Reviews
Anne Briggs
One of three deluxe reissues from Topic as part of its 80th birthday celebrations, Anne Briggs' first album has only...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: May/2019
The Drunken Gaugers
Kevin Crawford, Dylan Foley & Patrick Doocey
There's a delightfully tipsy quality to the familiar jig that gives this album, from three scions of New York's Irish...
Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: December/2017
Silêncio
It’s not very clear what Claudia Aurora’s trying to do here. But whatever it is, it doesn’t seem to work....
Reviewed by GonÇalo Frota in issue: March/2012
Karne Vwayaz
Zonatan is the alias of Mauritian singer Jonathan Andy. His songs are gentle and mellow, poppy even, but he has...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2019
Western Country
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Caleb Klauder is singer and mandolin player with the highly successful Foghorn String Band. This is...
Reviewed by Rose Skelton in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
Bantou Mentale
This Congolese-French band boasts members previously involved with Konono No 1 and Jupiter & Okwess in collaboration with producer Doctor...
Reviewed by Charlotte Algar in issue: December/2019
When I’m Called
North Carolinian troubadour Jake Xerxes Fussell has made his name rehoming other people’s words, regaling their dusted-down fables in a...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: August/2024
Daughter of a Temple
Following closely on the heels of her previous 2024 album like the sky I’ve been too quiet, New York-born/Tamil Nadu-raised...
Reviewed by Charlie Cawood in issue: January/2025
Toña
Kadialy Kouyate is a superb kora player from Kolda in south Senegal. Now based in the UK, he's involved in...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: September/2025
