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Review of Yörüklük

Yörüklük

Elena Baklava

CPL-Music

Rating: ★★★

Elena Hristova has performed with the Macedonian group Baklava since 2006, but now for her solo career she calls herself,...

Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: September/2025

Review of Yatta!

Yatta!

YĪN YĪN | Yīn Yīn

Glitterbeat

Rating: ★★★

While Dutch outfit YĪN YĪN first made their name through an amalgam of psychedelic rock and Southeast Asian styles, their...

Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Clams As A Main Meal

Clams As A Main Meal

Elijah Minnelli

Top of the World

Breadminster County Council

Rating: ★★★★

Presumably no relation to either Vicente or Liza, the avant-dub prankster is back, following 2024’s acclaimed Perpetual Musket. With the...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2026

Review of Restless Nation: The Music of Andy Teirstein

Restless Nation: The Music of Andy Teirstein

Andy Teirstein/Marco Ambrosini/Yair Dalal/Mivos Quartet/Cassatt String Quartet

Navona Records

Rating: ★★★★★

On one hand, ‘world music’ denotes a sound or style resulting from melding instrumentation (including vocalisation) drawn from different cultural...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2022

Review of Good Times Older

Good Times Older

Jack Sharp

From Here Records

Rating: ★★★

While there hasThnever been a dearthThof men picking upThacoustic guitars andThrecording folkThalbums, there hasThbeen a notable slew of them recently.ThImpressive...

Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2020

Review of All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do

All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do

The Milk Carton Kids

Anti Records

Rating: ★★★★

A slightly oddball but nevertheless engaging blend of rootsy folk, indie pop, soft psychedelia and alt-country makes this album an...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2018

Review of Herencia de la Tierra Mía

Herencia de la Tierra Mía

Mariachi Herencia de Mexico

Mariachi Heritage Foundation

Rating: ★★★★

The mariachi spectacle – much like the burrito and margarita – is all too easy to bastardise. Wandering spangle-suited musicians...

Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018

Review of Hypernova

Hypernova

Jiggy

Big Beat Music

Rating: ★★★★

This seven-piece collective are back with their much anticipated second album following the success of their debut, Translate, in 2017....

Reviewed by Rachel Cunniffe in issue: June/2020

Review of An Anthology of Mongolian Khöömii

An Anthology of Mongolian Khöömii

Various Artists

Top of the World

Buda Musique 2 CDs

Rating: ★★★★★

This double CD is essential for anyone wishing to gain a balanced, comprehensive perspective of the many versions of overtone/undertone...

Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: May/2017

Review of Tomorrow People: The Best of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers

Tomorrow People: The Best of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers

Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers

Virgin Records

Rating: ★★

The Melody Makers, on the surface, look like Jamaica's version of the Jacksons. Featuring four of Bob Marley's numerous children...

Reviewed by Clyde Macfarlane in issue: July/2014

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