Reviews
Losean
This is a curious, patchily atmospheric album created by two artists who have never met. JO BISSA is a Dutch...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: April/2024
Needlefall
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
Engelchen
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
Land of My Other
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
Tøyen Sessions
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
Madres
The title of this Berlin-based Peruvian artist’s debut album translates as ‘Mothers’. It’s dedicated to both her mother and the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: December/2023
Círculo Radiante
Folk singer and experimental artist Soema Montenegro, born in Buenos Aires, has produced her fifth album in tribute to the...
Reviewed by Huw Hennessy in issue: December/2023
Last Night a Woman Saved My Life
Last Night a Woman Saved My Life is a mesmerising journey into the space between Western minimalism and Middle Eastern...
Reviewed by Alexandra Petropoulos in issue: December/2023
Just a Second
Six years ago the talented young Scottish fiddler Ryan Young released an acclaimed debut album but then suffered an injury...
Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2023
A Memento of Istanbul
A Memento of Istanbul is an excellent solo oud album by top Iranian player Saeed Nayeb Mohammadi. It’s the opening...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: December/2023
