Reviews
Tell Me Why
Widely acknowledged as one of Australia’s most celebrated indigenous singer-songwriters, Archie Roach’s long career is slowly drawing to a close....
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: December/2020
Big Like This
When Corrina Hewat and David Milligan boldly launched this folk big-band back in 2003 they recruited a Who’s Who of...
Reviewed by Jan Fairley in issue: March/2011
Ki Moun Ou Ye
Nathalie Joachim, a Juilliard alum and Grammy-nominated classical flautist, undergoes a distinctive musical evolution in her second album, Ki Moun...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: April/2024
Berlin 1964 – Live & Berlin 1964 – The Lost Studio Recordings
A double archival release from Black Truffle, these very rare recordings feature the brothers Moinuddin (d1966) and Aminuddin Dagar (d2000),...
Reviewed by Jameela Siddiqi in issue: June/2024
symbiont
On Spider Tales, his 2020 debut album, Jake Blount blazed a trail through the forest of roots music in general...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: December/2024
Czech Republic: Music from Walachia, Horňácko and Kopanice
Compared to neighbouring Hungary, whose traditional music has an international profile, the folk music of the Czech Republic is little...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Apr/May/2012
Las Últimas Composiciones de Violeta Parra
There’s a moment on this album, during the song ‘Cantores que Reflexionan’ (Singers Who Reflect), where the listener is held...
Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: April/2025
Bass Culture, Volume 1: This Town is Too Hot!
In line with Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence, Nascente Records have compiled a four-volume, 160-track summary of the island’s greatest...
Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: October/2012
Teleology
If this really is the final album from Peggy Seeger, then the great lady is going out in style. Released...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: July/2025
Hand on the Plow
The Tillers claim they once played in hardcore punk bands, and in their speed and dynamics you can hear the...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: Nov/Dec/2013
