Reviews
Weights & Measures
If you walked into a bar or a hall anywhere in the US and found that Darrin Hacquard and his...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: January/2026
Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel, The Unfaithful Servants’ second full-length release, serves up a splendid sampling of the Vancouver Island-based quartet’s distinctive take...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/2026
Diamond Grove
Cicadas chitter. A banjo twangs like the opening to a raga. A fiddle flickers. A cow moans. Wait, was that...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: January/2026
Drift
Nashville bluegrass banjo stalwart Wes Corbett’s new album, Drift, is surprisingly spectacular. A member of the Sam Bush Band, Corbett...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: January/2026
Cathedrals Beneath the Black Mountain
This is an accomplished, confident new album from Denver guitarist D. West, who leans more towards the ‘new age’ instrumental...
Reviewed by Glenn Kimpton in issue: January/2026
Acide Balkanique
Looking for a guaranteed smash hit for your next world music dance party? Look no further than Acide Balkanique, the...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: January/2026
Maqam Pilgrims
Egyptian-born oud player and composer Mustafa Said is one of the most illustrious names in Arabic music today. Born blind,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: January/2026
Guiss Guiss
Beginning and ending with a Fela Kuti sound bite about the spiritual power of music, ‘La musique de mélange’ kicks...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: January/2026
Shy Girl
London-based singer-songwriter Hollie Cook returns with a fifth album that sees her outgrow her feel-good, pop-heavy origins into a punchy...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: January/2026
Live in Somerset
Live in Somerset might not sound very rock‘n’roll. But Steve Knightley is a true stadium star of West Country venues...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: June/2011
