reviewed by Wif Stenger in issue: May/2026
Relke Meto
Malawian musician Happy Mphande's Relke Meto opens with the title-track, a percussion-heavy beat that sets the tempo for the rest...
Reviewed by Jack McBrams in issue: March/2023
Gaudencia
After listening to an MC Yallah record it's tempted to conclude that every other rapper in the game is slacking....
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: September/2025
