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Review of Old Spot

Old Spot

Old Spot

Old Spot

Rating: ★★★

Singer and multi- instrumentalist Joe Danks and fiddler Rowan Piggott met in 2021 and bonded over their shared love of...

Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: June/2023

Review of To Know Where It's Going

To Know Where It's Going

Athos

Ajabu!

Rating: ★★★★

The London-based brothers Anthony and Demetri Kastellani have put together a series of ambient/electronic tracks with an improv feel (some...

Reviewed by Maria Lord in issue: June/2023

Review of La Retreta Mayor

La Retreta Mayor

La Retreta Mayor

Vampisoul

Rating: ★★

Originally released in 1976 on Discomoda, this Venezuelan ten-piece founded by guitarist Alex Rodríguez transports you straight back to a...

Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: August/September/2023

Review of LL25

LL25

The London Lasses

LoLa Records / Cló Iar-Chonnacht

Rating: ★★★

There are 16 musicians supporting The London Lasses in celebrating their 25 years together on LL25, a generous 14-track album...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: August/September/2023

Review of Igbo Amaka

Igbo Amaka

Okwy Osadebe & Highlife Soundmakers International

Palenque Records

Rating: ★★★

Highlife music is most closely associated with Ghana, but the genre's roots extend across West Africa and beyond. Okwy Osadebe...

Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: July/2023

Review of The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On

The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On

Wax Machine

Batov Records

Rating: ★★★

Led by Brazilian-born, Italian/English-raised songwriter and singer Lau Ro, Wax Machine’s third album, The Sky Unfurls, The Dance Goes On,...

Reviewed by Francesco Martinelli in issue: January/February/2024

Review of Needlefall

Needlefall

Magic Tuber Stringband

Thrill Jockey

Rating: ★★★★

The music on Needlefall is borne of one region, but two worlds. It finds Durham, North Carolina guitar- and-fiddle duo...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: May/2024

Review of Engelchen

Engelchen

Alison Cotton

Rocket Recordings

Rating: ★★★

Alison Cotton’s Engelchen is both a threnody and celebration, heartfelt, intense and deeply moving in its struggle through darkness to...

Reviewed by Michael Quinn in issue: May/2024

Review of Land of My Other

Land of My Other

The Breath

Real World Records

Rating: ★★★★★

Land of My Other is the third studio album from The Breath, a partnership between singer Ríoghnach Connolly and ex-Cinematic...

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: December/2023

Review of Tøyen Sessions

Tøyen Sessions

Gjermund Larsen Trio

heilo

Rating: ★★★★

Although all the compositions on this new album by Norway’s Larsen Trio were apparently written by Larsen himself, you might...

Reviewed by Jon Lusk in issue: December/2023

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