Reviews
Tanuevo
Bandonegro is a Polish tango quartet. Over the course of their 15-year career, they have developed a style that, inspired...
Reviewed by Gabriel Cócaro in issue: January/2026
Genuine Negro Jig (15th Anniversary Edition)
Soon after the release of Genuine Negro Jig by Carolina Chocolate Drops in 2010, the album rocketed into the top...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: April/2026
Schoonertown
The curse of the music journalist is that sometimes you just can’t find the words to write about your favourite...
Reviewed by Devon Léger in issue: April/2026
Goaskinviellja – Eagle Brother
Over 30 years on from its 1993 release, the eagle soars again in this welcome reissue. Boine had already captivated...
Reviewed by Fiona Talkington in issue: April/2026
Invented Folksongs
Anna Pidgorna is a Ukrainian-Canadian singer and composer, currently residing in Vancouver. Despite this album’s title, her works possess a...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: February/March/2026
Spíra
Ólöf Arnalds was part of the wave of Icelandic talent that swept into the broader musical consciousness in the early...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: February/March/2026
Plays Tanz! Live in New York City
Michael Winograd is one of the great klezmer clarinettists of our time – and his previous albums have received strong...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: February/March/2026
When It Rains It Pours
Tel-Aviv-based bassist Shay Hazan has released two albums foregrounding his playing of the Moroccan gimbri – and that sound makes...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/March/2026
Masonolay i Cepo’
The message is a celebration of Taiwan’s Indigenous culture. The medium is rock. Outlet Drift is a trio from Taiwan’s...
Reviewed by Liam Izod in issue: January/2026
