Reviews
Angel
Cerys Hafana found a ballad from the Welsh National Library’s database about a man sent into a 350-year sleep by...
Reviewed by Rosie Esther Solomon in issue: October/2025
Far From Nowhere
Josienne Clarke | Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
Clarke’s songs always have a focused, condensed intensity of purpose, a sensitivity and strength that come from a combination of...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: January/2026
Banjovial
After Banjophony and Banjophonics comes the latest album from Damien O’Kane and Ron Block, Banjovial. If you’re paying attention, you’ll...
Reviewed by Tony Gillam in issue: January/2026
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean was first released in 2014, following a transformative invitation by filmmaker Robert Gordon to record at Royal Studios...
Reviewed by Sophie Parkes in issue: December/2025
As It Comes
Belgian composer and multi-instrumentalist Ward Dhoore has made fairly regular appearances in these pages as a member of such forward-thinking...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: December/2025
Roots
Kasia Kadłubowska, a Polish percussionist based in Berlin, is on a journey to retrace her roots on the Polish-Ukrainian-Belarusian borderlands....
Reviewed by Michał Wieczorek in issue: February/March/2026
Byin Arrivé
From La Réunion comes an action-packed album featuring eight young musicians, fronted by the punchy Creole vocals of lead singer...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: April/2026
Vocals and Percussion from Hahoe and Kyongju
This album will prove heavy going unless you are a serious fan of field recordings. A mask-dance drama from Hahoe...
Reviewed by Keith Howard in issue: March/2013
Terre de Mon Poème
Behind the enigmatic stage names and identities of French singer Emilie Hanak lies a girl exploring her multiple roots through...
Reviewed by Daniel Brown in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
London Calling
The occasionally forced-sounding jollity of some klezmer might make it a bit of an acquired taste for many, but this...
Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: October/2014
