One can always rely on this French outfit to lay before us a grand sonic banquet that incorporates multiple national...
Reviewed by Howard Male in issue: November/2017
We’re only ever a step or two away from the mosh pit as Finnish five-piece Ritva Nero joyfully reveal in...
Reviewed by Simon Cross in issue: March/2022
If this was the first ever Cesaria Evora album I’d give it four or five stars. Even after a stroke...
Reviewed by Alex Robinson in issue: Jan/Feb/2010
Kentucky singer, songwriter and poet Grace Rogers comes from a family of old time, traditional and stringband musicians – during...
Reviewed by Kevin Bourke in issue: August/2025
All is quiet on the Balkan front of late. One exception from the region is this jazzy new release from...
Reviewed by Robert Rigney in issue: January/February/2023
The Midnight Fairground is the magical conceptual world of singer, Mae Karthauser. Hailing from the sleepy banks of the Dart...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: Apr/May/2012
Desmond Dekker (1941-2006) brought Jamaican music to an international audience in a way that no other artist had previously achieved:...
Reviewed by Garth Cartwright in issue: March/2019
This first live album from the Bristol trio of Alex Vann, Pete Judge and Paul Bradley is also a recording...
Reviewed by Nathaniel Handy in issue: March/2017
There’s no denying that this album gets off to a flying start. The first two rollicking tunes fly along, sounding...
Reviewed by Matthew Milton in issue: Aug/Sep/2012
The charm of Alice's second album, L’Oiseau Magnifique (The Magnificent Bird), lies in its simplicity. The songs are performed by...
Reviewed by Lucy Hallam in issue: May/2023
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