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Review of Black Woman & Child (2024 Remix)

Black Woman & Child (2024 Remix)

Sizzla

VP Records

Rating: ★★★★

Miguel Collins, far better known as Sizzla, played an intriguing role in reggae history. He began recording in the late...

Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: February/March/2025

Review of The Instruction Manual

The Instruction Manual

The Instruction Manual

Miúin

Rating: ★★

I’d not heard a robotic choir before, and won’t hear one again based on The Instruction Manual’s self-titled debut album....

Reviewed by Tim Cumming in issue: February/March/2025

Review of A Assembleia Extraordinária

A Assembleia Extraordinária

Rod Krieger

Rod Krieger

Rating: ★★★

Rock gaúcho, rock from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, always had a penchant for the music of the British invasion....

Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: February/March/2025

Review of Sweet Release

Sweet Release

Justin Adams & Mauro Durante

Top of the World

Ponderosa Music Records

Rating: ★★★★★

‘These strings, this drum, from another world they come, bringing songs of sweet release,’ Adams sings over a thunderous Rachid...

Reviewed by Nigel Williamson in issue: December/2024

Review of Full Moon

Full Moon

Moonchild Sanelly

Transgressive Records Ltd.

Rating: ★★★★

It’s hard to miss Moonchild Sanelly. The South African singer can usually be identified by her blue braids and for...

Reviewed by Olivia Cheves in issue: May/2025

Review of Maré Cheia

Maré Cheia

Meno Del Picchia

pequeno imprevisto

Rating: ★★★

Musician and anthropologist Meno Del Picchia has managed to combine his academic career with songwriting and music production. He’s explored...

Reviewed by Andy Cumming in issue: May/2025

Review of Your Face is Like the Moon, Your Eyes Are Stars

Your Face is Like the Moon, Your Eyes Are Stars

Bhutan Balladeers

Glitterbeat Records

Rating: ★★★★

Zhungdra music, according to Kuensel, Bhutan’s national newspaper, ‘was first performed [in Bhutan] in the 17th century to commemorate the...

Reviewed by Michael Ormiston in issue: September/2024

Review of Bridge of Glass

Bridge of Glass

Plønk

Cetra Records

Rating: ★★★★

Christian Mohr Levisen hails from Denmark, while his musical partner Björn Kaidel comes from Germany. Together, they record as Plønk,...

Reviewed by Chris Wheatley in issue: October/2025

Review of So Long Little Miss Sunshine

So Long Little Miss Sunshine

Molly Tuttle

Nonesuch Records

Rating: ★★★★

With her latest solo album, So Long Little Miss Sunshine, Molly Tuttle further secures her reputation as one of modern...

Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: September/2025

Review of A Piece of Infinity

A Piece of Infinity

Meklit

Top of the World

Smithsonian Folkways

Rating: ★★★★

Meklit is an Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, composer and activist based in San Francisco. Her latest release finds her explicitly exploring...

Reviewed by George Newton in issue: December/2025

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