Reviews
We Are the Keepers
Maybe it’s the feeling of hopelessness that’s enveloped the US right now, or the sense of impending dread as a...
Reviewed by Devon Leger in issue: February/March/2025
Bite the Bullet
Of all the retro bands out there, from Tokyo to New York, the nutty London boys of Madness probably did...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2016
The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff
“If they were expecting any rewards, they didn't get any rewards. They were the first people to be victimised,” we...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: April/2019
The Four Pillars
This multimedia project first began to take shape when musician, composer, producer and arranger Mike Vass, formerly with Malinky and...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: October/2019
The Magid Chronicles
At the height of the klezmer revival in the 1980s and 90s, there were dozens of (mainly) US bands reinterpreting...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: Aug/Sep/2019
Across the Divide
Constant international touring for the last decade, including a stint opening for The Jools Holland Orchestra, as well as playing...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: March/2016
The Rough Guide to the Music of Senegal
Senegal's very rich seam of musical styles and voices are well represented in this attractively packaged collection. There are standout...
Reviewed by Jenny Cathcart in issue: March/2013
Notes from the Boat
It's an incredible line-up that Mike Vass has gathered for his latest album, with guests including Anna Massie, Duncan Chisholm,...
Reviewed by Billy Rough in issue: October/2018
One With the Wind
Branko Galoić and Francisco Cordovil
A couple of years ago, Branko Galoić and Francisco Cordovil happened to be in the same Parisian bar with live...
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: April/2019
The Great Blue Wheel
Bergen-based but worldly in concept, Meelodi is the brain-child of Norwegian Ole Andre Farstad and Iranian Medi Farmani. On this,...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: October/2021
