Reviews
Shift
Shift, the debut album from Borders-born Kirsty Law, is a fine example of the plentiful talent burgeoning from Edinburgh's session...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: June/2015
Real Rio
As much as I’m reluctant to begin a review of a Brazilian compilation with a football metaphor; this double-CD really...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: Jan/Feb/2017
An Introduction to Dick Gaughan
Master guitarist and singer Dick Gaughan has been touring and recording since 1970 and for six years, between 1975 and...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Evening Star
The ten members of the American women's choir Kitka are heirs to a project that began 40 years ago in...
Reviewed by Kim Burton in issue: May/2019
Untouched Folk Songs from the Balkans
Muammer Ketencoglu & Balkan Journey
Anyone who is into Balkan music – tricksy rhythms, wild sax and accordion playing – is going to enjoy this....
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: July/2017
Camaleão Borboleta
With 12 years behind them and half a dozen albums and EPs to their name, Graveola are one of the...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: November/2016
Manhã Florida
Listening to Manhã Florida, it's easy to see why critics have praised Vieira as the finest voice of Cape Verde...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: June/2018
Flight on Light
‘New Age’ and ‘tranquil’ are the first words that come to mind in describing this disc from Greek clarinetist Manos...
Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: Aug/Sept/2013
Palaces
Electric Vocuhila, a French quartet founded ten years ago in Berlin as part of a musicians’ co-operative, display an impressive...
Reviewed by Julia in issue: June/2020
From Here
Every couple of years or so, a really good punk band comes along to remind everyone what's really important: saying...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: November/2015
