Probably best known as one-half of New Zealand electronic duo Pitch Black, flame-haired producer/keyboardist Paddy Free has also twiddled the...
Reviewed by Seth Jordan in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
When you have made four attempts at recording a live album in Cotonou, Benin, and each of them fail, what...
Reviewed by Jim Hickson in issue: April/2017
Authenticity is impossible to manufacture. Daymé Arocena might be only 24, but she has a soul and a sensuousness belying...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: Aug/Sep/2016
Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa
Widely regarded as Brazil's most preternaturally gifted musician, Hermeto Pascoal has covered an incredible amount of creative ground in his...
Reviewed by Brendon Griffin in issue: December/2017
The album cover has Jez tilting his boater and grinning into a camera like an old-fashioned MC, as if beckoning...
Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: Jan/Feb/2011
When this reviewer interviewed Allen for Songlines in 2020 just before lockdown, we talked mostly about Rejoice, his collaborative album...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: July/2021
Over the last decade, there’s been a slew of European bands – often including a Turkish member – who’ve drawn...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2026
The revolution will not be televised, nor will it be terribly organised if the Free Radicals are in charge. Active...
Reviewed by Russ Slater in issue: August/September/2022
Getting their music heard outside of Iran can be tricky for artists working in the oppressive environment enforced by the...
Reviewed by Tom Newell in issue: July/2021
It's titled One Day because it took just that for the remarkable fiddle player Jenna Reid to record this exquisite...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: June/2023
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